Director of Machine Learning at Zycus · Remote only · 10 - 15 years · ₹40L - ₹50L / yr · Profitable · Remote only · Posted 24 Jul 2023

Zycus is looking for applicants with a strong background in Analytics and Data mining (Web, Social and Big data), Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, Statistical Modelling, Inferencing, Information Retrieval, Large Scale Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Econometrics, Quantitative Marketing, Applied Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Operations Research, Optimization, Human Computer Interaction and Information Visualization. Applicants with a background in other quantitative areas are also encouraged to apply.
We are looking for someone who can create and implement AI solutions. If you have built a product like IBM WATSON in the past and not just used WATSON to build applications, this could be the perfect role for you.
All successful candidates are expected to dive deep into problem areas of Zycus’ interest and invent technology solutions to not only advance the current products, but also to generate new product options that can strategically advantage the organization.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Act as a technical thought leader in collaboration with the analytics leadership team, helping to set the strategy and standards for Machine Learning and advanced analytics
- Work with senior leaders from all functions to explore opportunities for using advance analytics
- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to talented data scientists and analytics professionals
- Guide data scientists in the use of advanced statistical, machine learning, and artificial intelligence methodologies
- Guide the work of other Machine learning team members to provide support and assistance, while also ensuring quality

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Technical Leadership | People Management | Client Engagement | AI / Data / ML
About the Role
Our client is an enterprise AI and Decision Intelligence product company building advanced solutions for banking,
financial services and insurance. Its work spans predictive analytics, Machine Learning, Generative AI and Agentic AI,
with a strong focus on production-ready deployment, explainability, governance and measurable business outcomes.
The company is looking for an experienced Analytics Lead – AI & Decision Intelligence to lead a multidisciplinary team
of Data Scientists, ML Engineers, AI Engineers and other technical specialists.
This is a technical leadership, people management and client-facing role. The successful candidate is not expected to
be a hands-on expert in every area of AI, Data Science and Machine Learning. Instead, the ideal person will bring deep
expertise in at least one core AI/Data/ML discipline, together with the technical breadth and managerial capability to
lead specialists across multiple domains.
You will provide direction to technical teams, translate business problems into AI-led solutions, drive successful
delivery, and act as a key interface between highly technical teams and clients. A critical part of the role is the ability to
simplify complex technical concepts and communicate them clearly to senior and non-technical stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of Data Scientists, ML Engineers, AI Engineers and Analytics
professionals.
Provide technical direction across AI, Machine Learning and Data Science initiatives while enabling specialists to
own their areas of expertise.
Translate business and customer requirements into appropriate analytical and AI solution approaches.
Own delivery across scope, priorities, timelines, technical quality and business outcomes.
Review and challenge technical approaches, solution designs and architecture without needing to be the hands-on
specialist in every area.
Mentor, develop and motivate technical team members and build a strong culture of collaboration and
accountability.
Establish and reinforce best practices around model development, deployment, governance, monitoring and
continuous improvement.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Success teams on solution development and product
roadmaps.
Lead client workshops, technical discussions and solution presentations.
Explain complex AI and analytics concepts in simple, business-friendly language to senior and non-technical
stakeholders.
Support pre-sales, solutioning and customer-facing technical engagements.
Technical Capabilities
Candidates should have strong exposure to the broader AI and Data Science ecosystem. Relevant capabilities include:
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Statistical Modeling
Python and SQL
Data Science frameworks such as Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow or PyTorch
Data Engineering concepts and Feature Engineering
Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics
Model Explainability
MLOps, CI/CD, model deployment and monitoring
Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
AI Agents and Agentic AI architectures
Analytics Lead – AI & Decision Intelligence | LinkedIn Job Description
Prompt Engineering
Responsible AI, model governance and regulatory considerations
Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
Important: You do not need to be an expert in all of the above. We are looking for deep expertise in at least one core
area of AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, ML Engineering, Generative AI, MLOps or Data Engineering, combined with
sufficient breadth to effectively lead experts in adjacent areas.
What We’re Looking For
5–8 years of overall experience in AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, Analytics, Data Engineering or a related
technology discipline.
Proven experience leading or managing teams of Data Scientists, ML Engineers, AI Engineers or similar technical
professionals.
Strong people management, mentoring, delegation and team-building capabilities.
Experience leading complex technical projects involving multiple specialist disciplines.
Strong client-facing, stakeholder management and project delivery skills.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
Strong presentation skills and confidence engaging senior business stakeholders.
Ability to balance technical considerations with business priorities and delivery objectives.
Strong problem-solving, decision-making, organisational and managerial skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience delivering AI or analytics solutions in Banking, Financial Services or Insurance.
Exposure to use cases such as credit risk, fraud detection, customer acquisition, marketing analytics, collections,
deposits or pricing analytics.
Experience working in an AI product, technology consulting or enterprise analytics environment.
Exposure to Generative AI, LLM and Agentic AI programmes.
Understanding of Responsible AI, explainability and regulatory considerations.
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or a
related discipline.
MBA preferred, but not essential.
The Profile We’re Looking For
We are looking for a technical leader who can lead experts — not someone expected to be the expert in everything.
Technical Depth + People Leadership + Client Management + Delivery Ownership
If you have strong expertise in one area of AI/Data/ML, have successfully managed technical teams, and can
confidently engage with both technologists and business leaders, we would like to hear from you.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in project or programme management
• 3+ years of experience delivering AI, Machine Learning, Data, or Analytics programmes
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certification preferred
About the Job :
We are looking for a passionate and driven AI Intern to join our dynamic team. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects, develop AI models, and collaborate with experienced professionals in the field. This internship is designed to provide hands-on experience in AI and machine learning, offering you the chance to contribute to impactful projects while enhancing your skills.
Job Description:
We are seeking a talented Artificial Intelligence Specialist to join our dynamic team. As an AI Specialist, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing AI models and algorithms. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into our products and services. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing, with a passion for applying AI to real-world problems.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy AI models and algorithms.
- Conduct data analysis and pre-processing to prepare data for modeling.
- Implement and optimize machine learning algorithms.
- Collaborate with software engineers to integrate AI models into production systems.
- Evaluate and improve the performance of existing AI models.
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI research and apply them to enhance our products.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
Requirements:
- Any Graduate / Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing machine learning models and algorithms.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, R, or Java.
Benefits :
- Internship Certificate
- Letter of Recommendation
- Performance-Based Stipend
- Part-time work from home (2-3 hours per day)
- 5 days a week, fully flexible shift
Role Overview
As a Data Scientist, you will work with business stakeholders, AI engineers, and domain experts to transform data into actionable insights and intelligent solutions. You will develop machine learning models, perform statistical analysis, and contribute to AI-driven products that create measurable business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Data Science & Machine Learning
- Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify patterns, trends, and business opportunities.
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA), feature engineering, and data preparation.
- Develop, evaluate, and optimize machine learning models for prediction, classification, clustering, and forecasting.
- Apply statistical techniques to solve business problems and validate model performance.
- Design and execute experiments to improve model accuracy and business outcomes.
AI Solution Development
- Collaborate with AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and domain experts to build AI-powered solutions.
- Translate business requirements into scalable data science approaches.
- Contribute to Generative AI and advanced analytics initiatives where applicable.
- Document methodologies, model performance, and key findings.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL for data analysis, feature engineering, and machine learning.
- Strong understanding of Statistics, Probability, Linear Algebra, and Calculus as applied to machine learning and data science.
- Experience with Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), data preprocessing, feature engineering, feature selection, and handling missing or imbalanced data.
- Good understanding of Supervised, Unsupervised, and Ensemble Machine Learning algorithms, including their assumptions, strengths, limitations, and appropriate use cases.
- Strong knowledge of Regression, Classification, Clustering, Time Series Forecasting, Dimensionality Reduction, Recommendation Systems, and Anomaly Detection techniques.
- Experience with Model Evaluation, Cross-Validation, Hyperparameter Optimization, Bias-Variance Trade-off, Feature Importance, Explainable AI (XAI), and Performance Metrics.
- Understanding of Statistical Inference, Hypothesis Testing, Probability Distributions, Sampling Techniques, Confidence Intervals, and A/B Testing.
- Experience translating business problems into analytical approaches and developing scalable, data-driven solutions.
- Working knowledge of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience developing machine learning or data science solutions.
- Experience working on end-to-end data science projects in a business environment.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, or Agentic AI.
- Experience with Computer Vision or Natural Language Processing (NLP).
- Familiarity with cloud-based AI platforms.
- Knowledge of construction, engineering, manufacturing, or industrial domains.
- Participation in hackathons, research, Kaggle competitions, or open-source projects.
Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication and collaboration, ownership mindset, adaptability, continuous learning, and a passion for innovation.
We are looking for a hands-on Lead Data Scientist with strong analytical, machine learning, and problem-solving skills to work in a client-facing environment.
The role requires someone who can independently identify opportunities, formulate hypotheses, design solutions, and drive initiatives from analysis through experimentation and production implementation. The candidate should also be comfortable guiding team members and working closely with engineering and client stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse complex datasets to identify patterns, issues, and opportunities.
- Formulate and validate hypotheses through structured analysis and experimentation.
- Build and improve machine learning and anomaly detection solutions.
- Design end-to-end solutions considering data, modelling, engineering, and production constraints.
- Perform root cause analysis across models, data, and systems.
- Work with engineering teams on feature pipelines, model inference, and production deployment.
- Lead technical discussions with clients and communicate recommendations, trade-offs, and expected impact.
- Guide team members on analysis, modelling, and solution design.
- Proactively identify initiatives and roadmap items that can add value to the project.
Requirements:
- Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning.
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and SQL.
- Hands-on experience with Python ML and data frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/Keras, Dask, Matplotlib, Boto3 SageMaker Python SDK, and Horovod.
- Strong data analysis, hypothesis-generation, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with standard supervised and unsupervised ML techniques.
- Experience with anomaly detection techniques such as Isolation Forest and Autoencoders.
- Experience building and deploying production ML solutions.
- Working knowledge of data engineering and real-time / batch inference environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to lead technical work and guide cross-functional teams.
Good to Have:
- Experience in fraud detection or risk modelling.
- Experience with Graph Neural Networks.
- Exposure to real-time systems, streaming features, and low-latency data stores.
- Experience in AdTech, e-commerce, gaming, mobile applications, or similar high-volume consumer platforms.
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Job Description:
We are seeking a versatile and highly skilled Lead AI/ML Engineer with deep expertise in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs). This role requires a leader who can take full ownership of the
AI lifecycle—from initial architectural design to final production execution. You will lead the development of scalable AI-powered applications, demonstrating exceptional execution skills and the ability to deliver high-performance results under pressure in demanding production environments.
Machine Learning & LLM Capability:
End-to-End ML Engineering: Build and manage comprehensive ML pipelines, including data ingestion, preprocessing, training, and evaluation using frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Scikit-learn. Advanced LLM Systems: Design and implement sophisticated LLM-based applications such as autonomous agents, chatbots, and complex automation tools.
Generative AI Specialization: Architect and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases like FAISS, Pinecone, or Weaviate.
Model Optimization: Fine-tune open-source and proprietary models (e.g., LLaMA, GPT) using advanced techniques like LoRA, QLoRA, or instruction tuning.
Agentic Frameworks: Develop complex agentic workflows utilizing frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
Prompt Engineering: Implement expert-level prompt engineering, tool/function calling, and structured output generation.
Project Ownership & Execution
Full Lifecycle Ownership: Take complete accountability for the full ML and GenAI lifecycle, spanning data processing, model development, monitoring, and optimization.
Architectural Leadership: Drive strategic architectural decisions for AI platforms, ensuring they are modular, scalable, and maintainable.
Execution Excellence: Write clean, high-performance Python code following strict OOP principles and manage CI/CD pipelines for seamless project execution.
Leadership & Mentoring: Act as a key technical leader, managing stakeholders and mentoring team members to ensure all project milestones are met with quality.
System Integrity: Manage model and prompt versioning, experiment tracking, and comprehensive documentation for all pipelines and workflows.
Performance Under Pressure
Production Reliability: Ensure all AI systems maintain extreme scalability and performance under heavy production workloads, including both batch and real-time processing.
High-Pressure Optimization: Rapidly optimize inference latency and system costs for ML and LLM systems to meet urgent business and technical requirements.
Proactive Problem Solving: Apply strong analytical thinking to address complex challenges such as system drift, hallucinations, and latency in fast-paced environments.
Robust Guardrails: Implement and manage strict evaluation frameworks and feedback loops to maintain system quality under stress.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, or a related field.
Proven expertise in Python, system design, and scalable AI/ML architecture.
Deep knowledge of NLP, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning models.
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, MLOps, and major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
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Job Summary:
We are looking for a skilled Data Scientist with strong expertise in demand forecasting, predictive analytics, and emerging Generative AI technologies. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and LLM-based solutions, along with proficiency in Python, SQL, Power BI, and advanced Excel. This role involves building scalable forecasting models and leveraging AI/GenAI to deliver actionable business insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deploy demand forecasting models using machine learning and deep learning techniques.
- Analyze historical data to identify trends, seasonality, and demand patterns.
- Build predictive models to improve supply chain and inventory planning.
- Work with large datasets using Python and SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
- Design dashboards and reports using Power BI for business stakeholders.
- Utilize advanced Excel techniques (Pivot Tables, Power Query, formulas) for analysis and reporting.
- Build and integrate NLP-based solutions for text data analysis and insights.
- Develop and implement LLM-based applications using Generative AI frameworks.
- Design and deploy RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for intelligent data retrieval and response generation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, finance, product) to align forecasting and AI solutions.
- Continuously improve model accuracy and performance through experimentation and optimization.
Required Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch).
- Solid understanding of machine learning & deep learning algorithms.
- Experience in demand forecasting / time-series analysis (ARIMA, Prophet, LSTM, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with NLP techniques and libraries (NLTK, SpaCy, Transformers).
- Experience working with LLMs and Generative AI frameworks (OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.).
- Strong understanding of RAG architectures and vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, etc.).
- Advanced knowledge of SQL for data manipulation.
- Hands-on experience with Power BI for visualization and reporting.
- Expertise in advanced Excel (Power Query, dashboards, data modeling).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in supply chain, logistics, or e-commerce forecasting.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Familiarity with data pipelines and ETL processes.
- Understanding of business metrics and KPIs related to demand planning.
Data Science Engineer – Python, SQL, Statistics & Machine Learning
Company: Talview
Experience: 3–5 years
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Work Mode: Work from Office, with some flexibility
Work Week: 5 days
About Talview
Talview builds AI-powered hiring and assessment solutions for enterprise organisations. Our products support candidate screening, interview scheduling and online exam proctoring, helping teams improve efficiency and make better-informed decisions.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Data Science Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Python, SQL, statistics and classical machine learning, along with experience working on GenAI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
You will work across data processing, statistical analysis, experimentation, model development, evaluation and production AI/ML workflows. You will collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to translate business problems into measurable data science solutions.
This role requires practical experience in classical ML and statistics, beyond working only with LLM APIs or prompt engineering.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, analysis and validation.
- Use Python for data processing, exploratory data analysis, automation and reusable experimentation utilities.
- Apply statistical analysis, hypothesis testing and experimental design to evaluate business and product outcomes.
- Develop and evaluate machine learning models using appropriate metrics and clearly defined success criteria.
- Build LLM workflows involving prompting, structured outputs and comparative evaluation of models and configurations.
- Create evaluation datasets, benchmarks, sampling strategies and ground-truth validation approaches.
- Perform error analysis and root-cause analysis to identify model failures, anomalies and performance degradation.
- Analyse production data and troubleshoot data, model and pipeline issues.
- Integrate data from APIs, databases and other structured and unstructured sources.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams on ML pipelines, evaluation frameworks and inference workflows.
- Research and test techniques to improve AI/ML system performance.
Required Skills and Experience
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI or a related field.
- Strong hands-on Python programming skills.
- Strong SQL skills for complex querying, data transformation and analysis.
- Solid understanding of statistics, hypothesis testing, experiment design and performance measurement.
- Practical experience developing and evaluating classical machine learning models.
- Experience with LLMs, prompting, structured outputs and evaluation.
- Experience defining evaluation metrics, benchmarks and error-analysis approaches.
- Ability to work with APIs, databases and structured and unstructured datasets.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to explain technical decisions, interpret results and communicate findings to stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- Experience designing end-to-end ML or LLM workflows.
- Experience with dataset creation, sampling, annotation and ground-truth validation.
- Experience analysing production AI/ML systems and debugging model or pipeline issues.
- Experience building reusable experimentation and evaluation frameworks.
Key Skills
Python, SQL, Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Classical ML, Hypothesis Testing, Experimental Design, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, GenAI, Large Language Models, LLM Evaluation, Error Analysis
Job Title: Senior AI Engineer
Experience: 5–10 years in software engineering, with 3+ years in AI/ML engineering preferred
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Artificial Intelligence / Engineering
Location: Bangalore
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AI Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and scale intelligent AI-powered applications and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in machine learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and production-grade software engineering.
The candidate will work closely with product managers, data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
1. AI Solution Design and Development
- Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI and machine learning solutions.
- Build intelligent applications using LLMs, Generative AI, NLP, and deep learning techniques.
- Develop scalable AI architectures and reusable components for enterprise applications.
- Evaluate AI models and select appropriate approaches based on accuracy, latency, cost, and business requirements.
2. Generative AI and LLM Engineering
- Develop LLM-powered applications using models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or open-source ecosystems.
- Design and implement RAG pipelines, document processing workflows, semantic search, and knowledge retrieval systems.
- Build AI agents and multi-step workflows using appropriate orchestration frameworks.
- Implement prompt engineering, structured outputs, tool calling, and context management.
- Optimize model performance through evaluation, fine-tuning where appropriate, and inference optimization.
3. Machine Learning and Data Engineering
- Develop and operationalize machine learning models for classification, prediction, recommendation, and other business use cases.
- Work with structured, unstructured, and multimodal data.
- Build data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and validation pipelines.
- Apply appropriate model evaluation techniques and statistical methods.
4. Production Deployment and MLOps / LLMOps
- Deploy AI solutions using cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Build automated CI/CD pipelines for AI applications and model deployment.
- Implement model versioning, experiment tracking, monitoring, and performance evaluation.
- Optimize inference latency, throughput, infrastructure utilization, and operating costs.
- Establish observability for AI applications, including token usage, retrieval quality, latency, failures, and model behavior.
5. Software Engineering and System Architecture
- Develop production-quality applications and APIs using Python and modern backend frameworks.
- Design RESTful APIs, asynchronous processing systems, and microservices where appropriate.
- Integrate AI services with enterprise applications, databases, and third-party systems.
- Use relational databases, vector databases, caching, and distributed systems effectively.
- Apply software engineering best practices, including testing, code reviews, documentation, and design patterns.
6. Security, Quality, and Responsible AI
- Implement safeguards against prompt injection, data leakage, insecure tool execution, and unauthorized access.
- Apply appropriate privacy, security, and compliance controls to AI systems.
- Evaluate hallucinations, bias, reliability, and failure modes.
- Design human-in-the-loop workflows and fallback mechanisms for critical use cases.
7. Technical Leadership and Collaboration
- Lead technical design discussions and mentor junior AI engineers.
- Define engineering standards, coding practices, and AI development guidelines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Conduct code reviews, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend practical innovations.
- Communicate technical trade-offs and solution architecture to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Technical Skills
Programming and Backend Development
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
- Knowledge of REST APIs, asynchronous programming, data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Experience with Git, automated testing, and CI/CD.
AI and Machine Learning
- Strong understanding of supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and statistical concepts.
- Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
- Knowledge of NLP, embeddings, transformers, and deep learning fundamentals.
Generative AI and LLMs
- Hands-on experience building production applications using LLM APIs or open-source models.
- Strong understanding of RAG architecture, embeddings, chunking, reranking, and retrieval evaluation.
- Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Milvus, or pgvector.
- Familiarity with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangChain, or comparable tools.
- Experience with tool calling, structured generation, agent workflows, and LLM evaluation.
Cloud and Infrastructure
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with model serving, scalable APIs, monitoring, and production deployments.
- Experience with MLOps or LLMOps practices.
Databases and Data Processing
- Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases, data pipelines, and distributed processing.
- Experience working with unstructured data, document ingestion, and retrieval systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with fine-tuning, quantization, or serving open-source LLMs.
- Experience with multimodal AI, including text, image, audio, or video.
- Knowledge of agent evaluation, workflow orchestration, and multi-agent systems.
- Experience with AI security, guardrails, governance, and responsible AI.
- Experience optimizing AI workloads for latency, scalability, and cost.
- Contributions to open-source AI projects, research, or technical publications.
Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
- Equivalent practical experience and demonstrated engineering expertise may be considered.
Key Success Metrics
- Quality, accuracy, and reliability of deployed AI solutions.
- Production adoption and measurable business impact.
- Reduction in inference costs and response latency.
- RAG retrieval quality and reduction in unsupported or incorrect responses.
- System availability, scalability, and operational stability.
- Delivery timelines, code quality, and technical mentoring effectiveness.












