Data Scientist (Gen AI) - Contract

Job Description

We're seeking a highly skilled and independent Data Scientist with 4-10 years of experience to join our team on a contractual basis (3-12 months). The focus of this role will be on advancing our generative AI capabilities, particularly in content creation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize generative AI models for audio generation and lip-sync, ensuring high fidelity and natural delivery.
• Extend current language models to support regional languages beyond US/UK English for audio and content generation.
• Implement features for emotional delivery in audio (e.g., shouting, crying) to enhance realism.
• Integrate and synchronize background scores seamlessly with generated video content.
• Work towards achieving video quality standards comparable to VO3/Sora.
• Conduct fine-tuning of Flux models on existing generative datasets.
• Ensure consistency in scenes and character generation across multiple outputs.
• Design and implement an automated evaluation framework to replace manual review processes.
• Develop robust filters for pre-screening content (cover images, video frames, audio) before human review.
• Drive initiatives independently, showcasing high agency and accountability.
• Apply a research-first approach with rapid experimentation in the fast-evolving Generative AI space.
• Utilize strong first-principle thinking to tackle complex challenges.

Requirements

• 4-10 years of experience in Data Science, with a strong focus on Generative AI.
• Proven expertise in developing and deploying models for audio and video generation.
• Demonstrated experience with natural language processing (NLP), especially for regional language adaptation.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art models in generative AI (e.g., Flux, diffusion models, GANs).
• Experience with model fine-tuning and optimization techniques.
• Some experience in ML deployments, and FastAPI.
• Strong programming skills in Python and relevant deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience in designing and implementing automated evaluation metrics for generative content.
• A portfolio or demonstrable experience in projects related to content generation, lip-sync, or emotional AI is a plus.
• Ability to work independently, with an initial commitment to on-site work in Bengaluru.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to research and experimentation.

Benefits

What you get

• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep on learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.

About us

Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media and Entertainment companies in the world! We’re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Since 2019, Proximity has created and grown high-impact, scalable products used by 370 million daily users, with a total net worth of $45.7 billion among our client companies.

We are Proximity — a global team of coders, designers, product managers, geeks, and experts. We solve complex problems and build cutting edge tech, at scale. Our team of Proxonauts is growing quickly, which means your impact on the company’s success will be huge. You’ll have the chance to work with experienced leaders who have built and led multiple tech, product and design teams. Here’s a quick guide to getting to know us better:

• Watch our CEO, Hardik Jagda, tell you all about Proximity.
• Read about Proximity’s values and meet some of our Proxonauts here.
• Explore our website, blog, and the design wing — Studio Proximity.
• Get behind-the-scenes with us on Instagram! Follow @ProxWrks and @H.Jagda.