Python,AI/ML,Generative AI,R,AG/Consultant Specialist

HSBC; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Consultant Specialist in Pune, India, to lead design, development, and deployment of AI/Generative AI capabilities. The role focuses on building scalable, secure AI services and collaborating with engineers to transform AI research into production solutions.

You will work with a team of engineers to advance AI platforms, including LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agent frameworks, while adhering to SDLC and governance standards in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field.
• Advanced programming skills in Python with ML frameworks such as PyTorch and libraries like pandas.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG techniques.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and implement state-of-the-art techniques in LLMs and Generative AI.
• Design and develop cloud platform capabilities across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Build and optimize AI platform components including RAG pipelines and agent frameworks.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, security requirements, and architectural standards.
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders to translate AI into production systems.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Generative AI

RAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

LangChain

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist

Skills Required- Python, AI/ML, Generative AI, RAG

Why join us?

Private Banking is establishing a dedicated team to leverage AI technologies, addressing business requirements and technical capabilities, with a focus on delivering secure, scalable, and efficient AI-enabled services for both staff and customers.

The Opportunity:

In this fantastic new role, you will join a growing team to work with an experienced group of engineers in designing, developing, and maintaining key capabilities using AI and Generative AI (e.g., Speech transcription, translation, knowledge management) for scaled consumption across our Businesses and Functions

What you’ll do:

• Research, develop, and implement state-of-the-art techniques in the field of Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI.


• Conduct Proof-of-Concept (POC) and prototyping to explore and validate the feasibility and flexibility of innovative ideas.


• Design and develop platform capabilities spanning AWS, GCP, Azure environments, enabling seamless cloud deployments.


• Build and optimize key AI platform components—including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and agent frameworks to accelerate AI solution delivery using Agentic AI.


• Ensure strict adherence to architectural principles, technical standards, security requirements, and the software development life cycle (SDLC).


• Troubleshoot complex platform issues to ensure successful, high-quality, and resilient AI services in production.


• Collaborate closely with product teams, engineers, stakeholders, and customers to translate AI capabilities into production-ready systems that meet business needs.

What you will need to succeed in the role:

• Product Development Knowledge: An understanding of the product development lifecycle, from requirement gathering to leveraging data for driving adoption and engagement.


• Generative AI Expertise: Some knowledge of Generative AI technologies, including prompt engineering, large language models (LLMs).


• Transformation Familiarity: Familiarity with large-scale business transformation through analytics and AI/ML technologies.


• Proactive Approach: Self-starter with the ability to perform most activities with moderate to low direction, showcasing initiative and independence.


• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing risk and technical environment, comfortable with ambiguity and evolving challenges.

Qualifications - Internal

• Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields.


• Advanced programming skills in Python, with familiarity in machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and essential libraries like scikit-learn, pandas, etc.

• Experience with Generative AI / Large Language Model (LLM) / Open Source Models / Agentic AI, and know-how of applying Generative AI into different use cases via Prompt Engineering, RAG (Retrieval Augmentation Generation) or fine-turning techniques.

• Proven expertise in one or more areas, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Multimodal Representation Learning, Generative AI, or Large Language Models (LLMs).


• Working Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agent frameworks (like OpenAI Agents SDK,CrewAI, LangChain/LangGraph,etc.


• Experience working with cloud platforms preferred (AWS) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).


• Experience with data manipulation and analysis using SQL, Pandas, NumPy, etc.


• Knowledge of implementing Responsible AI controls, data governance, and compliance frameworks is highly desirable.


• Excellent problem-solving skills, with strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.


• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, mission-critical platforms from concept to production.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India