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 current 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