Data Scientist
Sonilo
About the job
Sonilo is a VC-backed AI music generation company building the next generation of soundtrack creation for video. Founded in Silicon Valley, Sonilo helps creators, brands, and platforms instantly generate original music that understands a video’s content, pacing, and exact duration — eliminating the need for manual editing, stock music searching, or beat matching. From short-form social content to cinematic storytelling, Sonilo enables anyone to turn silent videos into finished content in seconds through AI-powered music generation built for modern creators.
The Role
We're looking for a data-driven Data Scientist to help us better understand our users, products, and AI systems. This role sits at the intersection of data, product, AI, and business strategy. You'll work closely with founders, engineers, and product teams to uncover insights, build analytics frameworks, measure product performance, and help guide decisions that shape the future of AI-powered creative tools.
A Typical Day
- Define and track key product, growth, and AI performance metrics
- Analyze user behavior, retention, conversion funnels, and creator workflows
- Design and evaluate experiments to improve product experience and business outcomes
- Build internal dashboards, reports, and data pipelines that support company-wide decision making
- Partner with product, engineering, and leadership teams to translate data into actionable insights
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in data science, analytics, machine learning, or related quantitative roles
- Strong proficiency in SQL and data analysis tools
- Experience working with product analytics, experimentation, and data visualization
- Strong statistical thinking and ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations
- Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Interest in AI, creator economy, music, media, or creative technology
Bonus Points
- Experience working with AI, machine learning, or generative AI products
- Familiarity with product analytics platforms such as Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, or GA4
- Experience with Python, data modeling, and machine learning workflows
- Experience in audio, music, video, gaming, or creator-focused products
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual performance bonus opportunities
- Early-stage equity package in a fast-growing VC-backed startup
- Health, dental, and vision insurance support
- Flexible PTO and work flexibility when needed
- Team meals, coffee, snacks, and monthly team activities
- Comfortable and collaborative office environment in Silicon Valley
- Opportunity to work closely with experienced founders, creators, and global partners shaping the future of AI creativity
- Visa sponsorship and immigration support available for eligible candidates
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