MLOps Manager

LenDenClub; India; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

LenDenClub, India’s leading RBI-registered NBFC-P2P platform, seeks a Senior AI/ML & MLOps Engineer to build, deploy, and scale AI systems in production. You will work with AI, Product, Credit, Engineering, DevOps and Data teams to move AI initiatives from experimentation to reliable production.

You will own end-to-end productionization, build ML pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalable, secure, observable AI solutions with cost optimization.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of AI/ML Engineering, MLOps
• Hands-on ML model development and deployment
• Strong understanding of MLOps lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience building REST APIs / microservices
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
• Knowledge of Docker, Git, CI/CD, databases, and production deployment
• Experience with ML frameworks like Scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, TensorFlow
• Exposure to ML model monitoring, data pipelines, and observability
• Familiarity with LLMs, GenAI, prompt engineering, RAG, or AI agents (preferred)
• Good system design, scalability, performance and cost optimization

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML/AI models for production use cases
• Build and maintain MLOps pipelines for training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring and retraining
• Develop scalable APIs and backend services to integrate AI/ML models
• Own end-to-end productionization of AI solutions: architecture, deployment, monitoring, reliability
• Work on AWS/cloud infrastructure for AI and data workloads and optimize for cost
• Monitor and control AI/LLM/API costs with appropriate frameworks
• Implement model/system monitoring for performance, drift, latency, data quality, KPIs
• Collaborate with data engineers to build reliable data pipelines and platforms
• Evaluate and integrate LLMs, GenAI, AI agents, and third-party services
• Build experimentation frameworks to evaluate new AI models and approaches
• Ensure AI systems are scalable, secure, observable and production-ready
• Troubleshoot production issues with DevOps/Engineering teams
• Maintain documentation, deployment processes and runbooks
• Drive best practices around Git, CI/CD, Docker, cloud deployment, testing, code quality
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural discussions

Skills

AI/ML Engineering

MLOps

REST APIs

AWS

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Databases

ML frameworks

Observability

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

LenDenClub is India’s largest RBI-registered (NBFC-P2P) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform. We are a platform for lenders seeking high interest with creditworthy borrowers, bridging the gap left by traditional credit institutions. With over 3 crore users and ₹16,000 crore+ in loans disbursed, we command more than 98% of India’s P2P lending market. Our 4.4+ rating on the App Store reflects our commitment to offering a trustworthy and secure lending experience. Powered by cutting-edge technology and a user-first approach, we are setting new benchmarks in India’s evolving fintech ecosystem. The progressive approach towards employee benefits has been acknowledged and appreciated and as a result, LenDenClub has been certified as a 'Great Place to Work' successively for four years by the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc.

About InstaMoney:

InstaMoney is our cutting-edge Loan Service Provider (LSP) platform, built to make borrowing fast, flexible, and fully digital for users across India. With over 30 million downloads, InstaMoney offers seamless credit access through a simple and intuitive mobile app. From Personal Loans and Merchant Loans, InstaMoney provides short- to mid-tenure credit solutions

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior AI/ML & MLOps Engineer with 3–6 years of experience to build, deploy, and scale AI/ML systems in production. The role will combine AI/ML engineering, MLOps, backend/API development, cloud infrastructure, and AI platform optimization.

The person will work closely with AI, Product, Credit, Engineering, DevOps and Data teams to take AI initiatives from experimentation to reliable production systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML/AI models and AI-powered applications for production use cases.
• Build and maintain MLOps pipelines for model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
• Develop scalable APIs and backend services to integrate AI/ML models with business applications.
• Own end-to-end productionization of AI solutions, including architecture, deployment, monitoring, and reliability.
• Work on AWS/cloud infrastructure for AI and data workloads and optimize infrastructure for performance and cost.
• Build frameworks and processes to monitor and control AI/LLM/API costs.
• Implement model and system monitoring, including performance, drift, latency, failures, data quality, and business KPIs.
• Work with data engineers to build reliable data pipelines and data platforms required for AI/ML systems.
• Evaluate and integrate LLMs, GenAI models, AI agents, and third-party AI services where applicable.
• Build experimentation frameworks to quickly evaluate new AI models, tools, and approaches.
• Ensure AI systems are scalable, secure, observable and production-ready.
• Troubleshoot production issues and work with DevOps/Engineering teams for quick resolution.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture decisions, deployment processes, and operational runbooks.
• Drive engineering best practices around Git, CI/CD, Docker, cloud deployment, testing, and code quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical design and architecture discussions.

Required Skills

• 3–5 years of experience in AI/ML Engineering, MLOps.
• Hands-on experience with ML model development and deployment.
• Strong understanding of MLOps and ML lifecycle management.
• Experience building and deploying REST APIs / microservices.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Docker, Git, CI/CD, databases, and production deployment.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as Scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• Experience with model monitoring, data pipelines, logging, alerting, and observability.
• Working knowledge of LLMs, GenAI, prompt engineering, RAG, or AI agents is preferred.
• Good understanding of system design, scalability, performance and cost optimization.

Good to Have

• Experience in FinTech, lending, credit, risk, or financial services.
• Experience with Vertex AI, AWS ML services or equivalent ML platforms.
• Experience building AI/ML platforms or reusable frameworks.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and data engineering.
• Experience optimizing cloud and AI infrastructure costs.
• Experience working with autonomous/agentic AI systems.

What We Expect

• Strong ownership from problem definition to production deployment.
• Ability to work independently and handle ambiguous AI/ML problems.
• Strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, DevOps, Data, and Business teams.
• Focus on building reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient AI systems, not just models or prototypes.