Lead Software Engineer

Michelin España Portugal SA; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Michelin España Portugal SA seeks a GenAI-focused engineer to design and industrialize AI-powered solutions in collaboration with innovation, data, and IT teams. The role emphasizes integration with enterprise systems and robust production-grade deployments.

You'll work across backend technologies, GenAI frameworks, and cloud platforms, delivering secure, scalable AI capabilities with strong governance and observability.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience in Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Proficiency with GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and OpenAI API.
• Hands on exposure to Azure, AWS, or GCP and production-grade environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI powered applications integrating LLMs, including RAG and embedding components.
• Define scalable GenAI architectures with robustness and industrial readiness.
• Implement APIs, microservices, and AI pipelines in an industrial cloud environment.
• Support client teams with scoping, architecture reviews, and best practice guidance.
• Ensure solution quality, security, and observability following governance standards.

Skills

Backend languages

GenAI frameworks

Cloud platforms

Enterprise collaboration

RAG / vector databases / MLOps

Job description

Move from AI exploration to AI adoption by accelerating the software development lifecycle through measurable impact, real usage, and scaled adoption—delivering tangible results powered by the DRIVE program.

As part of a strategic initiative on Generative AI, you will design, build, and industrialize high visibility GenAI solutions.

You will work closely with innovation, data, and IT teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure AI capabilities that integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems

Key Expected Achievements

As part of a strategic initiative on Generative AI, you will design, build, and industrialize high visibility GenAI solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop AI powered applications integrating Large Language Models (LLMs), including RAG, embeddings, and agent-based components.
• Define and contribute to scalable GenAI architectures, ensuring robustness, performance, and industrial readiness.
• Implement APIs, microservices, and AI pipelines within an industrial cloud environment.
• Support client teams through scoping, technical expertise, architecture reviews, audits, and best practice guidance.
• Ensure solution quality, security, compliance, and observability, following governance and risk management standards.

Required Profile:

• Strong backend engineering experience in Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Proficiency with GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and OpenAI API.
• Hands on exposure to at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and experience with demanding production grade industrial environments.
• Ability to operate effectively in large enterprise ecosystems: structured communication, rigor, and a strong service mindset.
• Experience with RAG architectures, vector databases, and MLOps pipelines is a strong plus.

Team Life & Ways of Working:

• Embrace and respect Agile rituals, contributing actively to continuous improvement of team processes and collaboration.
• Participate in workload estimation for backlog items, challenging complexity and scope when needed.
• Contribute to sprint planning and allocation of tasks, supporting the delivery of incremental value and modernization of components (Evergreen approach).

Behavioural Skills:

• Customer Focus,
• Continuous learning
• Ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts, business models, and technologies
• Working with internal and external stakeholders in an international environment.