Senior Principal Data Scientist

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and
supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At
DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're
committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have
the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal
community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world
that we serve.

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Data Scientist to drive AI research,
experimentation, and innovation initiatives that help shape DTCC’s future AI
capabilities. In this role, you will explore emerging techniques in machine
learning, generative AI, and agent-based systems, evaluating how these
technologies can be applied to solve complex problems across the organization.

You will lead the design and development of proof-of-concepts and prototypes
that demonstrate new AI capabilities, working closely with engineering and
product teams to translate innovative ideas into practical technical approaches
that can be implemented at enterprise scale

Requirements

• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in software engineering, platform architecture, or AI systems engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Data Science & Machine Learning Expertise Strong experience designing, developing, and deploying machine learning and AI solutions in production environments, including model evaluation, experimentation, and lifecycle management.
• Agentic AI & LLM Application Development Hands-on experience building AI agents and LLM-powered systems, including prompt orchestration, tool use, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and multi-agent workflows.
• AI Infrastructure & Model Integration Proven ability to design and build AI infrastructure that connects applications to models (internal or external), manages prompts and responses, and supports scalable, secure AI deployments.
• Data Engineering & Snowflake Expertise Deep understanding of modern data platforms, including Snowflake, SQL optimization, data pipelines, and efficient data access patterns for large-scale analytics and AI workloads.
• Technical Leadership & Innovation Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor data scientists and engineers, and continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies, tools, and architectures to drive innovation.
• Enterprise AI Solution Delivery Experience translating business problems into scalable AI solutions, collaborating with product, engineering, and governance teams to move ideas from prototype to production grade

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits
• Pension
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior