Senior Data Scientist

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Data Scientist in CA.

Position Title: Senior Data Scientist

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Remote)

Expected Duration: 12+ Months

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our science team and develop state-of-the-art models to power Product Search and Recommendation across Client's multiple international markets.

Our mission is to provide our customers with the most delightful user experience throughout their online shopping journey with us.

We create powerful AI and ML powered solutions for highly intricate real-world problems.

You will be working on these industry-defining problems and have the opportunity to push the frontiers of Search & Recommendation Science by advancing areas including AI, ML, NLP, Optimization, Algorithm and Customer-facing large system and service designs.

What you will do:

• Bring in bleeding-edge academic research and industry practices and demonstrate originality and creativity in developing novel solutions for Search or Recommendation Systems
• Partner with other data scientists, engineers, and product managers to design, train, test and deploy machine learning models
• Work on projects with substantial ambiguity and translate business and engineering requirements to identify and define a clear roadmap to deliver the ML models
• Perform rigorous offline and A/B testing of your models and communicate your findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and through written communications
• You will help maintain models, improve them as needed to bring in cutting-edge research, within a highly scalable infrastructure
• You will also help new data scientist's onboarding and mentorship
• You are strongly encouraged to publish your research and novel findings in internal and external research and industry conferences and journals, and file patent applications

  What you will bring:

• Have a MS/PhD in relevant technical degree (preferably Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering etc.) with 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Must have a deep background in NLP, Search Science, Recommendation Systems, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Optimization, Algorithm and Software development.
• It is a bonus to have prior knowledge of Search/Recommendation Systems related technology and Generative AI.
• Sound knowledge of Python, SQL, PySpark, Machine Learning Libraries, Big Data processing systems in cloud environment is expected.
• A track record of building ML models or delivering impactful customer-facing products.
• Experience of publications in peer-reviewed conferences and journals or patent filings.

  Skills:

• Build AI/ML models to power Product Search and Recommendation across client's multiple international markets.
• Provide customers with the most delightful user experience throughout their online shopping journey
• Contribute to enhancing AI, ML, NLP, Optimization, Algorithm for Customer-facing large system and service designs.

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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