Data Scientist III

About the Team

We are the Data Science team at Meesho, working on building intelligent systems for millions of users across various product categories. Our typical day involves dealing with fraud detection, inventory optimisation, and platform vernacularisation.

About the Role

As a Data Scientist III, you will be responsible for enhancing the productivity and utilisation of generated data. You will work closely with business stakeholders, transform scattered information into valuable data, and share insights with peers.

Responsibilities

• Develop models and run experiments to infer insights from hard data
• Improve product usability and identify new growth opportunities
• Understand reseller preferences to provide them with the most relevant products
• Design discount programs to help resellers sell more
• Help resellers better recognise end-customer preferences to improve their revenue
• Use data to identify bottlenecks that will help suppliers meet their SLA requirements
• Model seasonal demand to predict key organisational metrics
• Mentor junior data scientists in the team

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or similar degrees
• 4-7 years of experience as a Data Scientist in a fast-paced organisation, preferably B2C
• Familiarity with Neural Networks, Machine Learning, SQL, R, Python, etc.
• Strong understanding of Statistics and Linear Algebra
• Strong understanding of hypothesis/model testing and ability to identify common model testing errors
• Experience designing and running A/B tests and drawing insights from them
• Proficiency in machine learning algorithms
• Excellent analytical skills to fetch data from reliable sources to generate accurate insights
• Experience in tech and product teams is a plus

Nice to Have

• Experience in working on personalization or other ML problems
• Familiarity with Big Data tech stacks like Apache Spark, Hadoop, Redshift