Senior Data Scientist

Company Overview:

Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work® Institute and recognized as a Cool Vendor and a Vendor to Watch by Gartner.

Job Location: Bangalore

Job Description:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Machine Learning Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Python programming. You will work closely with data scientists, product managers, and data engineers to design, develop, and deploy high-performance AI/ML models and integrate generative AI solutions into existing workflows. Your responsibilities will include:
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and deliver high-performance AI models, including NLP, computer vision, semantics engines, linguistic analysis, risk management, and time-series prediction models. Integrating generative AI solutions into existing workflow systems. Developing and maintaining the ML Operations CI/CD pipeline for seamless deployment and monitoring. Training, tuning, and optimizing AI models and algorithms for enhanced performance. Implementing complex real-time data and AI/ML applications to capture knowledge and automate decision-making processes. Creating ML/AI models for business teams and establishing metrics to track their accuracy and performance. Overseeing the full lifecycle of algorithm development, from ideation to deployment and monitoring. Evaluating and ranking ML algorithms based on their potential success in solving specific problems. Serving as an internal resource for AI/ML needs, providing guidance and insights to stakeholders during strategic discussions.

Required Experience and Skills:

Machine Learning:

• Proficient in generative AI techniques, prompt engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) (3+ years).
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) such as OpenAI, Gemini, LLAMA, and other state-of-the-art models (3+ years).
• Expertise in using ML/AI libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, BERT, LayoutLM, and traditional ML algorithms (5+ years).
• Experience with distributed ML/AI training libraries/models: Koalas, Horovod, DDP.

Python Programming and Software Engineering:

• Expertise in Pythonic clean coding practices, including the use of decorators, generators, and descriptors (5+ years).
• Strong understanding of software design principles such as DRY, OAOO, YAGNI, KIS, EAFP/LBYL, and defensive programming (2+ years).
• Proficient in software design concepts focusing on cohesion and coupling (2+ years).
• Knowledge of SOLID principles (2+ years).

Education and Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer and 5 years of ML-related programming.