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Lead Data Scientist (AI/ML, Python, Langchain, GenAI, Pyspark, SQL)

Mastercard

Full time
Experience
8–12 years
Location
Pune
Work mode
Not stated
Salary
₹15L – ₹25L a year estimatetypical for IT Jobs in Pune, 56 posts
Posted 9 days ago Last checked 2 days ago

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Role at a glance

You will
  • Design, develop, and productionize machine learning and data science solutions
  • Develop traditional ML solutions covering feature engineering, model training, validation, evaluation, and deployment
  • Perform exploratory data analysis and translate complex datasets into actionable insights
Experience
8–12 years

Job description

Location: Pune, India
Department: Data Science

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join its Business & Market Insights (B&MI) team. The successful candidate will work across Product, Client Services & Delivery, Data & Engineering, and broader teams to deliver products driven by analytics & AI.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and productionize machine learning and data science solutions
  • Develop traditional ML solutions covering feature engineering, model training, validation, evaluation, and deployment
  • Perform exploratory data analysis and translate complex datasets into actionable insights
  • Build Generative AI applications using Python and modern GenAI frameworks
  • Optimize data pipelines and ML/GenAI workflows for performance, scalability, maintainability, and reliability
  • Evaluate GenAI solutions for answer quality, groundedness, reliability, latency, and cost
  • Develop robust and reusable Python components following sound software-engineering practices
  • Use PySpark to process, transform, and analyze large datasets efficiently
  • Write advanced, optimized SQL for data extraction, transformation, feature development, and analytical workloads
  • Collaborate with product managers, AI engineers, software engineers, and other data scientists
  • Apply appropriate controls for data privacy, security, responsible AI, monitoring, and explainability
  • Conduct code reviews, establish reusable technical patterns, and mentor less-experienced data scientists

The successful candidate will have 8-12 years of overall career experience in Data Science function supporting Products.

Job market insights

₹15L – ₹25L advertised yearly salary for IT Jobs in Pune (middle half of 56 posts that show a salary; median ₹19L)
66 more open jobs at Mastercard

Most IT Jobs posts in Pune ask for 3–6 years of experience (43% of 913 that say).

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Questions about this job

What is the salary for this Lead Data Scientist (AI/ML, Python, Langchain, GenAI, Pyspark, SQL) job?

The post does not state the pay. As an estimate, comparable posts on CoreHRx advertise ₹15L – ₹25L a year (typical for IT Jobs in Pune, 56 posts).

How much experience does this job need?

The post asks for 8–12 Yrs experience.

Where is this job based?

In Pune.

What kind of job is this?

It is a full time job.

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