[Hiring] AI Engineer - Tech Lead @NTT DATA

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced AI Engineer – Tech Lead to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI/ML and Generative AI solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong technical leadership, guiding teams to build production-grade AI systems that deliver measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and implementation of AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Own AI system architecture including model lifecycle, pipelines, and inference services.
• Review code, models, and architectures to ensure quality, scalability, performance, and security.
• Mentor and guide AI engineers and data scientists.
• Define engineering best practices and MLOps standards.

AI & ML Engineering Responsibilities

• Design, train, fine-tune, and deploy ML, DL, and LLM-based models.
• Build pipelines for data ingestion, preprocessing, training, and evaluation.
• Implement prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows.
• Optimize models for accuracy, latency, and cost.

System Design & Architecture

• Architect cloud-native, scalable AI solutions.
• Integrate AI systems with enterprise platforms, APIs, and data sources.
• Ensure security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements are met.

MLOps & Production Readiness

• Lead CI/CD for ML systems.
• Implement model versioning, monitoring, and drift detection.
• Drive observability and reliability of AI services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in AI/ML.
• Proven experience in a Tech Lead or senior technical role.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Requirements

• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, and agent-based systems.
• Knowledge of AI ethics, explainability, and bias mitigation.
• Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI, or related fields.

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership and ownership mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for mentoring and team development.

Benefits

• You will lead cutting-edge AI initiatives, influence technical strategy, and work on impactful AI-driven products with high-performing teams.