Principal Al Engineer

Cornerstone Research; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to provide technical leadership and visionary direction for AI initiatives. The role is office-based in Hyderabad, with responsibility for strategy, innovation, and solving complex problems across Cornerstone’s Workforce AI platform.

The candidate will architect AI-driven features, lead teams, and drive transformations at scale. Requires 6+ years in ML, Java, Python, and enterprise software, plus 1-2 years in Generative AI products.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or closely related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with machine learning, Java, Python, and enterprise software development.
• 1-2 years in developing products with Generative AI.
• Exceptional expertise in AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn), LLMs, Generative AI, and recommendation systems.
• Demonstrated experience architecting systems at scale and leading technical transformations.

Responsibilities

• Strategically architect and oversee the design, development, and deployment of complex AI-driven features within Cornerstone’s Workforce Agility products including AI-Native products using Generative AI, Agentic Frameworks.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and thought leader in AI/ML space, driving best practices across teams.
• Lead research, development, and integration of state-of-the-art solutions involving NLP, recommendation systems, and generative AI.
• Establish scalable data pipelines and define standards for model evaluation and robust lifecycle management.
• Review and elevate code quality, architectural decisions, and documentation processes.
• Influence product strategy, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and present on technical direction and innovation.
• Remain at the forefront of emerging AI technologies, shaping the roadmap and mentoring technical teams on advanced concepts.

Skills

Machine learning

Java

Python

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-Learn

Generative AI

Job description

We're looking for a

Principal Al Engineer

This role is Office Based, Hyderabad Office

Principal AI Engineer

This role is Office Based, Hyderabad Office

We are seeking an accomplished Principal AI Engineer to provide technical leadership and visionary direction for our AI initiatives. As a principal engineer, you will set the strategy, drive innovation, and solve the most challenging technical problems in intelligent talent technology.

In this role you will…

• Strategically architect and oversee the design, development,and deployment of complex AI-driven features within Cornerstone’sWorkforce Agility products including AI-Native products using GenerativeAI, Agentic Frameworks.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and thought leader in AI/MLspace, driving best practices across teams.
• Lead research, development, and integration of state-of-the-artsolutions involving NLP, recommendation systems, and generative AI.
• Establish scalable data pipelines and define standards formodel evaluation and robust lifecycle management.
• Review and elevate code quality, architectural decisions, anddocumentation processes.
• Influence product strategy, collaborate with seniorstakeholders, and present on technical direction and innovation.
• Remain at the forefront of emerging AI technologies, shapingthe roadmap and mentoring technical teams on advanced concepts.

You’ve got what it takes if you have…

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with machine learning, Java,Python, and enterprise software development.
• 1-2years in developing products with Generative AI.
• Exceptional expertise in AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch,Scikit-Learn), LLMs, Generative AI, and recommendation systems.
• Demonstrated experience architecting systems at scale andleading technical transformations.
• Agentic systems, familiarity with A2A and MCP.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and strategic thinkingskills.

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Our Culture:

Spark Greatness. Shatter Boundaries. Share Success. Are you ready? Because here, right now – is where the future of work is happening. Where curious disruptors and change innovators like you are helping communities and customers enable everyone – anywhere – to learn, grow and advance. To be better tomorrow than they are today.

Who We Are:

At Cornerstone, we believe in AI that works in the service of people, amplifying their judgment to drive high-performing, future-ready organizations forward. Cornerstone Workforce AI™, the intelligence platform for workforce readiness, brings together workforce and labor market data into a proprietary Cornerstone People Graph™, translating signals into intelligence, targeting learning where it matters, developing critical skills, and surfacing hidden talent. Delivered as an open, enterprise platform across whatever application your people work in every day, Cornerstone Workforce AI is built for scale, security, and trust, with certified AI guardrails. As an industry leader, Cornerstone is helping approximately 7,000 organizations, 140M+ users, across 186 countries build continuous workforce readiness.

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