Williams-Sonoma

Sr. Data Scientist / Data Scientist

Williams-Sonoma Pune, Maharashtra, India

Retail · 10,001+ employees

3 h ago
data-scientist Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

Design and deliver machine learning and analytics solutions across retail and e-commerce use cases. Partner with engineering teams to operationalize models and ensure robust performance through monitoring and retraining strategies.

What they look for

Python SQL Machine Learning Spark PySpark Data Science Feature Engineering Model Evaluation Computer Vision Generative AI LLMs RAG Prompt Engineering EDA MLOps Cloud

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative field and 4-8 years of experience in data science or applied machine learning. Candidates must possess strong Python and SQL skills with experience in large-scale data processing and modern data platforms.

Full description

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and delivery of ML/analytics solutions (forecasting, propensity, segmentation, churn, ranking, personalization) across retail and e-commerce use cases.
  • Translate business inputs into clear ML problem statements, data requirements, KPIs, and success metrics.
  • Perform deep EDA, identify drivers/opportunities, and communicate insights through strong storytelling tailored to business stakeholders.
  • Build robust feature engineering and scalable modeling pipelines (Spark/PySpark preferred).
  • Select appropriate model evaluation methods (metrics, validation strategy, leakage prevention, error analysis) and ensure reliability.
  • Partner with engineering/platform teams to operationalize models (batch/real-time), including monitoring, drift checks, and retraining strategy.
  • Drive technical documentation, code quality, and best practices; contribute to team standards and reviews.
  • Hands-on exposure to Computer Vision and Generative AI/LLMs (e.g., RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, agent workflows) for retail use cases such as product search, customer support, and content understanding.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s (or equivalent experience) in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Math, or related field.
  • 4-8 years in data science / applied ML / advanced analytics with demonstrated production impact.
  • Strong Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn) and solid SQL.
  • Strong foundations in classical ML, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
  • Experience working with large-scale data; exposure to Spark/PySpark and modern data platforms.
  • Strong communication and ability to influence decisions with data.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Retail/e-commerce experience (demand forecasting, pricing/promo, inventory, conversion, customer lifecycle).
  • Exposure to MLOps (CI/CD basics, monitoring, experiment tracking, drift/retraining).

Cloud experience (Azure preferred).

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