Machine Learning Scientist II, Predictive Search
24 hours ago
Location: Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Bangalore, India and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.
Job Title: Machine Learning Scientist II, Predictive Search & Guidance
Who we are
Wayfair is moving the world so that anyone can live in a home they love – a journey enabled by more than 3,000 Wayfair engineers and a data-centric culture. The Search, Marketing, and Recommendations technology science team (SMART) builds and owns all the Machine learning (ML) products that power all search, marketing, and recommendations technology across Wayfair. Our algorithms tackle a varied & broad spectrum of challenges in the Wayfair marketplace; from empowering suppliers to easily add products to our catalog, to enabling our customers to discover and purchase a vast & diverse assortment of home goods, to driving marketing experiences customers love all at web scale.
We are looking for machine-learning scientists for research and development of the ML systems that power our real-time Search Type-ahead, Search Guidance, Query Refinement and Recommendation, and Query Understanding and Interpretation capabilities. In this role, you'll partner with fellow scientists, engineers, analysts, and product managers to apply science and machine learning skills to directly impact Wayfair's revenue.
What you'll do
- Design, build, deploy and refine large-scale machine learning models and algorithmic decision-making systems that solve real-world problems for customers
- Work cross-functionally with commercial stakeholders to understand business problems or opportunities and develop appropriately scoped analytical solutions
- Collaborate closely with various engineering, infrastructure, and ML platform teams to ensure adoption of best-practices in how we build and deploy scalable ML services
- Identify new opportunities and insights from the data (where can the models be improved? what is the projected ROI of a proposed modification?)
- Be obsessed with the customer and maintain a customer-centric lens in how we frame, approach, and ultimately solve every problem we work on.
What you'll need
- 3+ years of industry experience with a Bachelor/ Master's degree or minimum of 1-2 years of industry experience with PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- Strong theoretical understanding of statistical models such as regression, clustering and ML algorithms such as decision trees, neural networks, etc.
- Solid understanding of algorithms for search ranking, relevance, NLP, or recommender systems.
Good proficiency in the Python ML ecosystem (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, XGBoost, etc.).
Solid hands-on expertise deploying machine learning solutions into production
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm about continuous learning.
Nice to have
- Experience in e-commerce, or online search systems.
- Knowledge of modern NLP techniques (transformers, embeddings, semantic search).
- Experience applying Generative AI / LLMs (e.g., GPT, LLaMA) to real-world problems such as search, personalization, or content generation.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.
- Familiarity with vector databases, information retrieval frameworks (e.g., Elasticsearch, Vespa)
- Familiarity with GCP (or AWS, Azure), ML model development frameworks, ML orchestration tools (Airflow, Kubeflow or MLFlow)
- Experience with Apache Spark Ecosystem (Spark SQL, MLlib/Spark ML).
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world's largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we're reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you're looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you'll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We're a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice ). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us
-
Machine Learning Scientist
2 days ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Career Makers Full time ₹ 20,00,000 - ₹ 25,00,000 per yearMajor responsibilities: - Use machine learning, data mining and statistical techniques to create new, scalable solutions for business problems - Analyze and extract relevant information from large amounts of company's historical business data to help automate and optimize key processes - Design, develop and evaluate highly innovative models for...
-
Applied Scientist II, India Machine Learning
4 weeks ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Amazon Full timeDo you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for providing better value to Amazon's customers? Do you want to build and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that help optimize millions of transactions every day? Are you excited by the prospect of analyzing and...
-
Applied Scientist II, India Machine Learning
2 days ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Amazon Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per yearDo you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for providing better value to Amazon's customers? Do you want to build and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that help optimize millions of transactions every day? Are you excited by the prospect of analyzing and...
-
Machine Learning Engineer
2 weeks ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Phenom Full timeJob DescriptionJob descriptionJob Summary:- As a Machine learningengineer who willdevelopself-running AIsoftwareto automate predictive models for recommended searches for our AI Engine. Who will designmachine learningsystems, apply algorithms to generate accurate predictions, and resolve data set problems.What you'll do- Partner with data scientist working...
-
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Amazon Full time ₹ 1,04,000 - ₹ 1,30,878 per yearDescriptionDo you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for providing better value to Amazon's customers? Do you want to build and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that help optimize millions of transactions every day? Are you excited by the prospect of...
-
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Amazon Full time ₹ 1,04,000 - ₹ 1,30,878 per yearDESCRIPTIONDo you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for providing better value to Amazon's customers? Do you want to build and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that help optimize millions of transactions every day? Are you excited by the prospect of...
-
Data Scientist Ii
3 weeks ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Flutter Entertainment Full timeData Scientist IIWith over 140 million users Junglee Games is a leader in the online skill gaming space Founded in San Francisco in 2012 and part of the Flutter Entertainment Group we are revolutionizing how people play games Our notable games include Howzat Junglee Rummy and Junglee Poker Our team comprises over 1000 talented individuals who have...
-
Principal Machine Learning Scientist
2 weeks ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Vito Full timeRole : Principal Machine Learning Scientist AdTechLocation : Bangalore (5 days work from office)Experience : 1015 yearsAbout the Role : We are hiring a Principal Machine Learning Scientist to lead large-scale ML initiatives in the AdTech domain. This role involves developing and deploying advanced algorithms in personalization, ranking, targeting, and...
-
Machine Learning Engineer
3 weeks ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Roku Full timeMachine Learning Engineer at RokuAbout the Role :As a Machine Learning Engineer at Roku, you'll be at the forefront of designing, building, and deploying advanced machine learning solutions that directly impact our millions of members and creators. Your work will focus on enhancing our core products, particularly our search and recommendation systems, to...
-
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
4 days ago
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Saarthee Full time ₹ 20,00,000 - ₹ 25,00,000 per yearAbout the Company:Saarthee is global analytics consulting firm unlike any other, where our passion for helping others fuels our approach and our products and solutions. We are a one-stop shop for all things data and analytics. Unlike other analytics consulting firms that are technology or platform specific, Saarthee's holistic and tool agnostic approach...