Autodesk

PrincipalDataScientist

$135–135k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Data Scientist at Autodesk. Skills: Data science, Applied ML, Predictive modeling, AI systems. Design and implement predictive models. Analyze and anticipate user behavior”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve meaningful outcomes faster; Predict success for users; Predict success for product; Build measurement tools; Build intelligence tools; Product needs to learn; Product needs to adapt; Product needs to grow

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Translate theoretical concepts into practical solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years data science or applied ML, Product analytics or user behavior modeling, Predictive modeling experience, Classification, survival analysis, sequence models, or LTV/propensity frameworks, Designing instrumentation and event schemas, Define metrics and measurement frameworks, Experience with AI/ML-powered products, Experience with LLMs and related technologies, Experience with embedding models, Experience with vector databases, Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, Data modeling, system architectures, and processing techniques, 2D/3D geometric data representations, Translate theoretical concepts into practical solutions, Prototype implementations, Work autonomously, Collaborate effectively across teams, Technical writing skills, Communication skills

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Cloud platform certs

What You'll Do.

Design and implement predictive models

Analyze and anticipate user behavior

Define and establish data instrumentation

Define telemetry and observability standards

Develop frameworks for analyzing user experiences

Optimize non-deterministic user experiences

Collaborate with product and engineering teams

Integrate predictive intelligence into agent orchestration

Create analytical models

Generate business intelligence

Generate performance insights

Guide experimentation strategies

Provide technical leadership

Make recommendations on data architecture

Make recommendations on model selection

Make recommendations on system scalability

Translate ambiguous product questions

Structure analytical programs

Define clear hypotheses

Define business impact

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with product teams; Partnering with engineering teams; Partnering with platform teams; Collaborating across teams

Communication Scope

Technical writing; Presentations; Influencing

Full Job Description

**Job Requisition ID #** 26WD98421 **Position** **Overview** At Autodesk, we do what no other company can: we help our customers design and make anything. The Experience Foundations team at Autodesk plays a critical role in designing the experiences that make that mission a reality, especially in this transformative moment where seamless digital experiences and AI-powered innovation will empower customers and teams to achieve meaningful outcomes faster. The Principal Data Scientist will work within an Engineering team focused on building frameworks to evaluate AI Systems. This is a critical data science role for our agentic product platform—a next-generation framework that combines domain-specific AI agents into a unified harness enabling complex, multi-step, personalized work across product surfaces. As Principal Data Scientist, you will help build fundamental evaluation techniques, create algorithms to assess quality scores, as well as define and predict what success for users and the product looks like. You'll work at the intersection of predictive modeling, behavioral analytics, and AI system design — partnering closely with product, engineering, and platform teams to build the measurement and intelligence tools and where appropriate, infrastructure, that this product needs to learn, adapt, and grow. To deliver our vision, we need exceptional contributors and leaders who are curious, adaptable, customer-focused, and excited to help shape the future of work at Autodesk. **Responsibilities** * Design and implement predictive models to analyze and anticipate user behavior, intent, and outcomes across multi-agent workflows * Define and establish data instrumentation, telemetry, and observability standards for agent-based systems and user interactions * Develop frameworks and prototypes for analyzing and optimizing non-deterministic user experiences (including user interfaces) driven by AI agents * Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate predictiv

Free ATS check

Applying for this Principal Data Scientist role?

Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.

How to Apply on Workday

  • Workday has a multi-step form — save your progress after every section.
  • "Apply With LinkedIn" can fail or lose data; manual entry is more reliable.
  • Watch for the "Submit for Review" final step — hitting "Save" alone does not submit.
  • Job requisition numbers are useful when following up with HR by email.

ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED

What do employees actually say about Autodesk?

Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.

Read Company Rants →