Data Scientist

Cognyte Pune, India

About the role

This is a mid-level applied data science role in Pune for developing machine learning and AI capabilities for investigative analytics products. You will work with NLP, computer vision, pattern recognition, LLMs, fine-tuning, and agentic systems while collaborating with research, data engineering, and software teams. The role suits a data scientist with at least five years of relevant experience and a willingness to travel internationally by about ten percent.

What you’ll do

  • Develop and optimize machine learning models and algorithms.
  • Build data-processing pipelines for training and inference.
  • Adapt pretrained models to domains and customer requirements.
  • Apply SFT, LoRA, and QLoRA techniques to language models.
  • Explore mixture-of-experts architectures.
  • Create agents and multi-agent systems for planning, tool use, and workflow automation.
  • Run experiments, evaluate models, and identify optimization opportunities.
  • Present technical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What they’re looking for

  • At least five years of relevant data science experience.
  • Python, machine learning, and TensorFlow or PyTorch experience.
  • Hands-on LLM and fine-tuning experience, including SFT, LoRA, and QLoRA.
  • Experience with LLM agents, multi-agent systems, and agentic frameworks.
  • Data preprocessing, feature engineering, model evaluation, and optimization skills.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration abilities.
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to ten percent.

Nice to have

  • A master's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field.
  • Mobile-network protocols, topology, or network-intelligence knowledge.
  • Graph algorithms for connectivity and subgraph analysis.
  • Advanced NLP, computer vision, or pattern-recognition experience.
  • Production integration, evaluation, and observability of agentic systems.

What’s on offer

  • The role is listed as hybrid in Pune.
  • International travel of approximately ten percent may be required.
  • The posting does not state compensation or benefits.

Questions about this role

Is this Data Scientist role remote?

The listing describes it as hybrid in Pune.

How much experience is required?

The listing shows three to five years, while the requirements ask for at least five years of relevant data science experience.

Which fine-tuning methods are required?

The posting names supervised fine-tuning, LoRA, and QLoRA.

Is travel required?

The role requires willingness to travel abroad by approximately ten percent.

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