Sahaj AI Software

Job Description

Data scientist with a strong background in data mining, machine learning, recommendation systems, and statistics. Should possess signature strengths of a qualified mathematician with ability to apply concepts of Mathematics, Applied Statistics, with specialisation in one or more of NLP, Computer Vision, Speech, Data mining to develop models that provide effective solution.A strong data engineering background with hands-on coding capabilities is needed to own and deliver outcomes.

A Master’s or PhD Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience, 7+ years of industry experience in predictive modelling, data science and analysis, with prior experience in a ML or data scientist role and a track record of building ML or DL models.

Responsibilities and skills:

• Work with our customers to deliver a ML / DL project from beginning to end, including understanding the business need, aggregating data, exploring data, building & validating predictive models, and deploying completed models to deliver business impact to the organisation.
• Selecting features, building and optimising classifiers using ML techniques.
• Data mining using state-of-the-art methods, create text mining pipelines to clean & process large unstructured datasets to reveal high quality information and hidden insights using machine learning techniques.
• Should be able to appreciate and work on:

Computer Vision problems – for example extract rich information from images to categorise and process visual data— Develop machine learning algorithms for object and image classification, Experience in using DBScan, PCA, Random Forests and Multinomial Logistic Regression to select the best features to classify objects.

OR

Deep understanding of NLP such as fundamentals of information retrieval, deep learning approaches, transformers, attention models, text summarisation, attribute extraction, etc. Preferable experience in one or more of the following areas: recommender systems, moderation of user generated content, sentiment analysis, etc.

OR

Experience of having worked in these areas : speech recognition, speech to text and vice versa, understanding NLP and IR, text summarisation, statistical and deep learning approaches to text processing.

• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, etc. Needs to appreciate deep learning frameworks like MXNet, Caffe 2, Keras, Tensorflow.
• Experience in working with GPUs to develop models, handling terabyte size datasets.
• Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab, mlr, mllib, Scikit-learn, caret etc - excellence in at least one of these is highly desirable.
• Should be able to work hands-on in Python, R etc. Should closely collaborate & work with engineering teams to iteratively analyse data using Scala, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Storm etc.
• Experience with NoSQL databases and familiarity with data visualisation tools will be of great advantage.

About Us

Sahaj Software is an artisanal software engineering firm built on the values of trust, respect, curiosity, and craftsmanship, and delivering purpose-built solutions to drive data-led transformation for organisations. Our emphasis is on craft as we create purpose-built solutions, leveraging Data Engineering, Platform Engineering and Data Science with a razor-sharp focus to solve complex business and technology challenges and provide customers with a competitive edge

About The Role

As a Data Engineer, you’ll feel at home if you are hands-on, grounded, opinionated and passionate about delivering comprehensive data solutions that align with modern data architecture approaches. Your work will range from building a full data platform to building data pipelines or helping with data architecture and strategy. This role is ideal for those looking to have a large impact and huge scope for growth, while still being hands-on with technology. We aim to allow growth without becoming “post-technical”.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver production-quality AI and Machine Learning systems
• Build frameworks and supporting tooling for data ingestion from a complex variety of sources
• Consult with our clients on data strategy, modernising their data infrastructure, architecture and technology
• Model their data for increased visibility and performance
• You will be given ownership of your work, and are encouraged to propose alternatives and make a case for doing things differently; our clients trust us and we manage ourselves.
• You will work in short sprints to deliver working software
• You will be working with other data engineers in Sahaj and work on building Data Engineering capability across the organisation

You can read more about what we do and how we think here: https://sahaj.ai/client-stories/

Skills you’ll need

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Data Engineer in complex enterprise environments
• Deep understanding of technology fundamentals and experience with languages like Python, or functional programming languages like Scala
• Demonstrated experience in the design and development of big data applications using tech stacks like Databricks, Apache Spark, HDFS, HBase and Snowflake
• Commendable skills in building data products, by integrating large sets of data from hundreds of internal and external sources would be highly critical
• A nuanced understanding of code quality, maintainability and practices like Test Driven Development
• Ability to deliver an application end to end; having an opinion on how your code should be built, packaged and deployed using CI/CD
• Understanding of Cloud platforms, DevOps, GitOps, and Containers

What will you experience as a culture at Sahaj?

At Sahaj, people's collective stands for a shared purpose where everyone owns the dreams, ideas, ideologies, successes, and failures of the organisation - a synergy that is rooted in the ethos of honesty, respect, trust, and equitability. At Sahaj, you will experience

• Creativity
• Ownership
• Curiosity
• Craftsmanship
• A culture of trust, respect and transparency
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the finest minds in the industry
• Work across multiple domains

What are the benefits of being at Sahaj?

•  Unlimited leaves
•  Life Insurance & Private Health insurance paid by Sahaj
• Stock options
• No hierarchy
• Open Salaries 

About the role

As a full-stack engineer, you’ll feel at home if you are hands-on, grounded, opinionated and passionate about building things using technology. Our tech stack ranges widely with language ecosystems like Typescript, Java, Scala, Golang, Kotlin, Elixir, Python, .Net, Nodejs and even Rust.

This role is ideal for those looking to have a large impact and a huge scope for growth while still being hands-on with technology. We aim to allow growth without becoming “post-technical”. We are extremely selective with our consultants and are able to run our teams with fewer levels of management. You won’t find a BA or iteration manager here! We work in small pizza teams of 2-5 people where a well-founded argument holds more weight than the years of experience. You will have the opportunity to work with clients across domains like retail, banking, publishing, education, ad tech and more where you will take ownership of developing software solutions that are purpose-built to solve our clients’ unique business and technical needs.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality code that allows us to put solutions into production.
• Utilize DevOps tools and practices to build and deploy software.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver production-quality AI and Machine Learning systems.
• Build frameworks and supporting tooling for data ingestion from a complex variety of sources. Work in short sprints to deliver working software with clear deliverables and client-led deadlines.
• Willingness to be a polyglot developer and learn multiple technologies.

Skills you’ll need

• A maker’s mindset. To be resourceful and have the ability to do things that have no instructions.
• Extensive experience (at least 10 years) as a Software Engineer.
• Deep understanding of programming fundamentals and expertise with at least one programming language (functional or object-oriented).
• A nuanced and rich understanding of code quality, maintainability and practices like Test Driven Development.
• Experience with one or more source control and build toolchains.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of web APIs, contracts and communication protocols.
• Understanding of Cloud platforms, infra-automation/DevOps, IaC/GitOps/Containers, design and development of large data platforms.

What will you experience in terms of culture at Sahaj?

• A culture of trust, respect and transparency
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the finest minds in the industry
• Work across multiple domains

What are the benefits of being at Sahaj?

• Unlimited leaves
• Life Insurance & Private Health insurance paid by Sahaj
• Stock options
• No hierarchy
• Open Salaries