GenAI Lead

Orioninnovation; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation seeks a Lead Generative AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI-powered solutions. You will lead a team of engineers and data scientists to leverage Generative AI technologies, focusing on scalable models and enterprise integration.

Responsibilities include architecting and fine-tuning LLMs, building RAG pipelines, and deploying AI models on Azure, AWS, or GCP with MLOps practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with 2+ years in Generative AI.
• Minimum of 2 years building Conversational AI applications using cloud-based services and orchestrating AI/ML services for a complete solution.
• Minimum of 6 years of extensive full-time experience in Data Analysis, Statistics, ML, or CS.
• Proven track record of leading AI projects from inception to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and implementation of Generative AI solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and data scientists.
• Define and deliver API access for GenAI services and integrations.
• Collaborate with product, business stakeholders, and UX to define AI features.
• Stay updated on trends, LLMs, and AI frameworks.
• Ensure scalability, performance, and security of deployed AI solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Generative AI

Team mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Cloud proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/AI

8+ years in AI/ML engineering

Tools

Azure AI Services

Azure Machine Learning

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

Vector databases (Pinecone/Weaviate)

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an innovative and highly skilled Lead Generative AI (GenAI) Engineer to spearhead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI-powered solutions. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers and data scientists to harness cutting‑edge Generative AI technologies and implement them to solve complex business problems, enhance user experiences, and drive innovation. This role combines deep technical expertise, leadership, and a strong understanding of AI trends and tools.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of Generative AI solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and data scientists working on GenAI projects.
• Stay updated with the latest trends, research, and advancements in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Solution Development:

• Architect, train, and fine-tune state-of-the-art LLMs and generative AI models
• Develop and optimize pipelines for prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and domain-specific fine-tuning.
• Develop and deploy generative AI models, particularly focusing on ChatGPT, using Python on Azure or AWS Platform or .Net on Azure platform
• Ensure scalability, performance, and security of AI solutions deployed in production.

Integration and Deployment:

API Development:

• Ability to define and deliver API access for GenAI services, facilitating integration with other systems and applications.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate GenAI solutions into enterprise applications and services.
• Utilize cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP) to deploy and manage AI models and APIs.
• Leverage MLOps practices for continuous model monitoring, retraining, and improvement.

Data Strategy and Preparation:

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure high-quality data acquisition, preprocessing, and augmentation for model training and fine-tuning.
• Implement data governance and privacy practices in line with organizational policies.

Innovation and Research:

• Experiment with new generative AI techniques, such as multimodal AI, reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF), and active learning.
• Evaluate and recommend AI frameworks, libraries, and platforms for project requirements.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and UX designers to define AI-powered product features and use cases.
• Present technical concepts, project progress, and AI capabilities to non-technical audiences.

Key Requirements

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and services for AI/ML, such as Azure AI Services, Azure Machine Learning, AWS Bedrock, or Google Vertex AI.
• Hands on experience in any of LLMs such as OpenAI's ChatGPT Models , Gemini, Llama 2 ,Claude 2 ,Grok
• Hands on experience in any of the agentic frameworks like LangChain, Semantic kernel, AutoGen, CrewAi
• Hands on experience using any of vector database like Chroma, Pinecone, Weaviate, Faiss
• Experience with multimodal AI and advanced techniques like Tree-of-Thoughts, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), or Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)
• Strong expertise in LLMs and generative AI frameworks like OpenAI, Hugging Face Transformers, or similar platforms.
• Deep understanding of natural language processing (NLP) concepts, including tokenization, embeddings, and sequence-to-sequence models.
• Proficiency in Python and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn.
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline management and automation tools, particularly within the Azure DevOps environment. Knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools is also important
• Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, such as MLflow, Kubeflow, or Docker.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field (Ph.D. preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with 2+ years specifically in Generative AI.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in building Conversational AI applications using cloud-based services and in orchestrating AI/ML services for building a complete solution.
• Minimum of 6 years of extensive full-time experience in Data Analysis, Statistics, Machine Learning, or Computer Science.
• Proven track record of leading AI projects from inception to production.
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