AI R & D Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company is looking for an AI/HPC Architect/Technical Leader to lead cross-functional teams in developing scalable AI platforms. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in AI/ML and HPC, and will drive product engineering strategies within the organization. Responsibilities include collaborating with R&D teams, shaping the engineering strategy, and optimizing AI solutions for semiconductor platforms. This full-time position is suitable for candidates at the mid-senior level based in Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in core AI technologies.
• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, HPC, compiler engineering, or semiconductor/network product engineering.
• Experience working with semiconductor clients and OEMs on R&D and product engineering initiatives.
• Strong track record in architecting AI solutions for embedded and accelerator platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams in building scalable AI platforms and HPC workloads.
• Shape TCS’s AI/GenAI product engineering strategy.
• Collaborate with R&D teams for skill creation in AI technologies.
• Collaborate with Hi-Tech R&D teams to create AI capabilities for clients.
• Represent TCS in client workshops, technical briefings, and industry forums.
• Develop case studies and GTM materials for semiconductor and OEM clients.

Skills

AI technologies

AI/ML

HPC

Compiler engineering

Semiconductor product engineering

Model optimization

Benchmarking

Hardware deployment

RISC-V ISA customization

GPU kernel optimization

Compiler toolchains

Tools

CUDA

ROCm

oneAPI

LLVM

Clang

GCC

ZenDNN

Vitis

Job description

Title – AI/HPC Architect / Technical Leader

Required Technical Skill Set

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in core AI technologies
• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, HPC, compiler engineering, or semiconductor/ network product engineering.

Desired Experience Range

15-25 years

Location of Requirement

Hyderabad/ Bangalore

Desired Competencies

• Deep expertise in AI model optimization, benchmarking, and deployment on various hardware.
• Proven track record in architecting solutions for embedded systems, silicon platforms, or AI accelerators.
• Architect and development of AI/Gen AI offerings and solutions for semiconductor platforms (e.g., AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia).
• Performance benchmarking and model quantization across diverse chipsets and AI libraries (e.g., CUDA, ROCm, oneAPI, ZenDNN, Vitis).
• Evangelize open-source contributions and upstreaming efforts in compiler and AI toolchain communities.
• Experience working with semiconductor clients and OEMs on R&D and product engineering initiatives.
• Compiler engineering - RISC-V ISA customization, GPU kernel optimization, and heterogeneous computing integration.
• Understanding of compiler toolchains (LLVM, Clang, GCC), heterogeneous computing, and AI frameworks

Role Descriptions / Expectations from the Role

• Lead cross-functional teams in building scalable AI platforms and HPC workloads for servers/ cloud and edge.
• Shape and evolve TCS’s AI/GenAI product engineering strategy, service offerings and related solutions.
• Define, Design and Develop PoCs, PoVs on recent AI/ GenAI trends and help extend TCS thought leadership.
• Collaborate with R&D teams of Hi-Tech clients to create business and technical skills in AI technologies.
• Represent TCS in client workshops, technical briefings, and industry forums.
• Develop and present case studies, technical decks, and GTM strategies for semiconductor and OEM clients.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

IT Services and IT Consulting