Principal Data Scientist

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy

And that hasnt happened by accident

Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes

That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Targets global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the companys global strategy and operations

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact

Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse voices and lifts each other up

Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful

As Principal Data Scientist, you will join a Data Sciences team responsible for creating highly personalised offers for our Guests

This team works on both recommendation and optimization

You will play crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimising the machine learning solutions in production

We will also expect you to understand best-practice software design, participate in code reviews, create a maintainable and well-tested codebase with relevant documentation

At an organizational level, you will conduct training sessions, present work to technical and non-technical peers/leaders, build knowledge on business priorities/strategic goals and leverage this knowledge while building requirements and solutions for each business need

Also, we expect you to guide the ML talent in the team on both algorithms and engineering

Core responsibilities of this job are articulated within this job description

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs

Requirements

10 + or more years of extensive experience in Machine Learning

Architect performant ML solutions that are built to scale and adopt guiding principles of automation, efficiency and reusability

Strong experience in one of the general programming languages (Python or Java)

Familiarity with Big Data frameworks Like Hadoop and Spark is essential

Familiarity with Machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, Pytorch or Keras is preferred

Excellent communication skills

Ability to clearly tell data driven stories through appropriate visualizations, graphs, and narratives

Drive creation of new standards and best practices with a focus on emerging technologies and author various project related documents and technical roadmaps

Work in partnership with data scientists, software engineers and product managers to understand the business requirements and translate them to machine learning solutions

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in recommendations and AI research

Self-driven and results oriented; able to meet tight timelines; Team player with ability to collaborate effectively across geographies

Mentor team members and partners on effective data science modelling and outcomes

Preferred

MS or PhD in a quantitative field

Experience with developing highly distributed ML systems and online recommendation systems

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