We are seeking a talented Principal Data Scientist to lead the development of Product Search and Recommendation systems. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, deep learning, and semantic understanding, and will be passionate about transforming the way users discover relevant content. As a Principal Data Scientist, you will be responsible for driving the vision and strategy for Ecommerce search and personalized recommendation systems, leveraging state-of-the-art techniques such as transformer models, embeddings, and knowledge graphs. You will collaborate closely with product teams, engineers, and business stakeholders to enhance user experience and business outcomes.
Roles & Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the development of cutting-edge Search and recommendation algorithms that improve relevance, personalization, and user engagement.
- Define and execute the strategy for semantic understanding and recommendations, aligning with overall business goals.
- Work cross-functionally with product managers,



engineers, and data scientists to drive the roadmap for search and recommendation improvements.

Search & NLP Expertise
- Lead the design and implementation of Search/Recommendation models that go beyond traditional keyword matching to understand user intent and context.
- Apply advanced NLP techniques such as transformers (BERT, GPT, T5), word embeddings, and contextualized word representations to enhance search relevance.
- Use techniques like sentence embeddings, document embeddings, and similarity measures to build scalable search systems that understand semantic meaning.

Model Development & Experimentation
- Conduct research and experiments to design, develop, and validate new Search models and Recommendation techniques.
- Continuously test, measure, and optimize models through A/B testing, real-time metrics, and user feedback loops.
- Develop approaches to handle large-scale data, en

📌 Principal Data Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Lowes Services India Private
📍 Bengaluru