Data Scientist

Mastech Digital is an IT Staffing and Digital Transformation Services company.Mastech Digital

provides digital and mainstream technology staff as well as Digital Transformation Services for all American Corporations. We are currently seeking a

Data Scientist

for our client in the

Retail

domain. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth. This is a

Contract

position, and the client is looking for someone to start immediately.Duration:

12+ Months ContractLocation:

Irving, TXRole:

Data ScientistPrimary Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Role Description:

As a

Data Scientist , you must have at least 5+ years of experience. You’ll be joining a multidisciplinary team of product managers, marketers, designers, and engineers who research and innovate on the latest technology to create awesome digital products that millions of people will experience every day.You will be responsible for prototyping machine learning algorithms and architecting machine learning systems that improve customer experience, enable innovative user experiences, and increase store revenue.Key Responsibilities:Research, prototype, and develop algorithms and solutions to solve problems across retail.Work with tabular customer and transaction data to produce insights and analysis.Stay up to date with emerging technologies and learn new techniques/libraries/frameworks.Build and deploy algorithms and statistical solutions into production-ready systems.Deliver on time with a high bar on quality of research, innovation, and engineering.Basic Qualifications:Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics and machine learning theories.2+ years of experience developing ML systems in cloud environments (AWS/Azure), preferably Databricks.2+ years of hands-on experience with machine learning tools and libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow/Keras, PyTorch, Huggingface, AWS Sagemaker and/or Databricks etc.)2+ years of experience building data engineering pipelines and performing exploratory data analysis on large datasets.1+ years of experience building and deploying software/models to production.Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering/Math, or relevant experience.Preferred Qualifications:PhD in Statistics, AI, or Machine Learning (or) MS in Statistics, AI, or Machine Learning with 2 years or more of industry experience.Experience working on Databricks platform for ML solutioning, deployments, and data engineering is a plus.Experience designing, implementing, and scaling complex data pipelines for ML models and evaluating their performance.Published research or Patents in machine learning, system design, or data engineering.Impact on the AI community through conference presentations, blog posts, or open-source contributions.Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or another related field or EquivalentExperience:

Minimum 5+ years of experienceRelocation:

This position will not cover relocation expensesTravel:

NoLocal Preferred:

YesNote:

Must be able to work on a W2 basis (No C2C)

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