Principal Engineer and AI Architect

Nagarro Softwares Pvt. Ltd; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro is seeking a Principal Engineer, AI Architect to lead design and delivery of AI-powered applications. You will own the technical strategy for GenAI platforms, guiding backend, frontend, and AI infrastructure decisions.

The role requires hands-on mastery of Python, microservices, and secure, scalable cloud deployments. You will mentor engineers, drive agile processes, and collaborate with product leaders to translate business goals into durable architectures that scale across enterprise

Qualifications

• Total experience 11+ years.
• Strong depth in Python and software engineering.
• Experience to develop microservices and APIs embedding AI/DL models.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade Generative AI at scale.
• Strong system design across backend, frontend, and AI infra.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical vision for AI-powered apps built with Python, React, and GenAI.
• Design scalable, secure backend platforms for LLM inference and RAG pipelines.
• Define frontend architecture and UX for AI-native apps, including copilots and dashboards.
• Lead GenAI workflows combining LLMs, tools, APIs, and data.
• Ensure enterprise readiness: security, privacy, governance, and responsible AI practices.

Skills

Python

Microservices

GenAI architectures

System design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Tools

FastAPI

Node.js

Pinecone

Weaviate

Milvus

Job description

Principal Engineer, AI Architect

Company Description

We're Nagarro. We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!

Requirements

• Total experience 11+ years.
• Should have experience in software engineering, with strong depth in Python.
• Must have experience to develop microservices and APIs (Python, FastAPI, Node.js) to embed AI and deep learning models into enterprise applications.
• Should have proven experience architecting and delivering production-grade Generative AI applications at scale.
• Should have strong system design skills across backend, frontend, and AI infrastructure layers.
• Should be able to architect and implement scalable ML, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions (LLMs, RAG, autonomous agents) aligned with business objectives.
• Must have good experience in Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design.
• Should be able to build robust end-to-end AI pipelines and integrate Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus) for data processing and feature extraction.
• Must have experience to deploy secure, production-grade hybrid and cloud AI solutions (AWS/GCP/Azure) using modern CI/CD, AI-assisted code optimization, and strict access control.
• Should be able to leverage emerging AI research to continuously tune models, optimize codebases, and manage scalable compute resources.
• Must have experience defining technical strategy and influencing architecture across teams or pods.
• Should be able to mentor junior engineers, drive agile workflows (Jira), and partner with Product managers to define technical strategy.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and translate complex AI concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Should have strong grasp of AI Governance & Responsible AI, Multi-cloud AI platform architecture, AgentOps / GenAIOps, Knowledge Graphs & Semantic Layer Architecture.
• Should have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and distributed systems.
• Must have ability to translate ambiguous business problems into durable technical architectures.
• Should have excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the client’s business use cases and technical requirements and be able to convert them into technical design which elegantly meets the requirements.
• Own the architecture and technical vision for AI-powered, user-facing applications built with Python, React, and Generative AI.
• Design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient backend platforms for LLM inference, RAG pipelines, and agent-based orchestration.
• Define frontend architecture and UX patterns for AI-native applications, including conversational interfaces, copilots, and intelligent dashboards.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex GenAI workflows that combine LLMs, tools, APIs, structured data, and user context.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for prompt design, model integration, evaluation, and observability.
• Drive GenAI platformisation-building reusable components, SDKs, and frameworks used across multiple teams or products.
• Partner with product, design, data, and business leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions.
• Review critical designs and codebases, unblock teams on complex technical challenges, and raise the overall engineering bar.
• Lead technical discovery and solutioning for high-impact initiatives, including client or executive-facing workshops when required.
• Ensure enterprise readiness: security, privacy, compliance, governance, and responsible AI practices.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate delivery while maintaining production-grade quality.
• Mapping decisions with requirements and be able to translate the same to developers.
• Identifying different solutions and being able to narrow down the best option that meets the client’s requirements.
• Defining guidelines and benchmarks for NFR considerations during project implementation.
• Writing and reviewing design document explaining overall architecture, framework, and high-level design of the application for the developers.
• Reviewing architecture and design on various aspects like extensibility, scalability, security, design patterns, user experience, NFRs, etc., and ensure that all relevant best practices are followed.
• Developing and designing the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements; and defining technologies, patterns, and frameworks to materialize it.
• Understanding and relating technology integration scenarios and applying these learnings in projects.
• Resolving issues that are raised during code/review, through exhaustive systematic analysis of the root cause, and being able to justify the decision taken.
• Carrying out POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience Level

Senior Level