Lead Data Scientist

Location: Mumbai

Application Link: https://flpl.keka.com/careers/jobdetails/40052

What you’ll do

- Manage end-to-end data science projects from scoping to deployment, ensuring accuracy, reliability and measurable business impact
- Translate business needs into actionable DS tasks, lead data wrangling, feature engineering, and model optimization
- Communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders to guide decisions while mentoring a 14 member DS team.
- Implement scalable MLOps, automated pipelines, and reusable frameworks to accelerate delivery and experimentation

What we’re looking for

- 4-5 years of hands-on experience in Data Science/ML with robust foundations in statistics, Linear Algebra, and optimization
- Proficient in Python (NumbPy, pandas, scikit-learn, XGBoost) and experienced with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure)
- Skilled in building data pipelines (Airflow, Spark) and deploying models using Docker, FastAPI, etc
- Adept at communicating insights effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor’s from any field

You might have an edge over others if

- Experience with LLMs or GenAI apps




- Contributions to open-source or published research
- Exposure to real-time analytics and industrial datasets

You should not apply with us if

- You don’t want to work in agile environments
- The unpredictability and super iterative nature of startups scare you
- You hate working with people who are smarter than you
- You don’t thrive in self-driven, “owner mindset” environments- nothing wrong- just not our type!

About us

We’re Faclon Labs – a high-growth, deep-tech startup on a mission to make infrastructure and utilities smarter using IoT and SaaS. Sounds heavy? That’s because we do heavy lifting — in tech, in thinking, and in creating real-world impact.

We’re not your average startup. We don’t do corporate fluff. We do ownership, fast iterations, and big ideas. If you're looking for ping-pong tables, we're still saving up. But if you want to shape the soul of the company while it's being built- this is the place!

Skills:- Python, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning, Generative AI, Deployment Tools, Cloud Computing and Kubernetes

📌 Lead Data Scientist (Mumbai)
🏢 Faclon Labs
📍 Mumbai