Explicitly requires vibe coding skills — fast prototyping, AI-assisted development, improvisational coding.
About the Role
Join Kearney Activate in Bangalore as an Applied AI Solution Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI-driven applications (LLMs, agents, RAG) in a client-facing, hands-on engineering role. The position focuses on implementing end-to-end AI solutions, integrating AI components into services, and collaborating with senior engineers and client teams to deliver real-world GenAI applications.
Role
As an Applied AI Solution Engineer based in Bangalore (hybrid), you will work in cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy AI-driven applications leveraging large language models, agents, and retrieval techniques. This is a hands-on, client-facing engineering role where you will contribute to solution design, development, testing, and delivery under the guidance of senior engineers and grow into taking more ownership over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop AI-powered applications involving LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and autonomous agents.
- Implement agent workflows (tool-calling, memory, routing) using frameworks like LangGraph or LangChain and evaluate agent behavior.
- Integrate AI components into microservices, APIs, and client-facing applications.
- Collaborate with clients to translate business needs into feasible AI/ML solution components and communicate technical concepts in accessible terms.
- Troubleshoot technical issues, identify blockers, and escalated complex challenges to senior engineers or R&D teams.
- Document learnings, reusable patterns, and contribute to cross-functional product, data, and design discussions.
- Continuously learn and experiment with new models, orchestration frameworks, open-source models, and retrieval techniques.
Technical Skills & Requirements
- Hands‑on experience or strong foundational knowledge in Python, SQL, APIs, and building small-scale microservices or automation scripts.
- Experience with or exposure to LLM APIs and platforms (Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Hugging Face, Anthropic).
- Familiarity with GenAI concepts including prompting, embeddings, vector search, and basic fine‑tuning approaches.
- Experience or exposure to retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) and vector stores for knowledge retrieval.
- Ability to design simple solution architectures combining Python and cloud tools; strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset.
- Comfortable in client‑facing situations and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
Nice to Have
- Experience building data pipelines, indexing datasets, embedding generation, and retrieval evaluation for GenAI.
- Exposure to MLOps practices, Docker, CI/CD, or cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Hands‑on work with agent workflows or multi‑step reasoning models.
- Fast prototyping and AI‑assisted development (vibe coding).
What We Offer
- Direct experience building real‑world AI applications with mentorship from experienced engineers and architects.
- Opportunities to work directly with clients across industries and access to cutting‑edge AI tools, platforms, and training.
- A growth path toward leading solution delivery and advisory work.
Skills
Solution Design Client Communication Problem Solving Cross‑functional Collaboration Analytical Thinking Continuous Learning Adaptability Technical Troubleshooting Prototyping Ethical/Responsible AI
Experience Level
Mid
Employment Type
Full Time, Permanent
- Mentorship from experienced AI engineers and architects
- Direct experience building real‑world AI applications
- Opportunities to work directly with clients across industries
- Access to cutting‑edge AI tools, platforms, and training
- Growth path toward leading solution delivery and advisory work