Data Scientist

Job Description

The Company Talentica Software is a boutique software development company started by ex-IITB grads and industry veterans. It is a privately held company. The company is 18 years old and 500+ employees work exclusively for startups as Tech Partners taking them from a Series-A position to Series-B position and possible acquisition (ex- Citrus Pay, Mist). We have built products for over 150 startups, most of them are based in the Bay Area or Europe. These startups come to us primarily because we know the issues that plague startup product development and the solutions for the same, thereby improving their success chances. Owing to the unique space we are in, we deal extensively with cutting edge technology. Data Science Team The data science team works under the purview of the Technology Excellence Group at Talentica Software. The goal of this team is to solve problems and build algorithms that are typically data driven. Hence, problems involving statistics, optimization, computer vision, machine learning, and natural language processing are of interest to this group. Scope for Hiring We are looking to hire a Data Scientist with experience in different areas of Machine learning and is flexible to work in wide areas of ML. Here is what we are looking for in prospective candidates: Mandatory Excellent programming skills and must be able to implement complex algorithms in Python Extensive understanding of ML and statistical algorithms Hands-on experience with use of standard machine learning libraries such as OpenCV, Tensorflow, Keras etc. Big data experience and should have worked in SQl/NoSQL DBs like Mongo/Cassandra/PostgreSQL/Neo4J Capability of converting PoC to production quality code and subsequent, deployment Here is what we are looking for in prospective candidates: Good to have Credited courses focused on linear algebra, stochastic models, pattern recognition, design and analysis of algorithms, machine learning Interest in applications of Deep learning like computer vision algorithms for video, shape recognition, matching & retrieval Some exposure to statistical modeling Experience: Should have worked in the industry for at least 2+ years. Should like to work in a startup environment. Should be capable of converting theory to practice by reading relevant papers. Should be capable of conceiving original ideas and coding them as working algorithms. Should have taken at least 2 products to production end-to-end. BE/B.Tech from IIT, NIT, BITS Pilani, COEP (Pune), VJTI, IIT-BHU or ISM.