Machine Learning Engineer

About Digit88 

Digit88 empowers digital transformation for innovative and high growth B2B and B2C SaaS companies as their trusted offshore software product engineering partner! 

We are a lean mid-stage software company, with a team of 75+ fantastic technologists, backed by executives with deep understanding of and extensive experience in consumer and enterprise product development across large corporations and startups. We build highly efficient and effective engineering teams that solve real and complex problems for our partners. 

With more than 50+ years of collective experience in areas ranging from B2B and B2C SaaS, web and mobile apps, e-commerce platforms and solutions, custom enterprise SaaS platforms and domains spread across Conversational AI, Chatbots, IoT, Health-tech, ESG/Energy Analytics, Data Engineering, the founding team thrives in a fast paced and challenging environment that allows us to showcase our best. 

The Vision: To be the most trusted technology partner to innovative software product companies world-wide

The Opportunity: 

As the Data Science Lead, you will own and drive the company's data initiatives, managing a team of data scientists, and ensuring the

As a Data Scientist II, you will be part of the Product Risk Operations team that owns the development of AI-powered technology that helps our clients make communities safer and more resilient. Our technology helps our customers in reducing carbon emissions, reducing infrastructure risk and avoiding fatalities, a fact that we pride ourselves in.

As a part of the Risk Operations team, you will be working on a wide range of activities related to end-to-end Machine Learning (ML) deployments, research and development of ML product features to support internal and external stakeholders.  This is a great role for someone who enjoys variety and is also looking to expand their skill set in a structured fashion.

What You’ll Do

• Become a subject matter expert on products, including understanding how AI can be used in the utilities industry to enable our clients desired outcomes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, design experiments and deploy repeatable and scalable machine learning solutions that drive business impact.
• Lead design of experiments and hypothesis tests related to machine learning product features development. 
• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of machine learning models to support existing as well as new customers.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear visual presentations.
• Monitor and analyze machine learning model performance and data accuracy.
• Mentor junior staff members.
• Stay current with best practices in data science, machine learning and AI.

Who You Are

• 3-5 years of experience building and deploying machine learning models
• Master’s or PHD in statistics, mathematics, computer science or another quantitative field
• Strong problem solving skills with emphasis on product development.
• Well versed in programming languages such as R or Python with experience using libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, tensor flow .
• Experience with SQL and relational databases for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience using a variety of Machine Learning techniques for Predictive Modeling, Classification, Natural Language Processing (including Large Language Models), Content Recommendation Systems, Time Series Techniques 
• Passionate about being up-to-date with the latest developments in Machine Learning 
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
• High degree of accountability
• Utility, Infrastructure or Energy related field experience is a plus

Benefits/Culture @ Digit88: 

• Comprehensive Insurance (Life, Health, Accident) 
• Flexible Work Model 
• Accelerated learning & non-linear growth 
• Flat organisation structure driven by ownership and accountability. 
• Opportunity to own and be a part of some of the most innovative and promising AI/SaaS product companies in North America and around the world. 
• Accomplished Global Peers - Working with some of the best engineers/professionals globally from the likes of Apple, Amazon, IBM Research, Adobe and other innovative product companies 
• Ability to make a global impact with your work, leading innovations in Conversational AI, Energy/Utilities, ESG, HealthTech, IoT, PLM and more. 

You will work with a founding team of serial entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits to their credit. The learning will be immense just as will the challenges. 

This is the right time to join us and partner in our growth!

Join Our Team

● We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Developer to join our dynamic team.

● The ideal candidate will be an expert in developing applications and chatbots utilizing OpenAI and LangChain technologies.

● This role requires proficiency in working with vector stores, interfacing with databases (especially PostgreSQL), and integrating website content and documents (including PDFs) seamlessly into websites.

● The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving our AI initiatives, enhancing our digital interfaces, and ensuring a seamless user experience. Key Responsibilities:

● Design and develop advanced applications and chatbots using OpenAI, LangChain, and related technologies.

● Implement and maintain vector stores to optimize AI model performance and data retrieval.

● Interface with PostgreSQL databases, ensuring efficient data storage, retrieval, and management.Integrate dynamic website content and documents (e.g., PDFs) into web applications, enhancing functionality and user experience.Collaborate with cross-functional teams (UI/UX designers, web developers, project managers) to deliver high-quality software solutions.

● Lead the technical design, development, and deployment of AI-powered features, ensuring scalability and reliability.

● Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to incorporate best practices and innovations into our projects.

● Provide technical mentorship to junior developers and contribute to the team's knowledge-sharing efforts.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

● At least 10+ years of professional experience in Python development, with a strong portfolio of projects demonstrating expertise in AI and chatbot development.

● Proficiency in OpenAI and LangChain technologies is essential.

● Experience with vector stores (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate) and their integration into AI applications.

● Solid understanding of database management, particularly PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and connection pooling.

● Demonstrated ability to integrate website content and documents (PDFs) into web applications.

● Familiarity with web development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask) and front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS) is a plus.Excellent problem-solving skills, with a creative and analytical approach to overcoming challenges.

● Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a track record of working effectively in team environments. 

• Act as primary day-to-day contact on analytics to agency-client leads
• Develop bespoke analytics proposals for presentation to agencies & clients, for delivery within the teams
• Ensure delivery of projects and services across the analytics team meets our stakeholder requirements (time, quality, cost)
• Hands on platforms to perform data pre-processing that involves data transformation as well as data cleaning
  
• Ensure data quality and integrity
  
• Interpret and analyse data problems
  
• Build analytic systems and predictive models
  
• Increasing the performance and accuracy of machine learning algorithms through fine-tuning and further
  
• Visualize data and create reports
  
• Experiment with new models and techniques
  
• Align data projects with organizational goals

• Min 6 - 7 years’ experience working in Data Science
• Prior experience as a Data Scientist within a digital media is desirable
• Solid understanding of machine learning
• A degree in a quantitative field (e.g. economics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, etc.)
• Experience with SQL/ Big Query/GMP tech stack / Clean rooms such as ADH
• A knack for statistical analysis and predictive modelling
• Good knowledge of R, Python
• Experience with SQL, MYSQL, PostgreSQL databases
• Knowledge of data management and visualization techniques
• Hands-on experience on BI/Visual Analytics Tools like PowerBI or Tableau or Data Studio
• Evidence of technical comfort and good understanding of internet functionality desirable
• Analytical pedigree - evidence of having approached problems from a mathematical perspective and working through to a solution in a logical way
• Proactive and results-oriented
• A positive, can-do attitude with a thirst to continually learn new things
• An ability to work independently and collaboratively with a wide range of teams
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Skills and requirements

• Experience analyzing complex and varied data in a commercial or academic setting.
• Desire to solve new and complex problems every day.
• Excellent ability to communicate scientific results to both technical and non-technical team members.

Desirable

• A degree in a numerically focused discipline such as, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or Biological Sciences..
• Hands on experience on Python, Pyspark, SQL
• Hands on experience on building End to End Data Pipelines.
• Hands on Experience on Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Data Lake - added advantage
• Hands on Experience in building data pipelines.
• Experience with Bigdata Tools, Hadoop, Hive, Sqoop, Spark, SparkSQL
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases for the purposes of data retrieval and management.
• Experience in data warehousing and business intelligence tools, techniques and technology, as well as experience in diving deep on data analysis or technical issues to come up with effective solutions.
• BS degree in math, statistics, computer science or equivalent technical field.
• Experience in data mining structured and unstructured data (SQL, ETL, data warehouse, Machine Learning etc.) in a business environment with large-scale, complex data sets.
• Proven ability to look at solutions in unconventional ways. Sees opportunities to innovate and can lead the way.
• Willing to learn and work on Data Science, ML, AI.

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Role: Data Scientist II 
Experience: 2-4 years
About You 
Are you a beginner whose eyes light up when you see the progress bar of your model training or are you an experienced data professional whose heart sinks as the model loss starts to climb up? If that’s you, we like you already. Do you think about problem statements when you are on a cab ride or do you open up blog articles to entertain and enlighten you in boring meetings? If that’s you, we like you more now. All in all, you must have an insatiable hunger for knowledge and a team player attitude!

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and optimize the data infrastructure
• Develop visualization dashboards for the business and operations team - Setup and own data acquisition for several external sources
• Manage and clean the data for use by several systems
• Develop state-of-the-art Deep Learning/Classical models
• Deploy and Maintain production services
• Contribute to the community through open-source, blogs, etc.

What are we looking for

• Deep understanding of core concepts
• Broader knowledge of different types of problem statements and approaches
• Excellent hold on Python and the standard library
• Knowledge of industry-standard tools like scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, etc.
• Experience with Computer Vision, Forecasting, and NLP will come in handy.
• A get shit done attitude
• A research mindset and a creative caliber to utilize previous work to your advantage.

• Perform research and development on Machine Learning specifically in the areas of Speech Recognition, Digital signal processing, audio signal processing, NaturalLanguage processing, Natural Language Understanding
• Read and keep up with the research in Speech recognition, Machine Learning, Deep

• Understand and implement research papers to the business problem and build the

• Contribute to applied research and open source community
• Mentor and guide team members

• Actively engage with internal business teams to understand their challenges and deliver robust, data-driven solutions.
• Work alongside global counterparts to solve data-intensive problems using standard analytical frameworks and tools.
• Be encouraged and expected to innovate and be creative in your data analysis, problem-solving, and presentation of solutions.
• Network and collaborate with a broad range of internal business units to define and deliver joint solutions.
• Work alongside customers to leverage cutting-edge technology (machine learning, streaming analytics, and ‘real’ big data) to creatively solve problems and disrupt existing business models.

In this role, we are looking for:

• A problem-solving mindset with the ability to understand business challenges and how to apply your analytics expertise to solve them.
• The unique person who can present complex mathematical solutions in a simple manner that most will understand, including customers.
• An individual excited by innovation and new technology and eager to finds ways to employ these innovations in practice.
• A team mentality, empowered by the ability to work with a diverse set of individuals.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Math, Statistics, Computer Science or related field with an emphasis on analytics.
• 5+ Years professional experience in a data scientist/analyst role or similar.
• Proficiency in your statistics/analytics/visualization tool of choice, but preferably in the Microsoft Azure Suite, including Azure ML Studio and PowerBI as well as R, Python, SQL.

• Excellent communication, organizational transformation, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated excellence in Data Science, Business Analytics and Engineering

• Proficient in R and Python
• Work experience 1+ years with at least 6 months working with Python
• Prior experience with building ML models
• Prior experience with SQL
• Knowledge of statistical techniques
• Experience with working on Spatial Data will be an added advantage