Principal Engineer - AI & Data Science
First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026.
About the job :
The Role :
We are looking for a Principal - AI/ML & Data Science to build and lead our AI/ML & Data Science function at the intersection of Generative AI, marketing intelligence, and programmatic media.
In this role, you will combine hands-on technical leadership, advanced marketing analytics, and AI innovation to design scalable solutions that power decision-making across digital and offline media channels.
You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to translate complex data into actionable intelligence.
What You Will Do :
Lead & Build :
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of data scientists.
- Set technical direction and best practices across modeling, experimentation, and AI adoption.
- Drive a culture of innovation, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.
Generative AI & LLMs (Core Focus) :
- Lead the design and deployment of Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) solutions for marketing and media use cases.
- Apply NLP techniques such as sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and text classification to enrich marketing insights.
- Integrate GenAI into predictive workflows, reporting automation, and proactive intelligence generation.
Advanced Marketing Analytics :
- Design and implement advanced analytics and machine learning models, including :
i. Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM)
ii. Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA)
iii. Propensity and RFM modeling
iv. Bayesian and non-parametric methods
- Apply experimentation frameworks (A/B testing, significance testing) to validate impact and optimize performance.
Predictive Modeling & Optimization :
- Build predictive models to optimize revenue, audience behavior, bid strategies, and inventory performance.
- Analyze campaign and media trading data to improve eCPM, fill rates, and ROI across channels such as display, video, mobile, social, native, and advanced TV/audio.
Data Platforms & Architecture :
- Architect scalable data pipelines integrating multiple sources across audience, pricing, and contextual datasets.
- Oversee integrations with DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and other ad-tech platforms.
- Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration :
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Yield, Sales, Finance, and Operations teams.
- Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, actionable insights for business and client stakeholders.
- Contribute to the evolution of MADTECH.
- AI as a market-leading AI product.
What We're Looking For :
Experience & Education :
- Master's or Ph.D in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- 10+ years of experience in Data Science, Marketing Analytics, or Predictive Modeling, with proven leadership exposure.
Technical Expertise :
- Machine Learning: regression, classification, clustering, dimensionality reduction.
- Ensemble methods: Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost.
- Strong experience with Generative AI, LLMs, and NLP in real-world applications.
- Marketing analytics frameworks: MMM, MTA, attribution modeling.
- Experimentation and statistical testing.
- Cloud platforms: AWS or GCP (model deployment and monitoring).
You'll Thrive If You :
- Enjoy building at scale in a fast-growing, product-driven environment.
- Can bridge deep technical work with business impact.
- Communicate complex ideas clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Are excited to shape the future of AI-powered marketing intelligence.
Location : This role is based in Mysuru or Bengaluru.
About MADTECH. :
MADTECH.AI is the Decision Intelligence platform for mission-driven organizations and their partners.
- Eliminate the burden of data wrangling, model building, data visualization, and optimization in one cost-effective AI-powered hub.
- By delivering sharper, on-demand insights, predictions, recommendations, and proactive problem-solving, the platform reduces data complexity empowering clients to make smarter, data-driven decisions faster and more affordably.
- Headquartered in St.Petersburg, Florida, U.S with global capability centers in Mysuru and Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, MADTECH.
- AI proudly offers platform support and Professional Services staffed with proven specialists who save clients money, time and achieve transparent, accountable performance while delivering extraordinary value
Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Scientist, LLM, Generative AI, NLP, AWS