Senior Data Scientist – GenAI & Traditional AI

NStarX Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for career growth

Inclusive work environment

Influence on AI adoption

Job summary

A leading AI-first company in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead projects utilizing Traditional and Generative AI. This role involves guiding junior scientists, executing AI/ML experiments, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong mentorship skills, and a practical understanding of data science principles. The company offers an inclusive work environment and the opportunity to influence enterprise transformation through AI technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science/machine learning.
• Practical experience in both Traditional ML and GenAI.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end AI/ML experimentation for projects.
• Guide and groom junior data scientists.
• Collaborate with engineering and MLOps teams.

Skills

Data Science

Machine Learning

Generative AI

Mentorship

Communication Skills

Education

Graduates from Tier 1/Tier 2 colleges

Tools

RAG systems

Agentic frameworks

Job description

Senior Data Scientist – GenAI & Traditional AI

About NStarX

NStarX is an AI-first enterprise transformation company delivering “Service-as-Software” solutions through our unified DLNP (Data Lake and Neural Platform). We help enterprises become AI-native through federated learning, generative AI, data engineering, and platform services, with a strong focus on data sovereignty and privacy-preserving AI solutions. Our clients span healthcare, financial services, media, and other regulated industries.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist with strong hands-on experience across Traditional AI/ML and Generative AI (GenAI). This role will primarily focus on one project at a time, owning core experimentation and implementation workstreams, while also guiding and grooming junior data scientists to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery. You’ll work closely with the Lead Data Scientist, AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and MLOps to build scalable, production-ready AI capabilities and support client-facing discussions and demos as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Model Development & Experimentation (Traditional AI + GenAI)

• Execute end-to-end AI/ML experimentation for a single project: problem framing, dataset readiness, feature engineering, model training/tuning, evaluation, and iteration.
• Build and optimize GenAI pipelines using proprietary and open-source models depending on project needs.
• Contribute to LLM-driven feature development with working knowledge of model behavior, embeddings, prompting strategies, context management, and evaluation.

RAG & Agentic Implementation

• Implement and improve RAG pipelines (document ingestion, chunking strategies, embeddings, retrieval, reranking, grounding, and evaluation).
• Develop agentic workflows using modern agent frameworks and tool integrations (multi-step execution, tool use, safety/guardrails).
• Assist in defining evaluation methods for GenAI (faithfulness, relevance, hallucination risk, latency, cost).

Engineering Collaboration & Production Readiness

• Work with engineering and MLOps teams to transition experiments into production-grade pipelines.
• Contribute to performance tuning, observability, and reliability of AI services (metrics, logging, monitoring, error analysis).
• Ensure implementation follows best practices for maintainability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Guide and groom junior data scientists through structured mentorship: task planning, implementation reviews, and feedback.
• Help define reusable assets (notebooks, evaluation templates, baselines, documentation) to improve team velocity and quality.
• Support the Lead Data Scientist in breaking down tasks and estimating effort for your workstream.

Stakeholder Support

• Participate in technical discussions with internal stakeholders and clients; support demos and walkthroughs where applicable.
• Clearly communicate experimental results, trade-offs, and recommendations through structured documentation and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science / machine learning with delivered outcomes.
• Practical experience in both Traditional ML (supervised/unsupervised methods, NLP, time series, recommendations, etc.) and GenAI (LLM-based features).
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to RAG systems; familiarity with agentic frameworks is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of model evaluation, experimentation rigor, and iterative improvement cycles.
• Ability to independently own tasks within a project and deliver with minimal supervision.
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members through reviews and coaching.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduates from Tier 1 / Tier 2 colleges preferred (e.g., IITs, NITs, IIITs, BITS, top state universities and reputed private institutions).
• Experience with enterprise-grade requirements: data privacy, security, governance, and compliance.
• Familiarity with open-source and proprietary model ecosystems and selection trade-offs.
• Exposure to MLOps/LLMOps practices (CI/CD, model/prompt versioning, monitoring, A/B testing).

Key Competencies

• Strong hands-on execution and ownership (single-project focus)
• Structured problem-solving and experimentation discipline
• Mentorship mindset (grooming junior DS)
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering and MLOps
• Clear communication of results, risks, and recommendations

Reporting & Collaboration

• Reports to: Lead Data Scientist / AI Product Engineering Lead
• Collaborates with: AI Engineers, Data Engineers, MLOps/DevOps, Product/Program stakeholders, and (as needed) clients

Why Join NStarX?

At NStarX, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how enterprises understand and adopt transformative AI technologies. Your content will directly influence how organizations think about data sovereignty, privacy-preserving AI, and enterprise transformation. You’ll work alongside talented technologists and business leaders who are pioneering the future of enterprise AI.

To Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in this role to [e-mail].

Include “Senior Data Scientist – GenAI & Traditional AI” in the subject line.

NStarX is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.