Lead Data Scientist

Job Title : Lead Data Scientist ( Machine Learning )Job Location : BengaluruExp : 6-12 yearsNotice Period : 30 days Key Responsibilities:Design, build, and optimize scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using distributed framework like Spark/Databricks/Kafka.Data and ML Engineering thought leadership (What, Why & How) ) - Design & Code - robust data models, feature pipelines, and ETL/ELT frameworks for analytics and ML.Ensure data quality, observability, lineage, and performance across data platforms.Build and refine ML models end‑to‑end: feature engineering, training, evaluation, and deployment.Partner with data scientists to convert prototypes into production‑grade ML solutions.Implement CI/CD, model versioning, monitoring, and automation across data and ML workflows.Product Driven Mindset: Collaborate with engineering, product teams to deliver data‑driven outcomes.Required Skills7+ years of experience in ML-Data Engineering development.Strong SQ/NoSQL, Python, PySpark, and ML Models Lifecycle & Frameworks (MlFlow, Spark-ml), Orchestration (Airflow/Oozie/Dagster etc)Expertise in Big Data modeling, Distributed processing, and Lake & Warehouse architectures at large operational scale.Hands‑on with ML lifecycle tools (MLflow, Feature Store, model monitoring, Evaluation).Strong Analytical & Problem Solving Skills - Data/Process Intensive Design/Architecture, Strong debugging, optimization.Basic hold on foundational modelling concepts & algorithms such as - Regression, Classification and Statistical models.Good Hold on Concepts- Distributed File Formats, Open table Formats, Distributed transaction management, Workload Parallelizing.Jands on - Unix, Hadoop, Object store fundamental operations & commandsBasic skilled with containerized processing (Docker + K8s)