Data Scientist

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Join Grab's global Data Science team supporting the Financial Technology offerings specifically the Lending services.

You will report to a Senior Manager in the Data Science team and would work onsite based in Bangalore.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Build predictive models using a mix of machine learning and traditional analytics methods.
• Validate models on new datasets, based on in-market performance.
• Engineer predictive features from internal data assets to build refined customer profiles. Identify external data assets to bring into the model mix.
• Solve previously unsolved analytics problems using the best data analytics and machine learning methodologies.
• Work backwards to conceptualise and design analytic model frameworks to solve business problems.
• Build dashboards for model key performance Indicators.
  
  

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

• A total of 2 to 4 years of experience building machine learning and predictive models in Python and Spark
• Proficiency in SQL, Presto, and Hive.
• Sound knowledge of Illustrative machine learning concepts such as Bagging, Boosting, Regularisation, Online Learning, Recommendation Engines
• Expertise in feature creation on a variety of data types.
• Demonstrated experience building machine learning models
  
  

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with LLMs, and Generative AI
• Understanding of the trade-offs between model performance and business requirements.
  
  

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
  
  

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.