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Sophus IT Solutions · 15 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist

Sophus IT Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The role involves designing and optimizing Generative AI and LLM models for enterprise fintech applications, leading experimentation, and collaborating with engineering teams to deploy models on cloud-based platforms.

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Hiring Manager
Mohamed Ijaz khan
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Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize Generative AI, LLM, and multimodal foundation models for enterprise fintech applications
Fine-tune or adapt open-source and proprietary models
Build high-performance models for NLP, document intelligence, anomaly detection, risk scoring, predictive analytics, and decisioning use cases
Lead experimentation to evaluate model accuracy, scalability, and fairness
Partner with engineering teams to deploy models on cloud-based ML pipelines (Azure, AWS) & data platforms (Databricks & Snowflake)
Work with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets across the payments and financial ecosystem

Qualification

Machine LearningLarge Language ModelsPythonCloud ML PlatformsStatistical ModelingFintech ExperienceOpen-source ContributionsCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field
5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production
Proven expertise with LLMs, transformer architectures, transfer learning, and model fine-tuning
Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and ML libraries such as Transformers
Experience with cloud ML platforms, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and MLOps tools
Solid understanding of statistical modeling, optimization, and evaluation methodologies
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional, fast-paced environments

Preferred

Experience working in fintech, payments, banking, or fraud/risk environments
Background in vector databases, RAG pipelines, and knowledge graph integration
Experience with data privacy, model governance, and Responsible AI frameworks
Contributions to open-source AI/ML communities or research publications

Company

Sophus IT Solutions

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Sophus IT Solutions provides IT consulting and product engineering services in e-commerce, cloud, data analytics, and mobility fields.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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