Data Science AI And Automation Specialist

Nasdaqs Data Product Development and Innovation (DPDI) group is looking for a passionate Specialist – Data Science to join our team in the Bangalore technology center in India. Nasdaq is continuously revolutionizing markets and undergoing transformations while we adopt new technologies to develop innovative solutions, constantly striving to rewrite tomorrow. If innovation and efficiency drive you forward this is the place for you!

We are looking for candidates who share our values along with a genuine desire and drive to deliver top technology solutions to todays markets.

With this position we offer:

DPDI specializes in crafting outstanding and insightful data products from both traditional (ex., stock prices and fundamentals) and non-traditional (ex, satellite imagery, consumer transactions, GPS transponders) sources. These innovative data products power some of the world’s most successful organizations. We also create AI-powered products and services, such as chatbots, agents, data extraction and enrichment tools, and workflow automations to accelerate our business.

DPDI is now looking for a Specialist – Data Science to join our newly formed AI and Automation team in Bangalore. The successful candidate will apply leading edge AI technologies (ex., LLM, MCP, agents) to solve some of our most complex data and workflow challenges.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Work with Product and Tech teams to own and expand our existing suite of AI-based microservices, leveraging state-of-the-art LLMs from OpenAI and Anthropic.
• Collaborate with Product, Partnerships, Client Success, Sales, and Marketing to modernize our workflows using RPA and AI.
• Create NLP pipelines for data labelling, matching and extraction (ex., Named Entity Recognition and Entity Resolution).
• Assess the quality and robustness of your solutions and iterate to optimize performance.
• Apply best practices of MLOps / LLMOps in deploying new products and services to production.
  
  

We expect you to have:

• Minimum 7+ years of development experience in Python and 5years in processing structured and unstructured data using NLP.
• Should have 3+ years in applying classification, regression, and related ML models.
• 1+ years in utilizing LLMs and RAG to solve real-world, industry problems
• Experience leading medium-sized projects from concept to completion.
• Solid understanding of NLP and related concepts such as vectorization, entity resolution, string similarity, and semantic search.
• Experience with RPA, web-scraping, and LLM fine-tuning is a strong plus.
• Cloud and systems experience in AWS S3/EC2, Databricks, and Linux
• Passionate about Generative AI, consistently tracking the latest industry developments
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ambitious and enthusiastic self-starter, driven to succeed in a fast-paced, startup style environment
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline. Masters preferred.
  
  

It would be phenomenal if you:

• Have previous experience crafting financial data products
• Have strong aptitude and/or interest in financial markets
• Leadership experience in a start-up environment
  
  

Does it sound like you? What happens now?

As the selection process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible. We will get back to you in 2-3 weeks.

What will it be like working here?

Nasdaq is a vibrant and entrepreneurial company where everyone is encouraged to take initiative, challenge status quo, and take intelligent risks. We want everyone to feel welcome and bring their authentic self to work. Every day, we are building a culture where we all feel connected, supported and empowered. We are a Hybrid-first environment that embraces work-life balance and fosters well-being.

What do we offer you?

• Annual monetary bonus.
• An opportunity to become a Nasdaq shareholder.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program Nasdaq stocks with a discount.
• Health Insurance Program.
• Flexible working schedule and hybrid way of work.
• Flex day program (up to 6 paid days off a year).
• Internal mentorship program – get a mentor or become one.
• Wide selection of online learning resources, e.g., Udemy.
  
  

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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