Data Scientist · Mid-level · ~5 yrs
Karthik Nair
Senior Data Scientist
Professional summary
Data scientist with 5 years building models and experiments that move business metrics in e-commerce and fintech. Owns problems end to end — framing the question with stakeholders, engineering features in Python/SQL, training and shipping machine-learning models, and proving impact through A/B testing. Translates statistics into plain-language recommendations and mentors junior analysts on rigour and reproducibility.
4M
Monthly shoppers modelled
12%
Lift in add-to-cart rate
₹1.4Cr
Annual overstock saved
Skills
Languages
ML & experimentation
Data & MLOps
Visualization & BI
Work experience
Data Scientist · Kettl Commerce (Series C marketplace)
Aug 2022 – PresentBengaluru
- Own the recommendations and ranking models (Python, XGBoost) serving 4M monthly shoppers; an experiment-driven re-ranker lifted add-to-cart rate 12% and revenue per session ₹38.
- Built the company A/B testing framework with guardrail metrics and sequential testing, cutting average experiment runtime 30% while controlling false-positive rate.
- Developed a demand-forecasting model that reduced overstock write-offs ~₹1.4 crore/year across the top 200 SKUs.
- Mentored 2 junior analysts and ran a monthly statistics clinic, standardising how the team reports significance and confidence intervals to stakeholders.
Data Analyst → Junior Data Scientist · Paysprout
Jun 2020 – Jul 2022Remote
- Created a credit-risk scorecard in Python/scikit-learn that reduced default rate 17% while approving 8% more applicants.
- Automated SQL + pandas reporting pipelines feeding Tableau, replacing manual decks and saving ~10 analyst-hours/week.
- Designed and analysed 25+ A/B tests on the checkout funnel, with two winning variants adding an estimated ₹62L annual revenue.
Featured projects
A Python toolkit for A/B test power analysis and CUPED variance reduction, adopted across 3 internal teams.
- Implemented CUPED and sequential testing, shrinking required sample sizes ~25% and shortening time-to-decision.
Education
M.Sc. Applied Statistics
2020Christ University, Bengaluru
First Class with Distinction
Certifications
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
Amazon Web Services · 2023
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