Cloud Data Scientist / AI/ML Engineer

Senior Cloud Data Scientist and AI/ML Engineer

Pointwest is looking for a highly motivated senior data scientist and AI/ML engineer who is well-versed in cloud technologies, particularly AWS, to join us for a lead role in the AI/ML team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Solutioning and Design

  • Analyze business requirements and design a solution utilizing a possible combination of data science techniques, AI algorithms, machine learning models, and existing cloud services to address the pain points

  • Design optimal solutions and identify the optimal deployment strategies that maximize computational efficiency and minimize cost

  • Design of AI algorithms and machine learning systems in the following areas:

    • Computer Vision

    • Natural Language Processing

    • Sound Processing

    • Anomaly Detection

    • Forecasting

• Technical Leadership

  • Spearhead the exploration of new technologies and cascade their usage to other team members

  • Convert solution designs into low-level task breakdowns that may be distributed among developer teams, taking into consideration the inter-dependencies of the tasks

  • Lead the estimation of tasks, taking into consideration possible risks that may extend the development

  • Review the outputs of other team members and ensure that they follow best practices

  • Help in resolving technical issues faced by team members, employing critical out-of-the-box thinking when considering possible solutions

• Development of Data Science and AI/ML Solutions

  • Develop AI algorithms and training of machine learning models, including deep learning models, that perform the following functions:

    • Classification

    • Regression

    • Forecasting

    • Anomaly Detection

  • Analyze datasets in the context of usage for advanced analytics and machine learning systems, including visualization of datasets for easier analysis

  • Perform exploratory analysis on datasets using advanced analytics techniques to generate useful insights

  • Perform basic data collection and data manipulation

  • Evaluate AI and ML solutions to assess performance

  • Deploy models and algorithms, especially using cloud deployment technologies

Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience in developing advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning solutions

• At least 1 year of experience in leading a team of data scientists and/or AI/ML engineers

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Statistics, Hard Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.), Engineering, or related field with a good grasp of the following subjects:

  • Probability and Statistics

  • Calculus

  • Linear Algebra

  • Analysis of Algorithms

• Proficiency in Python programming and usage of cloud services, particularly AWS

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills