Lead Data Scientist - 3 months contract - Abu Dhabi

Responsibilities

• Lead 4–8 data scientists to deliver ML capabilities within a Databricks-Azure platform.
• Guide delivery of complex ML systems that align with product and platform goals.
• Balance scientific rigor with practical engineering.
• Define model lifecycle, tooling, and architectural direction.

Skills & Experience

• Advanced ML: Supervised/unsupervised modeling, time-series, interpretability, MLflow, Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch.
• Engineering: Feature pipelines, model serving, CI/CD, production deployment.
• Leadership: Mentorship, architectural alignment across subsystems, experimentation strategy.
• Communication: Translate ML results into business impact.

What you get

• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep on learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.
• This is a contract role based in Abu Dhabi. If relocation from India is required, the company will cover travel and accommodation expenses in addition to your salary.

About us

Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media and Entertainment companies in the world! We’re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Since 2019, Proximity has created and grown high-impact, scalable products used by 370 million daily users, with a total net worth of $45.7 billion among our client companies. We are Proximity — a global team of coders, designers, product managers, geeks, and experts. We solve complex problems and build cutting edge tech, at scale. Our team of Proxonauts is growing quickly, which means your impact on the company’s success will be huge. You’ll have the chance to work with experienced leaders who have built and led multiple tech, product and design teams. Here’s a quick guide to getting to know us better:

• Watch our CEO, Hardik Jagda, tell you all about Proximity.
• Read about Proximity’s values and meet some of our Proxonauts here.
• Explore our website, blog, and the design wing — Studio Proximity.
• Get behind-the-scenes with us on Instagram! Follow @ProxWrks and @H.Jagda.