Senior Data Scientist

Tesco Bengaluru: We are a multi-disciplinary team creating a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility, providing cutting-edge technological solutions and empowering our colleagues to do ever more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise in Global Business Services and Retail Technology & Engineering, a wide network of teams and strong governance we reduce complexity thereby offering high quality services for our customers. Tesco Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 4,40,000 colleagues.
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About the role

At Tesco; our Data Science team focuses on modelling complex business problems and deploying data products at scale. Our work spans across multiple areas including physical stores; online; supply chain; marketing and Clubcard; where we encourage rotation amongst our Data Scientists so they can gain expertise in different subjects. 

We work on several domains and problem types: online; pricing; security; fulfilment; distribution; property; IoT and computer vision are just some. Our team members spend 10% of their week on learning and personal development. Multiple academic collaborations enrich the team expertise; knowledge-sharing events are regular. Furthermore; we have got a great work-life balance; team days and relaxed but engaging culture.

You will be responsible for

This is a hands-on position where you will need to leverage your analytical mindset to find solutions to complex problems. As a Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist; you will need to understand difficult business problems and prototype solutions with minimal support. Apply; modify and design metaheuristic algorithms and mathematical models to solve business problems is a core component of the role. Our data scientists will need to be able to validate; document and present the solution approaches and performances; as well as communicate complex solutions in a clear; understandable way to non-experts. Data Scientists are also responsible for promoting data science across Tesco and promote Tesco across the external Data Science community. 

Finally; as a Data Scientist or Senior Data Scientist; you will be expected to drive innovation and take ownership of aspects of the project development; help the Principal and Lead Scientists and the Product Managers manage the relationships with the business stakeholders and mentor/supervise junior members of the team and/or interns.

You will need

We are looking for ambitious individuals with a mix of mathematical optimisation; programming and statistics skills. The role requires that you have an extensive background in Operational Research and metaheuristic domain. A track record in designing and modifying advanced heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms and applying those to large-scale real-world problems. Project and stakeholder management experience is preferred.

You should be able to demonstrate a deep knowledge of state-of-the-art approaches and algorithms in combinatorial optimisation. You should be enthused to apply these techniques in a commercial or industrial setting; and encourage collaboration and communication between teams. An ideal candidate will have a scientific mentality with the ability to ask the right questions; as well as answer them.

A doctoral degree in an area of operational research or similar equivalent industrial experience is preferable; as well as a solid understanding of mathematics and statistical principles. Finally; strong programming skills are essential (Java and Python are preferred) as well as familiarity with software engineering best practices (such as version control; OOP; unit testing; CI/CD) and cloud technologies.

About us

Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop; whether they are at home; out shopping; on the move; anywhere in the world.

In order to enable our vision; we strive to simplify operations for our Colleagues; Partners & Vendors to enable efficient trade.

Everything is underpinned by our continuous drive for the best tools and technology to deliver our vision. We’re driving innovation and transforming our Technology to become the world’s leading retailer.

We need people who share our ambition to deliver for our stakeholders. Passionate and confident people willing to take the initiative and drive us forwards. In return; we offer excitement; a great team; an excellent benefits package; and significant career development opportunities.

Joining us means playing a part in defining; building and launching an ambitious roadmap of digital products that could affect the lives of millions of people over the years to come.