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    Soum

    Artificial Intelligence

    Senior Data Scientist

    Any, PakistanRemoteFull-time5+ yrs experiencePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Role: Senior Data Scientist
    Location: Egypt, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan (Remote)
    Work Week: Sunday – Thursday
    Work Timings: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Saudi Arabian Time Zone)
    Overview:
    We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to lead the development and deployment of advanced machine learning models that power critical business decisions. In this role, you’ll drive end-to-end ownership of ML solutions, from design and optimization to deployment and monitoring in production environments. You’ll also play a key role in shaping our data science strategy, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring that analytics insights translate into measurable business impact. This is a high-visibility role where your expertise will directly influence product innovation and growth.

    Role & Responsibilities:

    • Model Development and Optimization:
    • Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced ML models for complex use cases, such as recommendation systems, fraud detection, customer segmentation, and demand forecasting.
    • Partner with data engineers and product teams to ensure models are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business needs.
    • Continuously optimize algorithms for performance, accuracy, and efficiency.
    • Deployment and Integration:
    • Own end-to-end model deployment processes into production environments using Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
    • Define and manage MLOps best practices, including model monitoring, automated retraining, and CI/CD for ML pipelines.
    • Champion automation of model training, validation, and deployment workflows to improve system reliability.
    • Analytics Strategy & Enablement:
    • Act as a custodian of organizational data, ensuring data quality, consistency, and readiness for advanced analytics and modeling.
    • Translate complex data insights into business impact, clearly communicating ROI to stakeholders.
    • Drive adoption of analytics and data-driven decision-making across teams by mentoring and enabling business stakeholders.
    • Leadership & Collaboration:
    • Mentor junior data scientists and analysts, providing technical guidance and career development support.
    • Collaborate closely with engineering and product leadership to shape the company’s data science strategy.
    • Stay ahead of emerging AI/ML trends, tools, and research, and advocate for their adoption when relevant.

    Requirements:

    • Proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on expertise in ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn.
    • Strong knowledge of deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms) and MLOps best practices.
    • Proven ability to design and maintain production-grade ML systems.
    • Deep understanding of statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and data visualization.
    • Knowledge of cloud-serverless technologies (AWS Lambda, GCP Functions, Azure Functions).
    • Strong familiarity with GCP is a plus.
    • Prior experience deploying ML solutions in E-commerce or high-growth environments is highly desirable.
    • Familiarity to work with Git and GitHub.
    • Dataform is a must

    Experience:

    • 5+ years in data science, including hands-on ML model development and deployment.
    • 3+ years in data analytics, statistical modeling, and experimentation.
    • Experience mentoring or leading junior data scientists.
    • Exposure to fast-scaling startup or tech environments is a strong plus

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Soum

    Soum is a company focused on building production software, with a specialization in shipping LLM and ML-powered features at scale. They utilize Python for backend services and data pipelines, and TypeScript/React for integrating AI features into their products.

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