Engineering Lead - Data and Applied AI

Overview

Engineering Lead role focused on applied AI and data technologies, designing and delivering high-quality software solutions.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and improve scalable, maintainable, performance-optimized software.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and solution strategies.
• Lead or contribute to code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect sensitive data.
• Implement unit testing practices to support readable, reliable code.
• Contribute to strategy by driving requirements, making recommendations, and planning resources and policies.
• Advise stakeholders and manage/mitigate risks and strengthen controls for the team’s work.

What you'll need

• Experience in applied AI including tools/technologies such as Claude CLI/OpenAI SDK/Google ADK, RAG, LangChain, Langfuse, Bedrock, Guardrails, vector databases, and advanced prompting.
• Working knowledge of AWS components and services listed in the posting, including Python, IAM, S3, Lambda, Step functions, and Cloudwatch.
• Tech leadership exposure in software architecture, line management, mentoring, cross-team collaboration, and project planning/execution.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to have

• Big data experience (Hadoop, Impala, Hive).
• Experience with cloud data technologies such as snowflake, databricks, starburst, and star rocks.
• Strong understanding of data governance and associated controls.

Details

• Location: Chennai, DLF IT Park.
• Role is based in Chennai.