Senior Data Scientist

About the role

Join Mastercard's AI Garage in Gurgaon to lead the development of cutting‑edge AI/ML solutions that drive product optimization and operational efficiency across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement AI/ML applications using the latest industry and academic advancements.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional and cross‑border teams to translate business problems into AI solutions and move them into production.
• Interpret model predictions and communicate insights to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Maintain a learning culture by staying current with emerging AI techniques and tools.

Required profile

• Demonstrated passion for AI, with experience competing in challenges such as Kaggle.
• Ability to work autonomously in an unstructured environment while delivering measurable business impact.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and effective stakeholder management under tight timelines.

Required skills

• Programming: Python, R, SQL.
• Big Data: Hadoop, Hive, Spark, GPU clusters.
• Machine Learning: Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Clustering (K‑means, hierarchical, SOM), TSNE, PCA, Bayesian models, ARIMA/ARMA, Recommender systems.
• Deep Learning: CNN, LSTM, GRU, Multilayer Perceptron, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, XGBoost, Caffe, Theano.
• Optimization & loss functions: L1/L2 regularization, Adam, Adagrad, Contrastive loss, Hinge loss, cross‑entropy.