Principal Data Scientist

Company Description

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions. With over 27,000+ associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

Job Description

Role Summary:

 The Technical Director will lead platform evolution, feature migration, horizontal scalability, and customer adaptations, while also acting as a strategic enabler for innovation, research, and talent development.

The role blends technical depth, product vision, and leadership to balance current commitments and future readiness.

 Responsibilities

 A. Strategic Responsibilities Growth, Vision & Innovation: 

- Act as a growth enabler with the Head of Department through well-designed POCs.

- Anticipate technological shifts and drive early prototypes to ensure future readiness. 

- Envision platform and product capabilities aligned with long-term strategy.

 Research, Talent & Funding: 

- Mentor and develop Technical Architects and Product Owners. 

- Shape university and research collaborations aligned with platform strategy. 

- Front-end with stakeholders to support funding and investment decisions for new problem areas. 

B. Operational Responsibilities Platform & Architecture: 

- Lead rapid feature migration and platform evolution. 

- Architect horizontally scalable, multi-tenant systems. 

- Define reference architectures and ensure technical governance.  

Customer Enablement & Delivery: 

- Drive customer adaptations across TL, TSR, and MAV. 

- Enable platform localization and fast POC deployments. 

- Ensure predictable delivery of current customer and platform commitments.  

Dual Focus Execution: 

- Balance delivery excellence today with building future technologies in parallel. 

Key Skills & Competencies 

- Platform engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures 

- Strategic thinking with strong execution ownership 

- Stakeholder leadership, mentoring, and innovation mindset 

Qualifications 

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science 

- Experience with ADAS (Automotive domain)

- 12+ years of experience with 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles 

- Experience with platform products or large-scale systems Success Metrics 

- Effective positioning of the team through strategic POCs 

- Improved platform scalability and reuse 

- Faster customer onboarding and POC readiness 

- Strong pipeline of future technical leaders 

- Visible progress toward future-ready technologies Role Essence Deliver today with excellence while building the technology, talent, and vision for tomorrow.  

Qualifications

BE CS

Additional Information

15 yrs