Principal Data Scientist
About the Team
Our Data Science team is the Avengers to Meesho’s S.H.I.E.L.D 🛡️. And
why not? We are the ones who assemble during the toughest challenges and
devise creative solutions, building intelligent systems for millions of
our users looking at a thousand different categories of products. We’ve
barely scratched the surface, and have amazing challenges in charting
the future of commerce for Bharat.
Our typical day involves dealing with fraud detection, inventory
optimisation, and platform vernacularisation.
About the Role
As a Principal Data Scientist in our AdTech team, you’ll drive
innovation in our advertising platform using advanced machine learning
and statistical methods. You’ll tackle complex problems in real-time
bidding, ad ranking optimization, budget efficiency, and performance
measurement that directly impact our business’s bottom line. This role
requires technical excellence and business acumen and you’ll collaborate
with cross-functional teams to transform data insights into actionable
strategies that enhance our advertising ecosystem.
What you will do
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Design and develop sophisticated bidding, budget pacing and other
algorithms that optimize ad spend or ROI.
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Create frameworks and experimental design to measure ad effectiveness
and ROI.
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Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate business
requirements into efficient AI/ML solutions.
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Communicate long-term roadmap, insights and recommendations to tech
and business leadership.
- Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance.
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Lead research initiatives in machine learning, auction theory and
advertising technology.
What you will need
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B.Tech
in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field with at
least
6+
years of experience in AI/ML research.
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Experience in auction theory, predictive modelling, causal inference,
and reinforcement learning.
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Expertise in PyTorch or TensorFlow, and proficiency in Python as well
as big data technologies.
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History of mentoring junior data scientists, and comfortable in
driving multiple problem statements.
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Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex concepts to
both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
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M.Tech
or
Ph.D
in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning.
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3+
years of experience applying machine learning and statistical modeling
in AdTech, or related domains.
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Exposure in real-time bidding systems, programmatic advertising, or ad
exchanges.
- Track record of successful research-to-product transitions.
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Strong publication record in top AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML,
ICLR, KDD, CVPR, AAAI).
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