Senior Applied AI Scientist [T500-26352]

Best Buy™ India is seeking a Senior Applied AI Scientist to play a key role in contributing towards enterprise Applied Machine Learning strategy bringing expertise in AI modeling. You will be deeply hands-on, demonstrating strong attention to detail, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

As a Senior AI Scientist, you will contribute towards solving some of the most difficult algorithmic challenges encountered during design and development of cutting-edge AI solutions. In this role you will combine your deep knowledge of AI algorithms and foundational software engineering expertise to design and develop of AI applications that unleash the next generation of customer experiences and transform the way Best Buy operates day-to-day.

Team Overview:

The Data and AI enablement teams are enabling capabilities to accelerate end to end data and AI adoption across Advanced Analytics, Product Teams, and Best Buy Sales and Operations Teams. The broader team is responsible for data strategy, availability, and adoption via self-service tools including AI model registry, activation of models for business, multichannel testing, customer relationship measurement. This team is committed to delivering the right data and AI solutions following the guidelines provided in our Responsible AI principles.

This role is in Best Buy’s Applied Machine Learning (AML) organization within the broader Data & AI enablement umbrella. AML is tasked with driving Best Buy’s AI journey to enhance customer facing experiences, improve internal operations, and productivity. The team leverages the best of AI models and implementation techniques for critical business domains like next gen search, product reviews & recommendations, price forecasting, fraud detection, cybersecurity and more.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and development of large-scale AI solutions, exhibiting excellence in applied science and algorithmic aspects, partnering closely with AI Engineers
• Leverage the best AI algorithms & techniques to solve real business problems benefitting millions of Best Buy customers daily
• Deeply hands on, utilizing extensive knowledge of AI/ML algorithms to contribute to the roadmap of Best Buy’s core AI capabilities.
• Partner with global cross-functional teams including AI, data, platforms, products, analytics, business and compliance

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, Operations Research or related) OR equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 4+ years building ML/AI driven products for large scale, real time applications. Advanced degrees in relevant fields may count toward experience.
• 2+ years developing real time, ultra-low latency models deployed as scalable, cloud native services.
• 2+ years of experience driving applied AI research, including model evaluation, and governance.
• Strong algorithmic background across areas such as LLMs, deep learning, NLP, supervised / unsupervised learning, ranking & recommendation algorithms, causal inference, reinforcement learning and optimization.
• Expert in the Python ecosystem, with mastery of AI/ML frameworks such as scikit learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face and LangChain.
• Strong, hands-on coding proficiency in Python and SQL.

Preferred:

• Experience building ML/AI solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Relevant certifications
• Open-source contributions, published papers or robust GitHub portfolio

About Best Buy:

Best Buy™ India is a vibrant hub of tech talent, where we're driving innovation and accelerated business outcomes for Best Buy, our customers, employees and partners every day. Our inclusive culture empowers you to learn, grow, collaborate, and make a real impact.

Best Buy is North America's No. 1 tech specialty retailer, with approximately $42 billion in annual revenue and 85,000 employees worldwide. Our purpose is to enrich lives through technology, and we do that by helping personalize and humanize technology for millions of customers in our stores, online and in their homes. We're solving real human needs and helping serve our customers, employees, and partners in new ways every day.

• This position is based in Bengaluru.
• Best Buy™ India operates under a hybrid work model (in office / remote) with an expectation for employees to be in the office three days a week – Generally, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
• As a global organization, maintaining collaboration across the globe is a key proposition. Within the framework of established guidelines, employees may be required to engage in extended hours during critical periods.

All employees at Best Buy™ India work for BBY Services India LLP, which is owned by subsidiaries of Best Buy Co. Inc.