AI Applications Engineer

About the job:

The Customer Content Services (CCS) team is looking for a skilled Python Developer to join our Software Engineering team in Pune this role the ideal candidate should have a strong background in Python development a deep understanding of LLMs and the ability to debug and optimize AI applications. Your work will directly impact our product development helping us drive innovation and improve the customer experience.

What will you do

• Develop and maintain Python-based applications integrating LLMs and AI-powered solutions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers software engineers and data teams) to understand requirements and translate them into data-driven solutions

• Assist in the development testing and optimization of AI-driven features

• Optimize performance and scalability of applications utilizing LLMs

• Debug and resolve Python application errors ensuring stability and efficiency

• Conduct exploratory data analysis and data cleaning to prepare raw data for modeling

• Optimize and maintain data storage and retrieval systems for model input/output

• Research and experiment with new LLM advancements and AI tools to improve existing applications

• Document workflows model architectures and code to ensure reproducibility and knowledge sharing across the team

What will you bring

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience

• Strong proficiency in Python including experience with frameworks like FastAPI/ Flask or Django

• Understanding of fundamental AI/ML concepts algorithms techniques and implementation of workflows

• Familiarity with DevOps/MLOps practices and tools for managing the AI/ML lifecycle in production environments

• Understanding of LLM training processes and data requirements. Experience in LLM fine-tuning RAG and prompt engineering

• Hands-on experience with LLMs (e.g. OpenAI GPT Llama or other transformer models) and their integration into applications(e.g. LangChain or Llama Stack)

• Familiarity with REST APIs data structures and algorithms

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and debug complex issues

• Experience with Git CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies

• Experience working with cloud-based environments (AWS GCP or Azure) is a plus

• Knowledge of vector databases (e.g. Pinecone FAISS ChromaDB) is a plus

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