Machine Learning Consultant (Salem)

Sony Research India is driving cutting-edge research and development in various locations around the globe, including laboratories in Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. We endeavor to create current technology, products, and services while sustaining Sony Group’s diverse businesses in electronics, entertainment, and financial fields. For our research centre to blaze a trail in the latest technologies, we seek to foster the growth of a diverse pool of research and engineering talent and create a technology talent bank to drive research excellence worldwide. Sony Research India is offering outstanding career opportunities around frontline technologies such as AI and data analytics.

We are looking for a highly motivated applied research consultant who can assist in our research and development efforts on large-scale user engagement predictive models. The ideal candidate should have prior hands-on experience in Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing, with a strong emphasis on building and shipping production-ready systems.

Key Responsibility:
- Developing and deploying models to analyze user behavior patterns on OTT platforms, predicting their likelihood of leaving along with plausible reasons behind their behavior.
- Building causal inference–based intervention models aimed at retaining users on the platform, with a focus on measurable real-world impact.
- Contributing to the development and evaluation of user engagement models (including foundation models) by leveraging and fine-tuning pre-trained LLMs for platform-specific use cases.
- Work closely with research scientists, engineers, and product teams to translate research findings into scalable, production-grade solutions.
- Contribute to improving the experience of millions of Sony LIV users in India by applying AI capabilities to real-world product challenges.
- Stay current with applied ML literature and bring relevant techniques and tools into active use within the team.

Work Location:
- Remote w Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4mylcg