Principal Software Engineer – Generative AI & Agentic Platforms

Infosys; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced software leader to drive complex AI-enabled products. You will shape architecture, guide senior engineers, and deliver scalable data-rich platforms across cloud environments.

You will work in an Agile setting, mentoring teams, and collaborating with stakeholders to align with enterprise standards while advancing innovation in large language model deployments and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering delivering commercial software products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and mentor senior software engineers.
• 5+ years of experience with big data—querying, analyzing, and managing large scale datasets.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages including at least one modern front-end framework (Angular, React, or Vue) and languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, C/C++.
• Strong cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP including handling sensitive and regulated data.
• Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks and services (OpenAI, AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Hugging Face, LangChain/LangGraph).
• Deep understanding of RAG techniques, embedding models, and vector databases.
• Familiarity with LLM deployment, prompt engineering, fine tuning, evaluation, and guardrail techniques.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI, privacy, and security considerations for production AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership within an Agile environment, promoting engineering best practices.
• Contribute to solution design and architectural discussions ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Design, develop, and implement modern software components and tools to support strategic business objectives.
• Mentor peers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Big Data

Front-end Frameworks

Cloud Platforms

LLM Frameworks

RAG Techniques

Prompt Engineering

Responsible AI

Agile

Architectural Design

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

LangChain

Hugging Face

Job description

7+ yearsof hands-on software engineering experience delivering commercial software products.

• Demonstrated ability tolead, influence, and mentorsenior software engineers.


• 5+ yearsof experience working with big data—querying, analyzing, and managing large scale datasets.


• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, including at least one modern front end framework (Angular, React, or Vue), and languages such asPython, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, C/C++.


• Strong cloud experience withAWS, Azure, or GCP, including handling sensitive and regulated data.


• Hands on experience withLLM frameworks and services(e.g., OpenAI, AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Hugging Face, LangChain/LangGraph).


• Deep understanding ofRAG techniques, embedding models, and vector databases.


• Familiarity withLLM deployment, prompt engineering, fine tuning, evaluation, and guardrail techniques.


• Strong understanding ofresponsible AI, privacy, and security considerations for production AI systems. Act as a hands on technical leader within an Agile environment, promoting engineering best practices and effective collaboration.


• Contribute thought leadership to solution design and architectural discussions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.


• Design, develop, and implement modern, architecturally sound software components, tools, and applications to support strategic business objectives.


• Serve as a peer leader and mentor, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence. Good to have experience infinancial services, supporting consumer banking, wealth management, trading, compliance, or portfolio platforms