Data Scientist I

General Information

Location

Hyderabad, Telangana

Working Schedule

Full-Time

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Relocation Assistance Available

No

Posted Date

24-Jul-2026

Job ID

19427

Description and Requirements

Position Summary

Role Value Proposition:

Data Scientist plays a critical role in data and analytics life cycle and significantly contributes to production grade data and analytics solutions. The role requires one to demonstrate analytical skills, machine learning. It is an individual contributor role

Job Responsibilities

Design, build, validate and deploy production grade rule-based & machine learning models using structured and unstructured data

Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering

Monitor, evalulate and improve model performance.

Ensure model development follows quality, secutiry , compliance, explaiability and responsible use of AI guidelines

Collaborate with multiple partners from Business,Technology, Operations and D&A capabilities (Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Architecture, Data science, DevOps, BI & insights)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent educational qualification

Experience

3-5+ years of relevant experience

Technical Skills

Python

Statistics, hypothesis testing, Feature engineering, Modeling

Machine learning frameworks: SCikit-learn, Tensorflow, Pytorch,

Natural language processing (NLP): spacy, Transformers, OCR

Generative AI: Large language Models, prompt engineering

Communication skills, analytical skills, structured problem-solving skills.

Good To have

Azure ML or cloud AI/ML Services

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!