Senior Data Scientist - Generative AI Specialist

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Bengaluru/Bangalore

Not disclosed

Work from Office

Full Time

Min. 5 years

Job Details

Job Description

Data Science III-HO & SUPPORT-CVM CoE - Corporate Centre of Excellence

Core Data Science Skills:

  • Expert-level proficiency in statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and experimental design
  • Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning
  • Strong foundation in probability theory, linear algebra, and mathematical optimization

Generative AI Specialization:

  • Proven experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) including GPT, BERT, T5, and similar architectures
  • Hands-on experience with audio synthesis technologies (e.g., WaveNet, Tacotron, VALL-E)
  • Expertise in image generation models (e.g., Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, GANs, VAEs)
  • Experience with video generation and manipulation techniques
  • Working knowledge of multimodal AI systems and cross-modal learning

Technical Implementation:

  • Proficiency in Python and relevant ML libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, scikit-learn)
  • Experience with MLOps tools and practices (MLflow, Weights & Biases, Kubeflow)
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (Ray, Dask, Spark)

Evaluation & Benchmarking:

  • Expert knowledge in AI model evaluation methodologies and metrics such as Ragas
  • Experience with benchmark datasets and evaluation frameworks (BLEU, ROUGE, FID, IS, CLIP Score)
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis and performance measurement tools
  • Understanding of bias detection and fairness evaluation in AI systems

AI Solution Development

  • Design, prototype, and implement generative AI solutions across text, audio, image, and video modalities
  • Develop and optimize multimodal RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems for complex use cases
  • Build end-to-end pipelines for training, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models and other generative models
  • Create scalable architectures for real-time and batch AI inference systems

Model Evaluation & Benchmarking

  • Design comprehensive evaluation frameworks for generative AI models across different modalities
  • Establish benchmarking protocols and metrics for model performance assessment
  • Conduct A/B testing and statistical analysis to validate model improvements
  • Develop automated testing pipelines for continuous model validation

Research & Innovation

  • Stay current with latest developments in generative AI, LLMs, and multimodal systems
  • Experiment with state-of-the-art models and techniques in audio synthesis, image generation, and video creation
  • Contribute to technical publications, patents, and open-source projects
  • Collaborate with research teams to translate cutting-edge research into practical applications

Technical Leadership

  • Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance on AI projects
  • Establish best practices for AI model development, testing, and deployment
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and business teams
  • Drive technical decision-making for AI architecture and technology stack selection
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or related quantitative field
  • Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science and machine learning

Experience Level

Senior Level

Job role

Work location

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department

Data Science & Analytics

Role / Category

Data Science & Machine Learning

Employment type

Full Time

Shift

Day Shift

Job requirements

Experience

Min. 5 years

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Kotak Mahindra Bank

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