Data Scientist

Job Description :Job Description Role: Data Scientist Reporting to: Senior Data Science Manager Location: Bangalore, India Background Who we are We are Data Tech, a program that comprises a number of agile, cross-functional teams between London, Sofia, and Bangalore. We grow data platforms, build front-end data products, and create predictive models and Gen AI products for News UK. Our users include the newsroom editors, marketing, advertising, and product teams associated with our world-leading digital and print publications. From operations and infrastructure support to data technology and software development, we are committed to finding creative solutions to deliver essential news around the globe. We believe that technology will always be a tool driven by human intent. About the role Who we are looking for We are looking for a Data Scientist to join the home of Data Science within News UK. You will work hands-on across a portfolio of AI and ML products, from LLM-powered editorial tools to personalisation and predictive models that shape what millions of readers see, read, and stay subscribed to. This is a build-focused role. You will spend most of your time in code: training models, designing and running evaluations, building RAG and LLM features, and shipping work that holds up in production. You will contribute to architecture and design discussions, and grow into owning larger pieces of work over time. We care as much about how you work as what you build. We are looking for someone who communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical people, who takes the initiative rather than waiting to be told, and who brings solid engineering practices to everything they ship. If you have a genuine interestin AI, a drive to take sensible risks, and the curiosity to keep learning, this is a great place to do your best work. Our Current Tech Stack ● Cloud and infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GCS, Cloud Composer, Cloud Scheduler ● GenAI development: Python, LangChain, LangGraph, Google ADK, Gemini, Claude, Vertex AI RAG Engine, prompt engineering ● Machine learning: scikit-learn, XGBoost / LightGBM, PyTorch, personalisation and recommender approaches, embedding-based retrieval, classical statistical modelling ● MLOps and IaC: Terraform, Cloud Build, Git-based CI/CD, model monitoring and drift detection, ● Evaluation and LLMOps: Custom eval harnesses, LLM-as-judge frameworks, tracing and observability, Braintrust Duties & Responsibilities ● Build, validate, and ship machine learning models for real business problems such as churn and retention, customer lifetime value, propensity, segmentation, content classification, and forecasting. ● Contribute to the personalisation and recommender systems work, including content discovery, ranking, and the experiments that prove what is working. ● Build produc...