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Senior Data Scientist

FourKites
Location
Chennai or Remote, India
Posted
27 days ago
Department
Engineering, India
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Strong ML fundamentals across regression, classification, and time-series forecasting
  • NLP experience — text extraction, entity recognition, or LLM-based extraction
  • Production ML experience — you've shipped models serving real traffic, not just built POCs or notebooks
  • Strong Python and SQL skills — pandas, scikit-learn, and comfort querying large datasets (Redshift/Snowflake a plus)
  • Experience with cloud and data infrastructure — AWS (S3, EC2), and orchestration tools like Airflow for training/retraining pipelines
  • Experience setting up or working with model monitoring and observability tooling (Grafana or similar)
Nice to have
  • Experience in logistics, supply chain, or transportation
  • Familiarity with real-time/streaming data (Kafka)
  • Exposure to LLM/GenAI applications in production
What the job really is

As a Senior Data Scientist at FourKites, you will design and implement machine learning models to solve core prediction challenges, such as ETA/ATA forecasting and message-based status extraction. Your role involves managing the entire lifecycle of these models, from data pipeline development to production deployment and monitoring. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and mentor other data scientists, while working with complex, real-world logistics data.

Benefits
  • Medical benefits start on first day of employment
  • 36 PTO days (Sick, Casual and Earned), 5 recharge days, 2 volunteer days
  • Home Office set ups and Technology reimbursement
  • Lifestyle & Family benefits
  • Mental Wellness support and guidance
  • Ongoing learning & development opportunities (Professional development program, Toast Master club, etc.)
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves working with noisy, real-world data rather than clean datasets
  • Expectations for mentoring and guiding other data scientists may require strong leadership skills
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