Scrum Master - Product Engineering

POSITION / TITLE: Data Science Lead

Location: Offshore – Hyderabad/Bangalore/Pune

Who are we looking for?

Individuals with 8+ years of experience implementing and managing data science projects. Excellent working knowledge of traditional machine learning and LLM techniques. 

‎ The candidate must demonstrate the ability to navigate and advise on complex ML ecosystems from a model building and evaluation perspective. Experience in NLP and chatbots domains is preferred.

We acknowledge the job market is blurring the line between data roles: while software skills are necessary, the emphasis of this position is on data science skills, not on data-, ML- nor software-engineering.

Responsibilities:

· Lead data science and machine learning projects, contributing to model development, optimization and evaluation. 

· Perform data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis.  

· Translate business requirements into technical solutions, document and communicate project progress, manage non-technical stakeholders.

· Collaborate with other DS and engineers to deliver projects.

Technical Skills – Must have:

· Experience in and understanding of the natural language processing (NLP) and large language model (LLM) landscape.

· Proficiency with Python for data analysis, supervised & unsupervised learning ML tasks.

· Ability to translate complex machine learning problem statements into specific deliverables and requirements.

· Should have worked with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.

· Working knowledge of SQL and no-SQL databases.

· Ability to create data and ML pipelines for more efficient and repeatable data science projects using MLOps principles.

· Keep abreast with new tools, algorithms and techniques in machine learning and works to implement them in the organization.

· Strong understanding of evaluation and monitoring metrics for machine learning projects.

Technical Skills – Good to have:

· Track record of getting ML models into production

· Experience building chatbots.

· Experience with closed and open source LLMs.

· Experience with frameworks and technologies like scikit-learn, BERT, langchain, autogen…

· Certifications or courses in data science.

Education:

· Master’s/Bachelors/PhD Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. 

Process Skills:

· Understanding of  Agile and Scrum  methodologies.  

· Ability to follow SDLC processes and contribute to technical documentation.  

Behavioral Skills :

· Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal management supervision.

· Well-developed design, analytical & problem-solving skills

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  

· Excellent team player, able to work with virtual teams in several time zones.

• Clarify feature requirements with the product team
• Design end to end feature flow
• Write scalable and bug-free code
• Take care of test and deployment pipeline
• Maintaining the existing products

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Android Developer with over 5 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Android development, strong problem-solving skills, and a track record of delivering high-quality mobile applications. You will lead development efforts, mentor junior developers, and work closely with cross-functional teams to build and maintain exceptional Android applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define and implement application features.
• Lead code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve application performance.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications remain competitive.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best practices and coding standards.
• Contribute to the architecture and design of new features and improvements.
• Work with APIs and integrate third-party libraries and services.
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Over 5 years of experience in Android development, with a strong portfolio of released applications on the Google Play Store.
• Proficiency in Java and Kotlin, with a deep understanding of Android SDK and Android Studio.
• Experience with modern architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVP) and libraries (e.g., Retrofit, Dagger, Room).
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and third-party libraries and APIs.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Flutter or other cross-platform frameworks.
• Knowledge of Android Jetpack components and libraries.
• Familiarity with mobile application security best practices.
• Experience with cloud services and backend integration.
• Contributions to open-source projects or involvement in the Android developer community.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive health and dental insurance.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Professional development opportunities and career growth.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.

Our client is a leading provider of specialised marketing services that enables businesses across different sectors to grow effectively. This decade old venture founded by a woman entrepreneur offers innovative solutions by leveraging cutting edge technology based on the individual needs of the client. Their services include market research, in- store promotions, store launches, road shows, retail merchandising, events and exhibitions, among others.

Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has presence in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai as well as dedicated local teams across other metros and small towns in India. This agency has worked with more than 100 companies and 800 brands and delivered top notch marketing strategies through integrated BTL and digital channels. Some of its clients include ITC, Zydus Wellness, PnG, Crompton, HUL, Tata and Nestle.

• Developing new vendors in cities
• Managing manpower, events promotions
• Reporting of the same on regular basis– on MS Excel and Power Point
• Travelling outside Mumbai for minimum 6-10 days in a month
• Providing inspired leadership for the organization
• Making important policy, planning and strategy decisions
• Developing, implementing and reviewing operational policies and procedures
• Recruiting whenever required and taking disciplinary action if necessary
• Handling multiple projects at the same time
• Promoting a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale
• Overseeing budgeting, reporting, planning and auditing
• Working with senior stakeholders

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar profile
• Good spoken and written English skills
• Ability to work in a competitive and challenging environment
• Willingness to learn new things
• Strong operational and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PPT
• Ability to handle client meetings and queries independently    

Key Responsibilities:

• Partnering with clients and internal business owners (product, marketing, edit, etc.) to understand needs and develop models and products for Kaleidofin business line.
• Good understanding of the underlying business and workings of cross functional teams for successful execution
• Design and develop analyses based on business requirement needs and challenges.
• Leveraging statistical analysis on consumer research and data mining projects, including segmentation, clustering, factor analysis, multivariate regression, predictive modeling, hyperparameter tuning, ensembling etc.
• Providing statistical analysis on custom research projects and consult on A/B testing and other statistical analysis as needed. Other reports and custom analysis as required.
• Identify and use appropriate investigative and analytical technologies to interpret and verify results.
• Apply and learn a wide variety of tools and languages to achieve results
• Use best practices to develop statistical and/ or machine learning techniques to build models that address business needs.
• Collaborate with the team to improve the effectiveness of business decisions using data and machine learning/predictive modeling.
• Innovate on projects by using new modeling techniques or tools.
• Utilize effective project planning techniques to break down complex projects into tasks and ensure deadlines are kept.
• Communicate findings to team and leadership to ensure models are well understood and incorporated into business processes.

Skills:

• 2+ year experience in advanced analytics, model building, statistical modeling, optimization, and machine learning algorithms.
• Machine Learning Algorithms: Crystal clear understanding, coding, implementation, error analysis, model tuning knowledge on Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, SVM, shallow Neural Networks, clustering, Decision Trees, Random forest, Boosting trees, Recommender Systems, ARIMA and Anomaly Detection. Feature selection, hyper parameters tuning, model selection and error analysis, ensemble methods.
• Strong with programming languages like Python and data processing using SQL or equivalent and ability to experiment with newer open source tools
• Experience in normalizing data to ensure it is homogeneous and consistently formatted to enable sorting, query and analysis.
• Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining a database and programs to manage data analysis efforts.
• Experience with big data and cloud computing viz. Spark, Hadoop (MapReduce, PIG, HIVE)
• Experience in risk and credit scoring domains preferred

Responsibilities

• Deliver products on scope, time and with the highest quality
• Set up coding standards and processes in the team 
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, scalable architecture and modular design
• Lead efforts of a rapidly growing engineering team of strong individual contributors
• Lead design and code reviews and ensure high quality in implementation
• Ensure performance and security criteria are met
• Communicate technical directions to all levels within the company
• Report the status of work and present solutions 
• Contribute to organization-level goals like talent hiring, people skill development, etc.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Love for Software and the Microsoft tech stack.
• 4+ years of experience with .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft Azure, etc
• Passion for upcoming tech; experience/tinkering with ASP.NET Core, Azure Cosmos DB, etc
• Basic SQL programming 
• Ability to work with client-side scripting languages; newer frameworks and paradigms such as React, Flutter or Angular
• 2+ years of experience developing large/complex application end-to-end

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Web Development is required.
• Strong middle-tier development (API's).
• Should be hands-on with the technical deliverables.
• Very strong software engineering - design, development and testing, experience.
• Good understanding of design / architectural patterns and automation platforms.

Other Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication, team skills
• Ability to handle ambiguity and collaborate across multiple groups
• Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks concurrently and drive them to success
• Facilitate collaboration in cross-company discussions (i.e. vendor teams)
• Sound problem resolution, judgment, negotiating and decision making skills
• Excellence in strategic thinking, leadership and be able to influence without authority.
• Ability to rapidly assimilate new information and techniques