Senior Data Scientist – AI & Data
As a Senior Data Scientist at Kainos, you will be building advanced AI solutions leveraging state‑of‑the‑art machine learning, generative and agentic AI technologies. You will drive the adoption of modern AI frameworks, AIOps best practices and scalable cloud‑native architectures. Your role will involve hands‑on technical delivery, collaborating with customers to translate business challenges into trustworthy AI solutions and ensuring responsible AI practices throughout. As a technical mentor, you will foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
It is a fast‑paced environment, so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You will do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to develop and grow. You will support your colleagues and more junior developers, providing direction support as you solve challenging problems together.
Minimum Requirements
* A minimum of a 2.1 degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Statistics or in a similar quantitative field.
* Have a deep understanding and developing of AI/ML models, including time series, supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning and LLMs.
* Experience with the latest AI engineering approaches such as prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and agentic AI.
* Strong Python skills with a grounding in software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, code reviews etc).
* Expertise in data engineering for AI: handling large‑scale, unstructured, and multimodal data.
* Understanding of responsible AI principles, model interpretability, and ethical considerations.
* Strong interpersonal skills and team working.
Desirable
* Demonstrable experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow), fine‑tuning or distillation of LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini), machine learning libraries (e.g. scikit‑learn, XGBoost).
* Experience with data storage for AI, vector databases, semantic search, and knowledge graphs.
* Actively contributes to open‑source AI projects, research publications, and industry events/websites.
* Familiarity with AI security, privacy, and compliance standards e.g. ISO42001.
Equal Opportunity
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.
Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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