Job Title : Lead – AI / LLM Engineer
Location : Hyderabad / Onsite from Day One
Department : AI & Data Science
6+ Years Must
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Lead AI / LLM Engineer to drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI and GenAI solutions. This role will focus on LLM fine-tuning, prompt optimization, model evaluation, and production deployment for real-world enterprise use cases.
You will lead a small team of ML and AI engineers, collaborating closely with product and architecture teams to deliver scalable and intelligent AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end development of AI and GenAI projects — from data preparation to deployment.
- Design, fine-tune, and optimize Large Language Models (LLMs) for domain-specific use cases.
- Build and manage RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and agentic AI systems .
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models into production environments.
- Evaluate model performance, optimize accuracy, and ensure reliability and efficiency.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building the internal AI knowledge base.
- Stay updated on the latest research in GenAI, multimodal learning, and transformer architectures.
Required Skills & Experience
6 years of overall experience in Machine Learning / AI , with at least 3+ years in LLM / GenAI projects.Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers (Hugging Face) .Proven experience in fine-tuning and deploying LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama, Falcon, Mistral, etc.).Strong understanding of NLP, text embeddings, vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Chroma) .Experience with LangChain / LlamaIndex and prompt engineering .Hands-on with cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) .Knowledge of MLOps, CI / CD for ML pipelines , and version control (Git).Good to Have
Experience in multimodal AI (text, image, voice).Exposure to open-source LLMs and custom fine-tuning techniques (PEFT, LoRA, QLoRA).Understanding of data privacy, AI governance, and responsible AI practices .Prior experience in leading small AI / ML teams.Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Ability to drive innovation and foster a learning culture within the team.Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence , or related field.Best Regards,
Mohammed Moid
India : +91-9573322310
USA : 609-934-5337
Email : moid.m@aviradigital.com