Freshworks

Information Technology And Services

Lead-DataScientist

₹28–45L ~AI est. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead - Data Scientist at Freshworks. Skills: Generative AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, NLP. Partner with product and business teams. Conceptualize intelligent systems powered by GenAI”

What You'll Achieve.

Build conversational servicebot at massive scale; Serve real-time insights through conversational UI/UX; Develop production-grade AI/ML solutions; Analyze time-series data to detect anomalies

Industry & Context.

Information Technology And Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a highly related quantitative field, Minimum of 7 years of relevant industry work experience, Proven track record of successfully deploying ML projects into production systems

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, GCP Professional Data Engineer, AWS Data Analytics, Databricks Certified, dbt Certified

What You'll Do.

Partner with product and business teams

Conceptualize intelligent systems powered by GenAI

Experiment with intelligent systems powered by GenAI

Design intelligent systems powered by GenAI

Take ownership of ML pipelines

Integrate continuous feedback

Collaborate with ML Engineers to design systems

Design scalable systems

Design model architectures

Build efficient systems for streaming data

Develop efficient systems for streaming data

Define key performance metrics

Monitor key performance metrics

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product teams; Business teams; ML Engineers

Full Job Description

About Freshworks: Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done. There’s another option. Freshworks. With a fresh vision for how the world works. Freshworks Inc. builds uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional employee and customer experiences. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, helping businesses reduce complexity, lower cost-to-serve, and deliver faster, more human support through enterprise-grade yet easy-to-use CX and IT solutions. Nearly 75,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S&P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks to power their Employee Experience (EX) and Customer Experience (CX) operations. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us. As a Lead Data Scientist with a focus on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), you will be at the forefront of pioneering innovative applications of data science and machine learning in employee engagement. You will lead efforts to leverage GenAI techniques to solve complex challenges, transitioning the next generation of IT services away from traditional dashboards and filters into an interactive, conversational experience backed by real-time streaming data analysis. The Impact You Will Create You will not just be building models; you will be reshaping how users interact with technology. Your work will directly result in: * Massive Scale: Building a state-of-the-art conversational servicebot designed to scale seamlessly across 1 million+ Monthly Active Users (MAU). * Next-Gen User Experience: Serving real-time insights to customers through a cutting-edge conversational UI/UX that processes millions of st

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