Lead AI Application Developer

About Albertsons Companies Inc. :

As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates over 2,200 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners across the United States, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others, serve more than 36 million U.S customers each week.

We build and shape technology solutions that solve customers’ problems every day, making things easier for them when they shop with us online or in a store. We have made bold, strategic moves to migrate and modernize our core foundational capabilities, positioning ourselves as the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company in the industry.

Our success is built on a one-team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we are transforming shopping into an experience that is easy, efficient, fun and engaging.

About Albertsons Companies India :

At Albertsons Companies India, we're not just pushing the boundaries of technology and retail innovation, we're cultivating a space where ideas flourish and careers thrive. Our workplace in India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the company’s technology journey to support millions of customers’ lives every day.

At the Albertsons Companies India, we are raising the bar to grow across Technology & Engineering, AI, Digital and other company functions, and transform a 165-year-old American retailer. At Albertsons Companies India associates collaborate directly with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting and pivotal projects. Your work will make history and help millions of lives each day come together around the joys of food and inspire their well-being.

Position Title : Sr Staff Engineer Agentic

Job Description :

Roles & responsibilities :

• Lead full-stack development of AI-powered, merchant-facing products, from EDA to model development to agentic systems to frontend development (React).
• Architect and implement agent-based systems using tools like OpenAI Response API, LangX, AutoGPT, or custom frameworks.
• Design and deploy systems that incorporate LLMs, including fine-tuning (Reinforcement Learning), model evaluations (OpenAI Eval Framework), prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
• Apply advanced data science (custom deep learning models, Bayesian Causal Inference models, Bandit models, DPO-based reinforcement learning), optimization techniques (e.G., linear / integer programming, heuristics) to real-world use cases in pricing, discounting, and promotions.
• Conduct thorough exploratory data analysis (EDA) to inform data hypotheses and model development.
• Develop and maintain production-ready ML pipelines, APIs (FastAPI / Flask), and data services with scalable performance.
• Drive engineering best practices across model deployment, CI / CD, containerization, and cloud services.
• Mentor and coach junior AI Engineers, providing feedback, guidance, and support on modeling and coding best practices.
• Work autonomously, taking ownership of key initiatives while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Design.
• Communicate clearly and effectively—both written and verbally in English—to technical and executive audiences.

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