Data Scientist (SuccessFactors HCM) (perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, Accuracy, F1, Calibration)

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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and well bring out the best in you. Were builders touching over 20 industries and 80 of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape whats next. The work is challenging : but it matters. Youll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. Whats in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
Job Title: Data Scientist
Job Location: Bangalore Noth (Devanahalli)
What You 'll Do
Be part of the engineering team located in Bengaluru (Devanhalli office) and work in a highly motivated Scrum team. You work as a Data Scientist in an agile development team according to the agile Scrum methodology.
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Prototype agents that can reason, plan, and take actions across tools and APIs.
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Develop memory and context strategies for long:running or multi:step tasks.
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Measure agent performance in terms of task success, efficiency, and trustworthiness.
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Design structured prompts, templates, and orchestration flows (e.g., POML or LangChain).
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Work with advanced RAG systems
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Work on Knowledge Graph Initiatives
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Hallunication reduction using the techniques like GraphRAG
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Test robustness against edge cases, hallucinations, or prompt injections.
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Automate prompt evaluation and optimization with metrics and A/B testing.
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Run experiments to measure user outcomes, engagement, and productivity gains.
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Define KPIs for GenAI applications (accuracy, latency, business impact).
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Use causal inference or reinforcement learning to optimize agent behavior.
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Partner with engineers on scalable deployment (APIs, microservices, vector DBs).
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Work with product managers to align AI capabilities with business workflows.
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Educate stakeholders on what 's feasible, safe, and valuable with AI.
What You Bring
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Bachelor 's degree inComputer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master 's degree preferred. E Master 's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field
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4 years of experience for Data Scientist in machine or AI research (industry, research lab, or advanced academic projects)
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Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, data mining, and/or optimization
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Experience in model Evaluation and metrics : perplexity, BLEU, ROUGE, accuracy, F1, calibration, human:in:the:loop evaluation for generative outputs.
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Experience or strong understanding of fine:tuning methods :LoRA, prompt:tuning, retrieval:augmented generation (RAG).
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Prompt Engineering : structured prompting, few:shot, chain:of:thought, self:consistency
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Safety and Alignment : guardrails (Guardrails.ai, Guidance, Pydantic), monitoring for harmful behaviors.
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Evaluation of Agents and generative AI apps : task success rates, latency, cost/efficiency tracking.
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Savvy with AI assisted code assist tools
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Write production:grade Java/Python code
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Work in a forward deployed engineering model for innovation projects
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High quality, service and customer:oriented working attitude.
Meet Your Team
SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management (HCM) empowers businesses to connect with their employees and inspire purpose:driven performance. Our mission is to help every customer deliver the employee experiences people truly want.You 'll join a seasoned team of cloud:native Java developers and data scientists at SuccessFactors, working at the forefront of innovation to build next:generation generative AI:powered applications.
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Job Type: Permanent