Software Architect/CTO

About the Internship

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic AI/LLM Development Intern to join our team. This internship offers hands-on experience in building AI-powered applications, chatbots, and intelligent automation solutions using modern Large Language Models (LLMs).

Key Responsibilities

1. Assist in developing AI-powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs).
2. Build, test, and integrate AI chatbots and virtual assistants.
3. Work on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise documents and knowledge bases.
4. Develop and maintain APIs and backend services for AI applications.
5. Support the integration of AI models with web and mobile applications.
6. Collaborate with the development team to optimize AI workflows and improve application performance.
7. Participate in testing, debugging, and deployment of AI-based solutions.
8. Document technical processes, implementations, and project outcomes.

Eligibility Criteria

Only those candidates can apply who:

• Are available for a full-time, in-office internship.
• Are available for a duration of 3 months.
• Have relevant skills and a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
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Required Skills

• Basic programming knowledge in Python.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and API integration.
• Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts.
• Knowledge of SQL and database management.
• Understanding of Git and version control systems.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with LLMs such as GPT, Claude, Gemini, or open-source models.
• Exposure to AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar tools.
• Basic knowledge of vector databases and embeddings.
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

What You Will Gain

• Hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI technologies and LLMs.
• Exposure to real-world AI application development.
• Mentorship from experienced AI engineers.
• Opportunity to work on production-grade AI solutions and enterprise use cases.
• Certificate and Letter of Recommendation based on performance.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Owns the user experience on the website and Mobile App to provide the best-in-class experience for our online users.

• Owns the design strategies, framework, tools and governance for the Indian website and Mobile App in line with the local user needs and the Company's United Design Framework.

• Responsible for complete digital experience from the user research phase, design to the delivery of the mock-ups.

• Co-own the A/B testing strategy to run multiple usability tests on our online platforms and identify the quick wins through a data driven approach.

50%   Solution Definition, Confirmation, and Development

•   In depth knowledge of SAP IBP solution development in multiple modules (DP/SP/IO) with an ability to support solution deployment considering best practices

•   Ability to drive the business need discussions and mapping the requirements to SAP IBP system and design the process

•   Key contact for the vendor partners of IBP application

•   Support end-to-end application architecture integrity and the functional relationship across multiple projects and applications 

•   Identifies key integration requirements to other solutions, understands the end-to-end flow of data, and ensures the integrity of data as it moves across the solution landscape

•   Develops conceptual designs and solution blueprints

•   Provides support and consultation for detailed design, deployment, testing and production support.

•   Responsible for maintaining solution integrity through the course of the project including controlling scope, managing solutions for change requests and clarifying solution capabilities during all delivery phases

•   Acts as part of the broader Cargill Architecture community to define and execute architecture processes.

•   Partners with the Center-Led Portfolio Solution Architect(s) to understand the application architecture for all capabilities within the OSC portfolio (meaning the application portfolio, key APIs, transactions, etc.) and the associated roadmap 

•   Ensures region application architecture aligns with portfolio architecture and Enterprise Architecture standards/principles

30%   Business Partnership

•   Work with regional BRMs and businesses to establish clear connections between business goals and strategies and the process, data, and technology investments required to achieve them.

•   Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve issues, troubleshoot errors, and optimize performance

•   Responsible for the definition of the architecture and technology opportunities of the application based on new and emerging technologies. Independently establish priorities and strategies, ensuring they are consistent with business goals and economic viability.

20%   IT Innovation & Delivery

•   Drives improvement of architecture methodologies and services. Supports implementation, improvements, and proper utilization of architecture tools. Ensures the quality of architecture assets, and keeps them up-to-date. Develops and maintains architecture metrics. 

•   Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of SAP IBP enhancements, upgrades, and new features. Proactively propose and implement improvements to existing processes leveraging new functionalities.

•   Maintain knowledge of industry trends and utilize this knowledge to educate both IT and the business on opportunities to build better target architectures that support and drive business decisions.

•   Assist in the design of new testing methods and resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance. With minimal guidance, monitors systems capacity and performance.

-          Strong programming skills in JavaScript

-          Experience with ReactJS

-          Experience with frontend frameworks like bootstrap, Jquery

-          Object Oriented concepts

-          Good knowledge in HTML5, CSS, CSS3

-          Experience in working with RESTful APIS

-          Experience with HTTP, HTTPS and WebSockets

-          Building responsive design

-          Knowledge in version control- Git, Subversion

-          Good problem-solving skills 

Location: Chennai
1 .Net Core, Dotnet

4+ years of hands-on experience

Must-Have:-

> .Net, ASP.NET

> Must have good knowledge of multi-threading concepts

> Development experience nee in Visual studio 2019

> Systems thinking, technical acumen, an alytical skills, and communication skills.

> Testing skills (Unit testing, Integration testing.

> Exposure to AGILE development methodologies

> Quality mindset and attention to detail in all aspects of software engineering and development

Who are we?

We are a venture capital-backed software development company headquartered in Canada. We develop in-house products to disrupt one industry at a time and partner as a technology service provider to selected startups.

Who are you?

Experience in writing applications using Nodejs including Express or similar.
Must be good in MySQL or one of the databases such as Mongo.
Proficient in Javascript and good experience and knowledge of open source tools, frameworks, broader cutting-edge technologies around server-side development.
Excellent data structure, algorithm, and problem-solving skills.
Created and consumed various APIs in the past.
Should be an active contributor to developer communities like Stack Overflow, GitHub, Google Developer Groups (GDGs).
Customer-focused, react well to changes, work with teams, and able to multi-task.
Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoys challenging assignments in a high-energy, fast-growing, and start-up workplace.
Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal guidance and in a fluid environment.

Some of the technologies we use are:
NodeJS
ExpressJS
Angular 9
AWS
Github
PSQL, MongoDB
Selenium

• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in similar roles.
• Hands-on experience developing and delivering scalable multi-tenant SaaS applications on AWS platform.
• In-depth knowledge of Spring, Spring Boot, Java, REST Web Services, SQL databases, microservices, GRAND stack, SQL and NoSQL databases.
• In-depth knowledge and experience developing and delivering scalable data lakes, data ingestion and processing pipelines, data access microservices.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS platform, tools and services, specifically AWS networking and security, Route53, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, RDS; Java/Spring development; modern database and data processing technologies; DevOps; microservices architecture; container/Docker technology.
• Outstanding collaboration and communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with distributed team.
• Understand and practice agile development methodology.
• Prior experience working in a software product company.
• Prior experience with security product development.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Certified Developer certification is highly desired.
• Prior experience with Apache Spark and Scala.