Knowledge Artisans is hiring a Founding AI Engineer / Technical Product Lead on behalf of one of our strategic global clients. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a zero-to-one AI product that will power next-gen agentic AI assistants in the Procurement domain.
You’ll lead the architecture, design, and hands-on development of AI agents using LLMs , RAG pipelines , vector databases , and structured data pipelines — building enterprise-grade AI that solves real business problems at scale.
What You'll Do :
- Architect and develop Procurement AI Agents for enterprise users.
- Implement LLM-based pipelines (RAG, prompt engineering, context construction).
- Integrate vector databases (Chroma, FAISS) for document indexing & semantic search.
- Build robust Python services for data ingestion, processing & orchestration.
- Work with structured data (CSVs, ledgers, SaaS usage reports) to classify spend & power insights.
- Support front-end development for interactive chat UIs and AI explainability.
- Ensure privacy, reliability, and explainability — building real enterprise software, not chat demos.
- Contribute actively to product roadmap & feature prioritization .
What We're Looking For :
7+ years in Software Engineering / ML Engineering / AI & LLM Development .Proven hands-on experience building with LLMs (OpenAI, LLaMA, Claude, Mistral, DeepSeek).Strong Python engineering skills; familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex , or similar.Comfortable with vector databases , semantic search, chunking & indexing.Experience with structured data pipelines (pandas, SQL, data validation).Pragmatic mindset : focus on shipping useful solutions , not just academic work.Experience building secure, modular APIs & backend services.Bonus Points :
Background in Procurement , Legal Tech , or Enterprise SaaS domains.Experience mentoring or managing junior devs or interns .Why Join?
Build AI products that matter — with revenue-linked outcomes and enterprise users.Work with real data, real clients , and experienced domain consultants.High ownership — influence architecture, roadmap & delivery.Opportunity to grow into Head of AI or long-term technical leadership role.Competitive pay + potential future equity + flexible working.About Knowledge Artisans :
We are a specialized AI & Technology consulting firm, building high-impact solutions across Agentic AI , Enterprise AI , and AI-augmented Products . We engage with global clients on deep engineering mandates and offer engineers the opportunity to work on the most cutting-edge AI product builds in real domains.
This is an FTE role for one of our flagship global clients, where you will be deeply integrated into their product engineering team via KA.