Senior Data Scientist (Bangalore)

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future. 
About the Role
You enjoy bridging the fields of data science, software development, and data engineering. You’re equally excited about building models at scale and writing production-ready software that can run in the cloud. You understand machine learning and know how to implement best software development practices across a team. You’re intellectually curious and prepared to learn from your peers. 

Responsibilities :

• 3-5 years work experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Spark, SQL.
• Degree in data science, statistics, engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, information sciences, or another biological/physical science.
• Strength in code documentation.
• Proficiency in Git and code versioning tools (Gitlab)Proficiency in Atlassian Suite such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Familiarity with cloud computing (AWS, Goolge Cloud preferred)
• Knowledge of statistics and machine learning.
• Ability to manipulate, analyze, and interpret large datasets.
• Knowledge of dashboarding and visualization tools like Spotfire/Tableau.

Technical Skills :

• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Collaborative code development experience, including version control, unit/integration testing, code review and sharing.
• Self-motivation and an ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective relationships with other team members, including remotely.