Data Scientist

Job title: Data Scientist II

Location: Toronto, Canada

Employment type: Full-time

Salary Range: 130,000–140,000 CAD annually

About The Role

At Globant, we are looking for a talented Data Scientist II to join our team and help design, develop, and implement advanced analytics and AI-driven solutions that address complex business challenges.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Generative AI, with strong programming and analytical skills. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform business requirements into scalable, data-driven solutions that deliver measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, engineers, and product teams to understand business needs and define analytical solutions.
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights.
• Design, develop, and evaluate Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Generative AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and evaluate model performance, accuracy, and reliability.
• Develop and deploy scalable ML solutions through APIs and batch-processing pipelines.
• Implement model testing, monitoring, and performance evaluation to ensure quality and reliability.
• Optimize model performance, inference latency, and computational costs.
• Document methodologies, communicate findings, and translate complex technical insights into business recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate AI and ML solutions into production environments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or advanced analytics.
• Strong programming experience with Python and SQL.
• Hands-on experience developing, training, and evaluating Machine Learning models.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets.
• Knowledge of statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and data mining techniques.
• Understanding of Deep Learning, Generative AI, and LLM-based applications.
• Experience with model evaluation, testing, and performance optimization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience with PySpark, Databricks, Apache Airflow, or other big data frameworks.
• Knowledge of MLOps practices and model deployment.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and scalable ML infrastructure.
• Experience with RAG architectures, LLM evaluation, and hallucination mitigation.
• Exposure to model optimization techniques such as quantization and parameter-efficient fine-tuning.
• Experience working on client-facing AI projects across different industries.

For additional information regarding benefits, please see the Globant Experience Guide.

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