Senior Principal Data Scientist
Bengaluru
ODS - Data, Research & Insights – - /
Permanent /
On-site
As a Senior Principal Data Scientist, you will be responsible to work across multiple DS teams and influence the technical roadmap to drive best possible solutions to the problem statement. This role will require a combination of a strong data science background and a passion for innovation.
What you will do
- Design large-scale AI/ML products/systems impacting millions of customers
- Establish best practices for data science methodologies, tools, and technologies to ensure high-quality deliverables and efficient workflows.
- Mentored and coach junior data scientists, providing guidance on technical skills, project management, and career development.
- Led the design, development, and execution of Proof of Concepts (POCs) using emerging data technologies to solve complex business problems.
- Drive and ensure that MLOps practices are being followed in solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across data and engineering to come up with solutions to complex problem statements.
- Stay current on industry trends and advancements in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and assess their potential impact on our projects and processes.
- Contribute to thought leadership initiatives such as white papers, conference presentations, and blog posts to showcase our expertise and drive industry recognition.
- Act as a subject matter expert on data science topics, providing guidance and support to internal teams.
What You Will Need
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Data science.
- Proven track record of success in a data science role, with at least 12 years of experience in applied machine learning, predictive modeling, and data analysis.
- Expertise in programming languages such as Python, R, or Scala, as well as proficiency with data manipulation and visualization libraries (e.g., pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, seaborn).
- Strong understanding of statistical concepts and techniques, with experience applying them to real-world problems.
- Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Flink, and proficiency in SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Leadership experience, including the ability to mentor and coach junior team members and drive cross-functional collaboration.
- A passion for learning and innovation, with a desire to stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving field of data science and technology.
Plus Point
- Experience with ride-hailing, quick commerce or food delivery domain.
- Experience working with unstructured or semi-structured data and human-in-the-loop data operations.
- Experience with distributed systems
About the team
- Our Data Science team currently consists of 40+ people based in India, Indonesia and Singapore who run Southeast Asia’s leading Gojek business. We oversee all things data and work to become a thought partner for our Business Users, Product Team, and Decision Makers. It’s our job to ensure that they have a structural approach to data-driven problem-solving. Right now, our focus revolves: how to make customers, drivers, and merchants happy and delighted. We have so far created millions of dollar impact across different journeys of customers, drivers and merchants
- We work with the Engineering, PMs and strategy functions hand-in-glove - be it constructing a new product or brainstorming on a problem like how do we reduce the wait time for the drive, how do we improve assortment, should we treat convenience seeking customer differently from value seeking customer etc
- As a team, we’re concerned not only with the growth of the company, but each other’s personal and professional growths, too. Along with us coming from diverse backgrounds, we often have fun sessions to talk about everything and anything from data information to our current movie list.
About GoTo Group
GoTo Group is the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia with its mission to “Empower Progress’ by offering technological infrastructure and solutions for everyone to access and thrive in the digital economy. The GoTo ecosystem consists of on-demand transportation services, food and grocery delivery, logistics and fulfillment, as well as financial and payment services through the Gojek and GoTo Financial platforms.It is the first platform in Southeast Asia that hosts these crucial cases in a single ecosystem, capturing the majority of Indonesia’s vast consumer household.
About Gojek
Gojek is Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand platform and pioneer of the multi-service ecosystem with over 2.5 million driver partners across the regions offering a wide range of services such as transportation, food delivery, logistics and more. With its mission to create impact at scale, Gojek is committed to resolving consumer problems and raising standards of living by connecting consumers to the best providers of goods and services in the market.
About GoTo Financial
GoTo Financial accelerates financial inclusion through its leading financial services and merchants solutions. Its consumer services include GoPay and GoPayLater and serve businesses of all sizes through Midtrans, Moka, GoBiz Plus, GoBiz, and Selly. With its trusted and inclusive ecosystem of products, GoTo Financial is open to new growth opportunities and aims to empower everyone to Make It Happen, Make It Together, Make It Last.
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