Data Scientist - Operations Research Job in Bangalore at Flipkart

Flipkart is hiring for the role of Data Scientist - Operations Research!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Understand business and product needs and apply Operations Research and Optimization techniques to provide scalable solutions in a time-bound manner.
• Build models and scalable custom algorithms for decision optimization and predictive modeling.
• Explore solution alternatives and share insights with business and product teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, define, and refine project opportunities.
• Drive progress on projects within the Data Science team through effective communication and problem-solving.

Requirements:

• B.Tech, M.Tech, or PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, or related field.
• 1–3 years of professional experience with deployed solutions/projects.
• Strong academic background in Operations Research (mathematical optimization).
• Proven experience in building discrete, linear, nonlinear, or stochastic optimization models; supply chain optimization is preferred but not mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with commercial solvers (CPLEX, Gurobi) and custom optimization algorithms (e.g., exact algorithms, metaheuristics, large neighborhood search, decomposition algorithms, greedy/randomized search).
• Good understanding of statistical models (regression, clustering) and machine learning algorithms (trees, random forests, SVM, boosting, neural networks).
• Strong programming skills in Python or R.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.