Principal Data Scientist
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Job Purpose:
To lead the development and deployment of advanced machine learning solutions that power personalized customer decisioning, while driving bestāināclass modeling, MLOps, and data engineering practices. This role combines handsāon technical expertise with leadership to deliver scalable models, robust pipelines, and highāimpact insights across the organization.
What You Will Bring:
Modeling Expertise:
⢠Advanced experience in building and deploying propensity models for cross-sell and upsell.
⢠Deep understanding of Next Best Action / Next Best Offer engines.
⢠Strong grasp of supervised learning, uplift modeling, and causal inference.Programming & Engineering:
⢠Expert-level coding in Python (mandatory); familiarity with R or Scala is a plus.
⢠Experience with distributed computing (Spark, Dask, Ray).
⢠Proficient in writing production-grade ML pipelines using tools like Airflow, MLflow, or Kubeflow.
⢠Strong understanding of software engineering best practices: version control, CI/CD, testing.Data Infrastructure:
⢠Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
⢠Strong SQL skills; ability to optimize queries and manage large datasets.MLOps & Deployment:
⢠Experience deploying models to production via APIs or streaming systems (Kafka, Flink).
⢠Proficient in model versioning, experiment tracking, and deployment using MLflow, SageMaker, or Vertex AI.Monitoring & Observability:
⢠Ability to set up model monitoring, drift detection, and alerting systems using Prometheus, Grafana, Evidently, or custom dashboards.
⢠Experience with logging frameworks and performance profiling for ML services.GenAI (Preferred):
⢠Experience with LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, and vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone).
⢠Ability to integrate GenAI into decisioning systems or customer-facing products.Leadership & Collaboration:
⢠Ability to lead senior data scientists while remaining hands-on.
⢠Comfortable working with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders.What You We are Looking For:
⢠Bachelor's degree in a relevant field including Econometrics,Acturial Science.Maths/Statistics, Computer Science etc,
⢠10 years' experience in a senior data scientist position
⢠Modelling experience including knowledge of Cloud and GenAI
⢠Strong Analytics experience in the bank sector is an advantageWhat we are not Looking for:
ā ConceptāOnly Thinkers
Profiles that excel in ideation but fall short on executionāwhere models remain in notebooks and slides rather than being engineered, deployed, and measured in the real world.
ā Opaque Problem Solvers
Approaches that prioritize complexity over clarity, with limited focus on explainability, governance, or confidence in decisionāmaking outcomes.
ā Isolated Specialists
Individuals who operate in silos and lack the inclination to coācreate with product, engineering, and business partners to drive endātoāend impact.
ā ComfortāZone Practitioners
Skillsets rooted in legacy methodologies, with minimal appetite for evolving alongside modern cloud architectures, MLOps maturity, and GenAIādriven innovation.
Whatās In It for You
⢠Pay for performance culture (Competitive and performance-linked compensation)
⢠Diverse workforce and inclusive culture
⢠Career development and growth opportunities by design
⢠Work with the best minds in the field
⢠Get opportunities to bring your whole self to the organization and perform to your best!
Requirements
- ā¢Expert-level Python coding (mandatory)
- ā¢Experience with distributed computing (Spark, Dask, Ray)
- ā¢Proficient in production-grade ML pipelines (Airflow, MLflow, Kubeflow)
- ā¢Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- ā¢Strong SQL skills
- ā¢Experience deploying models to production via APIs or streaming
- ā¢Ability to set up model monitoring and drift detection
- ā¢10 years experience in a senior data scientist position
Nice to Have
- ā¢Familiarity with R or Scala
- ā¢Experience with GenAI (LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, vector databases)
- ā¢Experience with Kafka or Flink
- ā¢Experience with SageMaker or Vertex AI
- ā¢Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Evidently
- ā¢Strong Analytics experience in the bank sector
Responsibilities
- ā¢Lead development and deployment of advanced machine learning solutions
- ā¢Drive best-in-class modeling, MLOps, and data engineering practices
- ā¢Deliver scalable models, robust pipelines, and high-impact insights
- ā¢Build and deploy propensity models for cross-sell and upsell
- ā¢Integrate GenAI into decisioning systems or customer-facing products
- ā¢Lead senior data scientists while remaining hands-on
- ā¢Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
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