Synaptic - Senior Data Scientist

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist who will work on developing analytical solutions to enhance the product. He/she will work on solutions for the user-facing product features as well as the internal data processes. He/she is expected to leverage suitable AI/ML tools to develop best-in-class solutions.

As Senior Data Scientist the candidate is expected to break down the business problem to appropriate ML or BI problems and develop practical, easy to use solutions that enhance user experience and deliver value.

The candidate is expected to be a quick learner and a sharp problem solver. He/she will also have to interact with different teams for requirement gathering, testing, presenting solutions, and deployment.

The role offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to be a part of a fast-growing industry and do a wide variety of cutting-edge work in the area of data science.

Key Responsibilities:

- Developing data, ML, AI, and BI product features to enhance the user experience and the value delivered through data

- Develop ML/AI solutions to improve the data related internal processes like data ingestion, summarization, quality check etc. in terms of accuracy and efficiency

- Working with product and design teams to gather requirements and design data solutions

- Coordinating with the development team for the deployment of data science solutions

- Documentation and presentation of data solutions to internal stakeholders and clients

- Research and exploration of the latest data science products and interventions in the relevant field

- Data analysis for data quality assessment and insight generation

- Mentoring and coaching junior team members

Requirements:

- B.Tech/B.E./MSc./MBA in engineering, maths, or statistics from top college

- Minimum 3 years of experience with data science, machine learning, and programming

- Expertise in Python, object-oriented programming, and machine learning libraries

- Knowledge of statistics, machine learning, AI, and NLP tools and techniques

- Knowledge of Git, CI, Spark, AWS ,and data pipelines

- Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Shell is desirable

- Good written and verbal communication skills

- Strong problem solving, and quantitative skills

The candidate should be a quick learner and should be up to date with current technology trends. We solve complex, completely new problems in the financial domain which requires someone who is not intimidated by challenges, thrives under pressure, and is hyper-focused on delivering exceptional results.

Experience: 3-7 years

About Synaptic

Synaptic is a Gurgaon and San Francisco-based startup that is bringing the power of alternative data to the world of investing. Our new age investment support platform analyses billions of data points to help investors make better decisions. We build tools, processes, and algorithms to power investors with cutting-edge proprietary insights. Traditional investment research is becoming more data-intensive and we are at the forefront of this change. We count some of the best funds as customers and some of the sharpest minds in Silicon Valley like Ribbit Capital, Felicis, and Vy Capital as investors.