Data Scientist

Position: Data Scientist II

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Code: INT_REQ1912

Required Experience: 3 - 5 Years

Setu believes every company can become a fintech company, and our Data Science team is focused on understanding the vast and diverse fintech sectors in India, including personal lending, collections, PFM, and BBPS. As a Data Scientist at Setu, you'll explore and experiment with critical, scalable, and high-value use cases, making a tangible impact on the future of fintech.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate dedication, perseverance, and high ownership while working on Setu's mission and vision.
• Create value for customers and stakeholders through high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure excellence in all aspects of work and achieve higher standards.
• Adapt quickly to new roles, responsibilities, and changing circumstances with resilience and agility.

Who is the right fit for this role?

• 2+ years of experience in Data Science/Machine Learning.
• Strong knowledge in statistics, tree-based techniques (e.g., Random Forests, XGBoost), machine learning (e.g., MLP, SVM), inference, hypothesis testing, simulations, and optimizations.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience in building Data Pipelines in Python/PySpark with feature engineering.
• Proficiency in pandas, sci-kit-learn, SQL, and familiarity with TensorFlow/PyTorch.
• Bonus: Experience with deep learning techniques like LORA finetuning and understanding of DevOps/MLOps, including creating Docker containers and deploying to production (using platforms like Sagemaker or Kubernetes).