Data Scientist Senior Associate - Applied AI ML

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Corporate Sector

Senior Associate Data Scientist focused on applied AI/ML, specifically GenAI and LLMs, for fintech. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying AI systems, integrating GenAI into platforms, optimizing performance, and ensuring responsible AI governance and compliance. Requires strong Python, ML framework, and MLOps experience, with a focus on agentic workflows and production deployment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the hands-on design, development, and deployment of advanced AI, GenAI, and large language model solutions.
  2. Serve as a subject matter expert on a wide range of machine learning techniques and optimizations.
  3. Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver scalable, production-ready AI systems.
  4. Conduct experiments using the latest ML technologies, analyze results, and tune models for optimal performance.
  5. Own end-to-end code development in Python for both proof-of-concept and production-ready solutions.

Skills

Required

  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in applied machine learning, including generative AI, large language models, or foundation models.
  • Experience programming in Python; experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Proven experience designing, training, and deploying large-scale ML/AI models in production environments.
  • Deep understanding of prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and distributed systems (Kubernetes, Ray, Slurm).
  • Solid grasp of MLOps tools and practices (MLflow, model monitoring, CI/CD for ML).
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated leadership in working effectively with engineers, product managers, and other ML practitioners.
  • Experience applying data science and ML techniques to solve business problems and passion for detail, follow-through, and technical excellence.

Nice to have

  • Experience with high-performance computing and GPU infrastructure (e.g., NVIDIA DCGM, Triton Inference).
  • Familiarity with big data processing tools and cloud data services.
  • Advanced knowledge in reinforcement learning, meta learning, or related advanced ML areas.
  • Experience with search/ranking, recommender systems, or graph techniques.
  • Background in financial services or regulated industries.
  • Experience with building and deploying ML models on cloud platforms such as AWS Sagemaker, EKS, etc.
  • Published research or contributions to open-source GenAI/LLM projects.

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in applied machine learning, including generative AI, large language models, or foundation models.
  • Proven experience designing, training, and deploying large-scale ML/AI models in production environments.
  • Deep understanding of prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Ensure responsible AI practices, model governance, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Other signals

  • deployment of advanced AI, GenAI, and large language model solutions
  • integrate generative AI within the ML platform
  • Drive adoption of modern ML infrastructure, tools, and best practices
  • Ensure responsible AI practices, model governance, and compliance with regulatory standards