Data Science Lead

A fast-growing startup in the Cloud Data Security space is looking for a Data Science Lead to join its core R&D team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models, including NER and LLMs, to enhance Sentra’s data classification and entity recognition capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to align cutting-edge AI technologies with real-world customer needs and Sentra’s roadmap.
• Build and maintain a robust experimentation framework to accelerate model iteration, evaluation, and deployment.
• Leverage Sentra’s extensive datasets to define key quality metrics and drive continuous improvements in classification accuracy.
• Adapt quickly to evolving customer needs while maintaining high standards of model performance and reliability.
• Innovate by identifying new opportunities to improve accuracy, automate workflows, and introduce AI-driven features that provide value to our customers.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in data science, with a strong focus on NLP and/or Generative AI.
• Proven expertise in developing and deploying machine learning models at scale in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies and cloud services, especially for processing and analyzing large-scale datasets.
• Experience with MLOps tools and cloud-based AI infrastructure.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.