Senior Data Scientist / Senior Software Engineer
Company: Wolters Kluwer
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $102,000 - $178,050 a year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-04-01
About this role
Senior Data Scientist / Senior Software Engineer
About the Role
This role blends advanced data science with senior-level software engineering to deliver intelligent, data-driven software solutions. As a Senior Data Scientist / Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build production-grade systems while applying statistical modeling, machine learning, and analytics to solve complex business problems.
You’ll work across Python-based data science workflows and C#/.NET-based enterprise systems on Azure, partnering closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on engineering and deriving insights from data to influence product behavior and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Data Science & Advanced Analytics
- Design and execute experiments and A/B tests to evaluate product and business hypotheses.
- Develop, validate, and tune machine learning and predictive models.
- Perform exploratory and root cause analysis to uncover trends, anomalies, and key drivers.
- Lead feature engineering efforts to improve model performance and interpretability.
- Apply statistical and mathematical techniques to real-world, applied problems.
- Build clear and effective visualizations and analytical summaries for stakeholders.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across multiple sources.
Software Engineering & System Implementation
- Design and implement services and applications that integrate data science outputs into production systems.
- Build and maintain **C#/.NET (ASP.NET Core)** APIs and backend components on **Microsoft Azure**.
- Develop data pipelines and processing logic supporting analytical and operational use cases.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to enable data-driven experiences.
- Optimize application and data pipeline performance, reliability, and scalability.
Data Platforms & Integration
- Prepare, preprocess, and optimize d...