MLOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced ML/ML Ops Engineer with 4 years of professional experience in software development to join our team. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in software engineering principles best practices CI/CD pipelines implementation and knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) fundamentals. 

As an MLOps Engineer you will play a key role in developing engineering and maintaining high-quality software solutions working on Machine Learning projects and some Agentic Pipelines that drive innovation across the organization. 

Key responsibilities 

• Design and implement the pipelines fortrainingand deploymentof ML and AI models. 

• Create andmaintaina scalablecodeto deliver AI/ML processes responding to theusersrequests in near real time. 

• Design dashboards tomonitora system. 

• Collect metrics and create alerts based on them. 

• Design and execute unit and performance tests. 

• Perform feasibility studies/analysis with a critical point of view. 

• Support andmaintain(troubleshoot issues with data andapplications). 

• Develop comprehensive technical documentation including diagrams and manuals. 

• Tackle diverse software challenges ensuring simplicity and maintainability in code design. 

• Contribute to architectural designs of large complexity and size potentially involving several distinct software components. 

• Working closely withother engineers datascientists and a variety of end-users (across diverse cultures) to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction. 

• Work as a member of a team encouraging team buildingmotivationand cultivating effective team relations. 

Qualifications :

Essential (E): 

• 4 years of professional experience in software development and/or CI/CD pipeline development 

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field. 

• Proficient in Python programming with strong knowledge of OOP and unit testing. 

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Linux and Docker containers. 

• Experience with major cloud providers (Azure GCP or AWS). 

• Familiarity with ML/Ops technologies (e.g. Azure ML). 

• Experience building Agentic pipelines. 

• Experience designing monitoring dashboards (Grafana or similar). 

• Experience with container orchestrators (Kubernetes Docker Swarm). 

• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch ONNX TensorFlow). 

• Experience using collaborative development tools (Git Confluence Jira etc.). 

• Problem-solving capabilities and strong analytical/logical thinking. 

• Self-driven proactive attitude resolutive and team-oriented. 

• Ability to learn quickly and manage deadlines. 

• Agile development methodologies (SCRUM/KANBAN). 

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken). 

Preferred (P): 

• Masters degree in Computer Engineering or related discipline. 

• Experience with distributed systems. 

• Knowledge in Power BI. 

• Handson experience building finetuning or deploying ML models across domains such as Computer Vision Natural Language Processing (NLP) and classical machinelearning methods (e.g. Decision Trees).  

• Familiarity with modern foundation and opensource model families such as Qwen LLaMA and other large language models (LLMs). 

Additional Information :

This role is opened in both Chennai & Pune

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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