NBBL- Senior Associate AI Engineers

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI); Hyderabad, Chennai District, Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is seeking a Senior Associate AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications for Bharat Bill Pay platforms. You will work on agentic workflows, RAG solutions, and cloud-native services in a finance-focused environment.

Bring 2+ years of AI/ML experience with Java or Python, experience in OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures. Location across Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai with a full-time role.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech / ME/M.Tech / MCA / MSc or equivalent in AI/ML/Data Science/CS or related fields preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant AI/ML experience.
• Location: Mumbai/Hyderabad/Chennai.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and services.
• Build AI assistants, chatbots, copilots, and intelligent agents.
• Implement RAG solutions using enterprise knowledge sources.
• Integrate LLM capabilities with existing applications and APIs.
• Collaborate with business, architecture, and development teams.
• Ensure security, governance, performance, and compliance.

Skills

Java

Python

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

OpenAI

Azure OpenAI

Gemini

Claude

Llama

Lang Chain

Lang Graph

Llama Index

Semantic Kernel

Azure AI Search

Pinecone

Chroma DB

Weaviate

Milvus

Kafka

Redis

MongoDB

Cassandra

ClickHouse

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

ELK

Grafana

Prometheus

AI observability

FinTech

Payments

Digital Banking

AI Certifications

Education

BE/B.Tech / ME/M.Tech / MCA / MSc

Job description

The opportunity

We are looking for a talented AI Developer with expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning, and enterprise application development to build intelligent solutions for Bharat Bill Pay platforms. The role focuses on AI-powered applications, agentic workflows, RAG implementations, and scalable cloud-native services.

Job details

Job Title: Senior Associate AI Engineer

Years of Experience: 2 yrs+

Education: BE/B.Tech / ME/M.Tech / MCA / MSc or equivalent (AI/ML/Data Science/Computer Science or related fields preferred)

Full-time

Location: Mumbai/ Hyderabad/ Chennai

Permanent Role

Key responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and services.
2. Build AI assistants, chatbots, copilots, and intelligent agents.
3. Implement RAG solutions using enterprise knowledge sources.
4. Integrate LLM capabilities with existing applications and APIs.
5. Collaborate with business, architecture, and development teams.
6. Ensure security, governance, performance, and compliance.

Key skills and experience required

• Java (11/17/21) and/or Python development experience.
• Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices.
• OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or Llama models.
• Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Llama Index, Semantic Kernel.
• Vector databases: Azure AI Search, Pinecone, Chroma DB, Weaviate, Milvus.
• Kafka, Redis/Key DB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Click House.
• Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
• ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, AI observability.
• Experience in FinTech, Payments, or Digital Banking domains.
• AI/Cloud certifications are preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Hands-on AI/Generative AI exposure.