Lead Data Scientist

TechDigital Group; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is looking for an experienced software developer with expertise in AI/ML to maintain and improve existing solutions. Responsibilities include developing automated systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools. This is a full-time role located in Fremont, California.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development with Python.
• Experience with service deployment, microservices, and APIs (RESTful API or GraphQL).
• Strong experience with SQL and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor existing AI/ML based solutions/services.
• Develop automated alerting system to ensure quality of the services and data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business problems.

Skills

AI / ML

Microservices & API Development

Python

SQL

Knowledge of popular LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, etc

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

git

Job description

Skills

• AI / ML
• Microservices & API Development
• Python
• SQL
• Knowledge of popular LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, etc
• Prompt engineering

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor existing AI/ML based solutions/services
• Develop automated alerting system to ensure quality of the services and data
• Develop data visualizations and reports to communicate findings to stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business problems and develop data-driven AI/ML solutions
• Influence short- and long-term strategy with cross-functional teams to drive impact
• Support on-call shift as needed to support the team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong experience with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
• Experience with data cleaning, data preprocessing, and data analysis
• 5+ years of experience in software development with Python (knowledge/experience with PHP or Java is a plus)
• Experience with service deployment, microservices, and APIs (RESTful API or GraphQL) designs
• Experience with git or similar version control tools. Good understanding of version control (branch, commit, pull, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with service monitoring, anomaly detection, and alert automation
• Knowledge of CI/CD, containerization, container orchestration, and IaC
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Understanding of predictive analytics and algorithms like linear regression, clustering, decision trees, etc.
• Knowledge of prompt engineering
• Knowledge of popular LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, etc. and introductory experience with prompting and prompt engineering