Data Scientist

Maseera’s AI and Big Data Center of Excellence covers the range of Data and AI skills, from Strategy, Governance, Data Science, Data Architecture, AI Engineering and Visual Insights. When combined with Maseera’s broader Strategy and professional practice, we are bringing together the unique ability to drive end-to-end business change through the application of Data and AI. You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career while working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be based in Abu Dhabi, and you’ll be working with cutting-edge technologies, and you will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In our team you will:

• Be at the forefront of the Fintech industry, and you’ll create, own and make it a reality for our subsidiaries looking to better serve their customers.
• Become an integral part of our Data and AI team with the credibility, expertise and dependable insights.
• Develop your skills with our world class training programmes.
• Drive and implement real world solutions into production that drive business value across our company.
• Work alongside global teams to collaborate and deliver the best solutions for our customers.
• Drive your career progression via our structured career development programs.

In this role you will:

• Solve challenging business problems using advanced machine learning methods such as Deep Learning and quantitative analytics.
• Understand business requirements and support the development of business cases.
• Run discovery analytics to identify new and innovative opportunities.
• Partner with developers and engineers to deploy machine learning algorithms to deliver business value.
• Define approaches to embed and scale machine learning models.
• Build reusable assets and solutions and develop best practices for current and future business problems.
• Communicate and provide guidance to senior leadership and teams.
• Contribute data science expertise to new enterprise activities.
• Shape DS Strategy and the delivery of DS solutions.
• Operate across Headquarter and multiple subsidiaries.
• Develop others by bringing your unique knowledge and skill sets to the wider practice.

We are looking for:

• B.Sc./Master/PhD in computer science, data science, AI or relevant field
• Relevant work experience in data science, machine learning, and business analytics
• Practical experience in coding languages e.g. Python, R, Scala, etc.; (Python preferred)
• Proficiency in database technologies e.g. SQL, ETL, No-SQL, DW, and Big Data technologies e.g. pySpark, Hive, etc.
• Experienced working with structured and also unstructured data e.g. Text, PDFs, jpgs, call recordings, video, etc.
• Knowledge of machine learning modelling techniques and how to fine-tune those models e.g. XGBoost, Deep Neural Networks, Transformers, Markov chains, etc.
• Experience using specialized machine learning libraries e.g. Fastai, Keras, Tensorflow, pytorch, sci-kit learn, hugging face, etc.
• Must demonstrate the capacity of reading, understanding and implementing new techniques in the field of machine learning as they emerge.
• Experience of using Cloud technologies e.g. AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Specialised visualisation techniques e.g. D3.js, ggplot etc.
• Strong verbal/written communication & data presentation skills
• Awareness of Large Language Models (LLMs) and a strong enthusiasm for continuous learning and staying updated with the latest advancements in the field

Set yourself apart:

• Willingness and ability to learn quickly and apply creative thinking to finding great solutions and drive their implementation
• Ability to successfully build relationships with customers and stakeholders
• Mastery of problem solving and solutioning
• Proven history and background in Fintech Industry

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED25,000.00 per month