Lead – Generative AI / Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence

OJCommerce; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits/Accident Cover

Flexi Office Working Hours

Fast paced startup

Job summary

OJ Commerce seeks a Lead Engineer with deep Generative AI, ML, and AI expertise to drive design, development and deployment of AI/ML solutions. You will lead technical teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to solve real-world problems using cutting-edge tech.

The ideal candidate brings leadership across AI/ML, strong knowledge of deep learning, NLP, CV, and experience with OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain and Diffusers.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hands-on AI/ML experience with leadership.
• Strong understanding of deep learning, NLP, CV, or generative models.
• Proven experience with Generative AI frameworks and ML libraries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI/ML engineers and researchers.
• Architect and deploy scalable Generative AI solutions (LLMs, diffusion, transformers).
• Design end-to-end ML pipelines including data prep, training, validation, deployment.
• Work with large datasets to develop, fine-tune, evaluate models.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to integrate AI capabilities.
• Stay current with AI research and best practices; drive adoption.
• Perform technical reviews and guide model development best practices.
• Ensure ethical, secure, and responsible AI development.

Skills

Leadership

Deep learning

NLP

Computer vision

Generative models

Python

Cloud platforms

MLOps

APIs & microservices

Problem solving

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Keras

OpenAI

HuggingFace

LangChain

Diffusers

Job description

Job Description

Role: Lead - Generative AI/ Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence

Experience: 5 - 10 years

Job Location: Chennai

About OJ Commerce

OJ Commerce (OJC), a rapidly expanding and profitable online retailer, is headquartered in Florida, USA, with a fully-functional office in Chennai, India. We deliver exceptional value to our customers by harnessing cutting-edge technology, fostering innovation, and establishing strategic brand partnerships to enable a seamless, enjoyable shopping experience featuring high-quality products at unbeatable prices. Our advanced, data-driven system streamlines operations with minimal human intervention. Our extensive product portfolio encompasses over a million SKUs and more than 2,500 brands across eight primary categories. This role involves driving the marketing efforts for a product line with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 70% to achieve the targeted revenue run rate of US$ 200 million in three years. As we continue to forge new partner relationships, our flagship website, www.ojcommerce.com, has rapidly emerged as a top-performing e-commerce channel, catering to millions of customers annually.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experience and motivated Lead Engineer with deep expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. The ideal candidate will drive the design, development and deployment of AI/ML solutions, lead technical teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to solve real-world problems using cutting-edge technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of AI/ML engineers and researchers.
• Architect and deploy scalable Generative AI solutions (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models, transformers).
• Design and implement end-to-end machine learning pipelines, including data preprocessing, model training, validation, and deployment.
• Work with large-scale datasets to develop, fine-tune, and evaluate models.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities into applications.
• Stay current with the latest research, tools, and trends in AI/ML, and recommend adoption where applicable.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance on best practices in AI model development.
• Ensure ethical, secure, and responsible AI development.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in AI/ML, including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of deep learning, NLP, computer vision, or generative models.
• Proven experience with Generative AI frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, Diffusers).
• Proficient in ML libraries and tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Keras, etc.
• Solid programming skills in Python; experience with other languages like Java, C++, or Go is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps practices.
• Experience deploying models in production environments (APIs, microservices, containers).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Research contributions or publications in AI/ML conferences or journals.
• Experience working with multi-modal models (text + image + audio).
• Knowledge of Reinforcement Learning, Prompt Engineering, or AutoML.
• Exposure to data governance, model explainability, and AI ethics.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Medical Benefits/Accident Cover
• Flexi Office Working Hours
• Fast paced start up