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ML Solutions Architect

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Kumo

Kumo

51-200 employees

Generates and deploys predictive models using AI

Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning

Senior

Remote in UK

Category
Solution Engineering
Sales & Solution Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Data Science
SQL
Tableau
Databricks
Looker
Snowflake
Requirements
  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience working with external customers in deploying AI/ML/data science solutions in production for customers.
  • Proficiency with ML and data science fundamentals, at the level of a bachelors/graduate program.
  • Persuasive communication – ability to present, speak, demo well to customer stakeholders and convince them to partner with Kumo!
  • Self-starter, motivative, resourceful and persistent: demonstrated ability to structure complex problems, take the initiative, and identify creative solutions to deliver outcomes in the face of obstacles.
  • Knowledge of common data science tools around SQL-based data warehousing (eg. Snowflake, Databricks, DBT), BI tools (eg. Tableau, Looker), workflow orchestration, and ML Ops.
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills.
  • Fluency with scripting in Python.
  • Ability to work effectively across time zones.
Responsibilities
  • Be a Kumo platform superuser - understand the product in and out and how it should be used to solve customer problems.
  • Lead the technical discovery to understand the alignment between what Kumo offers and prospective customer expectations.
  • Conduct product demos of Kumo solving ML problems in a variety of verticals, including finance/fraud, growth/marketing, personalization/commerce, and forecasting/optimization.
  • Guide the customer to achieve meaningful wins on high-impact ML problems, by leveraging your problem-solving skills, data science knowledge, and industry experience.
  • Be hands-on, to help customers overcome challenges they may encounter in achieving sufficient model performance, or integrating Kumo into their production systems.
  • Lead architecture reviews and security assessments.
  • Maintain meaningful relationships with technical influencers and champions within ML teams, both pre and post-sale.
  • Educate current Kumo users on how to successfully use our product, best practices, etc. so that they increase usage across a larger and larger number of internal workloads.
  • Provide market and customer feedback to the Product and Engineering team to refine feature specifications and the product roadmap.
  • Create broader processes for each customer to go through to ensure we can drive repeatable successes in PoCs.
  • Generate Kumo platform educational materials to disseminate amongst current users or prospects.

Kumo.ai specializes in creating and deploying predictive models that help organizations make accurate forecasts for critical tasks. Their platform uses Graph Neural Networks to analyze raw relational data, which means it can generate predictions without needing extensive manual data preparation. This approach leads to better accuracy and efficiency while also reducing infrastructure costs by eliminating the need for complex data processing systems. Kumo.ai's platform supports the entire Machine Learning lifecycle, from data preparation to model deployment, and is designed to deliver quick returns on investment for various applications, including customer retention and fraud detection. Unlike many competitors, Kumo.ai offers both Software as a Service and Private Cloud options, making it adaptable for businesses of all sizes. The goal of Kumo.ai is to provide reliable predictive insights that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency for its clients.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$54.5M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2021

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

24%

1 year growth

36%

2 year growth

97%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The partnership with Snowflake enhances Kumo.ai's scalability and ease of use, making it more attractive to data scientists.
  • The recent $18 million Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital provides financial stability and resources for further innovation.
  • Kumo.ai's SQL-like Predictive Querying Language simplifies model creation, enabling rapid deployment and broader adoption.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape in predictive AI is intense, with major players like Google and OpenAI posing significant threats.
  • Reliance on partnerships, such as with Snowflake, could limit Kumo.ai's flexibility and independence.

What makes Kumo unique

  • Kumo.ai leverages Graph Neural Networks to eliminate the need for manual feature engineering, setting it apart from traditional ML platforms.
  • The platform's end-to-end capabilities, from data preparation to deployment, streamline the entire ML lifecycle, unlike competitors that require multiple tools.
  • Kumo.ai's high availability SLAs and SOC2 compliance offer robust security and reliability, appealing to enterprise clients.

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