Sophus IT Solutions · 10 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.
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
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
Sophus IT Solutions provides IT consulting and product engineering services in e-commerce, cloud, data analytics, and mobility fields.
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