Job Title: Software Engineer – Portfolio Monitoring Operations

Number of open positions: 1

Job Number: 1020025
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Technology and Engineering

Job Summary: We are looking for strong portfolio monitoring engineers, who will monitor our round the clock services, proactively automate various processes and generate various reports for business needs and provide data support for our customer care team.

Key Functional Areas of Responsibility:

• Generate and Monitor internal reports for the process flow
• Troubleshoot for various anomalies in applications, loan volume and systems in general
• Setting up alerts and escalation mechanism
• Technical support for customer care operations and direct customer queries
• Pro-actively automate various processes for seamless operations

Skills & Knowledge:

• BE/B Tech in Computer Science or in related Engineering fields or MCA/MSc
• 0-1 year of experience in software development
• Strong in Logic and in at least one Object Oriented programming language, preferably Python, and in query language, preferably using MySQL or equivalent.
• Willingness to work in flexible hours
• Ability to explore open source tools and a drive for continuous learning

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Data Scientist/Analyst

Number of open positions: 6

Job Summary: We are looking for strong Data Scientists/Analysts, who will be problem solvers, using predictive modelling techniques and machine learning algorithms, to solve complex business problems in credit and risk domains, and also provide business strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use of cutting edge machine learning techniques for solving supervised and unsupervised learning problems
• Design analytical solutions for complex business problems
• Dig deep into data, understand characteristics, evaluate and validate hypotheses through empirical approaches
• Recommend and implement best practices around application of statistical modelling
• Develop and implement predictive models solving business problems and recommend actionable insights
• Mentor and train new recruits

Qualification & Experience

• 2+ years of experience in the field of analytics, predictive modeling or data science
• Strong with programming languages like Python and data processing using SQL or equivalent
• Strong with analytical and statistical packages like R, Python Scikit-Learn
• Additional familiarity with C/C++ welcome
• Experience with the following machine learning algorithms desirable: Gradient Boosting, Decision Trees, Logistic Regression, Random Forests, Deep Neural Networks, Ensemble methods
• Experience with NoSQL and distributed data processing technologies such as Hadoop is also desirable
• B. Tech/M. Tech in Computer Science or other Engineering (or Masters in Quantitative) Disciplines from a premier institution

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Number of open positions: 3

Job Summary: We are looking for a strong Senior Analyst/Senior Data Scientist, who will guide model development. The person will be part of data science team that continuously interacts with underwriting analysts and developers that drive solutions to the complex business problems, in credit and risk domains.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In addition to the responsibility of analyst/Data Scientist, additional responsibilities:

• Good understanding of the underlying business and workings of cross functional teams for successful execution.
• Good written and oral communication, and ability to convey technical details to teams working across multiple time zones.
• Mentor a small team of analysts.

Qualification & Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in the field of credit rist analytics, marketing analytics backgrounds
• Proven experience working in teams with end to end real time implementation
• Strong with programming languages like Python and data processing using SQL or equivalent and ability to experiment with newer open source tools
• Strong with analytical and statistical packages like R, Python Scikit-Learn
• Familiarity with deep learning, xgboost, scikit, apache spark, GPU based machine learning
• Good communication skills and ability to articulate complex scientific and technical matters to the business group
• Ability to successfully interact with business and software teams for execution
• Experience in newer machine learning algorithms
• Experience with NoSQL and distributed data processing technologies such as Hadoop is also desirable
• Experience in risk and credit score domains are a big plus
• B. Tech/M. Tech in Computer Science or other Engineering (or Masters in Quantitative) Discipline from a premier institution

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Test Engineer

Number of open positions: 1

Job Number: 1030026
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Technology and Engineering

Job Summary: We are looking for test engineers to do manual and automated testing of software developed in house using both Java and Python. This person should also be able to write and run test plans in either of the languages. At times, this person will also be involved in performing data validation or data testing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop test cases and plans to test the current suite of products.
• Automate testing for appropriate parts of products.
• Collaborate with the Development team in root cause analysis.
• Log defects in issue system with clear and complete information.
• Be able to participate in scrum meetings and provide input to other stakeholders

Qualifications & Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Engineering, preferably in Computer Science/or related fields
• 3+ years' work experience in software testing.
• Experience with Selenium, HP tools, SOAP UI, etc.
• Understanding of Java, Python and to some extent .NET.
• Familiarity with Linux and scripting to support automated testing.
• Experience with performance/load/stress testing.
• Experience in testing web-based applications and middleware.
• Familiarity with test automation and analysis tools
• Experience with databases, especially Oracle and/or SQL Server preferred.

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: User Interface Developer

Number of open positions: 2

Job Number: 1030027
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Technology and Engineering

Job Summary: We are looking for a very sharp UI developer well versed in developing consumer-facing websites using Python, Python based web framework and AngularJS. Experience in cross-browser and cross-device development is also extremely important for this role.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conceives and models user interface prototypes based on collected user requirements, test cases, and developmental objectives.
• Designs high-level flow diagrams and GUI form charts for use in GUI specifications and architectures.
• Collaborates with business analysts, Web designers, and software developers to ensure prototypes can be efficiently implemented.
• Codes, installs, and debugs user interfaces using appropriate tools or editors
• Refines current GUI style standards, and keeps up to date on emerging GUI standards and trends.
• Identifies, recommends, and prioritizes new user interface features and applications in conjunction with end-user requirements or business needs.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots problems with proprietary or internally-developed user interfaces.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor of Engineering, preferably in Computer Science/or related fields or Masters, from a premier college
• In-depth knowledge of GUI prototyping tools, software design, web technologies and protocols
• Proven experience in human-computer interaction and usability analysis
• Thorough understanding of application development methodologies
• Proven experience with cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility development issues
• 2+ years experience with the following – Python, Django, JavaScript, AngularJS
• Multi-platform OS (Windows/Mac/Linux)
• Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and programming languages

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Java Developer

Number of open positions: 2

Job Number: 1030020
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Technology and Engineering

Job Summary: We are looking for a strong, well-rounded developer to improve design and upgrade a Decision Engine built using several technologies. The person will be part of Decision Engineering team that purposefully uses different programming languages for various functions, providing a service layer to communication with a web front-end and various third party data providers

• Designs, develops and documents company's proprietary decision engine using Java technologies.
• Works with a group of data scientists to build and deploy predictive models in languages like R and Python.
• Integrates the business decision logic into the ecosystem of the company's infrastructure to facilitate company operations.
• Integrates with Python based web front end and CloudLending (Salesforce.com based) CRM application.
• Periodically builds test systems to help validate new models as they emerge from our data science team
• Can interact with various other teams, including Marketing, Compliance, Technology, Data Scientists, Customer Service, etc.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor of Engineering, preferably in Computer Science/or related fields or Masters, from a premier college
• 4+ years overall software development experience
• Proven hands-on Software Development experience
• Proven working experience in Java development
• Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
• Good Understanding of data structures & Algorithms
• Hands on multi-threading
• Experience in the Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Experience in the Spring Framework
• Experience in developing web applications
• Experience with test-driven development

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Analyst

Number of open positions: 6

Job Number: 1020018
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Technology and Engineering

Job Summary: We are looking for strong Data Scientists/Analysts, who will be problem solvers, using predictive modelling techniques and machine learning algorithms, to solve complex business problems in credit and risk domains, and also provide business strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use of cutting edge machine learning techniques for solving supervised and unsupervised learning problems
• Design analytical solutions for complex business problems
• Dig deep into data, understand characteristics, evaluate and validate hypotheses through empirical approaches
• Recommend and implement best practices around application of statistical modelling
• Develop and implement predictive models solving business problems and recommend actionable insights
• Mentor and train new recruits

Qualification & Experience

• 2+ years of experience in the field of analytics, predictive modeling or data science
• Strong with programming languages like Python and data processing using SQL or equivalent
• Strong with analytical and statistical packages like R, Python Scikit-Learn, or SAS
• Additional familiarity with C/C++ welcome
• Experience with the following machine learning algorithms desirable: Gradient Boosting, Decision Trees, Logistic Regression, Random Forests, Deep Neural Networks, Ensemble methods
• Experience with NoSQL and distributed data processing technologies such as Hadoop is also desirable
• B. Tech/M. Tech in Computer Science or other Engineering (or Masters in Quantitative) Disciplines from a premier institution

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Senior Lead/Manager - Digital Campaign Management

Number of open positions: 1

Job Summary: We are looking for a strong digital marketing professional who will be responsible for entire digital campaign management. This position is Chennai based, but will be part of (and report to) San Diego based marketing team.

Job Function - Digital Campaign Management

• Ad Operations
• Campaign Management
• Ad Trafficking
• Advertising Platforms
• Demand Side Platforms
• Data onboarding
• Facebook Advertising and Campaign Management
• Google SEM

Skills And Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in ad serving and ad management technologies such as SSP, double click for publishers, Google Adx, Demand Side Platform(DSP), Private Market Place (PMP) ADTECH etc.
• Experience using Ad serving Tools like DFA, ATLAS, MediaMind, etc.
• Hands on experience of atleast 2-3 years with Data Management Platforms such as Acxiom Live Ramp, Lotame etc.
• Knowledge of Real Time Bidding tools and exchanges like Google Ad exchange, PubMatic, AdRoll etc.
• Ability to integrate display Ad delivery for Rich media, Mobile and Several custom ads.
• Extensive experience as a Facebook user and familiarity with Facebook’s ad solutions preferred
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Excellent written and oral communication

Interested? Please send your resume to careers2018@applieddatafinance.com.

Job Title: Technical Business Analyst/Senior Technical Business Analyst

Job Summary: We are looking for a seasoned Technical Business Analyst, preferably from BFS domain, who will drive priorities around business deadlines, by working with cross functional teams and subject experts.

Job Description:

• Manages, analyses business requirements with the ability to prioritize during changes and conflicts.
• Can independently facilitate user groups and drive consensus.
• Ability to write detailed descriptions and analysis of user needs, business impacts and systems functionality for software development life cycle.
• Lead cross-functional elicitation requirements sessions with subject matter experts to determine potential conflicts/other requirements that may exist in other areas.
• Understands the project schedule and plans/prioritizes the work schedule for a team and meets deadlines consistently.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
• Guide the testing team in understanding the requirements and ensure proper coverage of the functionality during the various test phases.
• Should be able to work independently and share learning's with fellow colleagues.

Education/Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Computer Applications or Electronic Engineering required.

Key Competencies, knowledge, skills:

• 4-8 years of experience in BFS domain. Preferably in a Banking Product company.
• Comprehensive and detailed Business Analysis and Requirement Documentation(BRD) skills required.
• Work experience in an agile project will be ideal.
• Knowledge of financial services industry & Current Industry Practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors.
• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take.