Regular AI Engineer

Luxoft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in Bengaluru seeks an AI Engineer with 5+ years of Python experience to define cloud architecture direction and provide technical guidance. You will translate architecture principles into production-ready cloud patterns, automation guidelines, and review practices while not being the primary implementer of the solutions.

The role collaborates with application teams and Group service providers delivering PaaS and IaaS services, focusing on secure, scalable, and operable cloud solutions on

Qualifications

• Must have computer science academic background.
• Must have 5+ years of experience as an AI Engineer using Python.
• Full-stack development with strong Python expertise and API design capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI frameworks and tools (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI or equivalent).
• Understanding of AI agent orchestration and communication protocols (MCP, function calling, tool use).
• Knowledge of data modelling, vector databases and RAG architectures.
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) in enterprise environments.
• CI/CD pipeline design and MLOps practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and private cloud banking infrastructure.
• Understanding of IT workflows, software development lifecycle and DevOps practices - ability to identify where AI adds the most value.
• Proven track record of adapting open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) via techniques like LoRA, QLoRA, and full parameter fine-tuning is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of Hugging Face libraries (transformers, peft, accelerate, datasets) for model training, evaluation, and deployment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy Generative AI solutions (AI assistants, code generation tools, intelligent automation) that increase APS productivity.
• Collaborate with IT teams across the domains to identify high-impact use cases where AI can streamline development, testing, documentation or operations.
• Build AI agent architectures tailored to IT workflows, including agent orchestration and inter-agent communication protocols (e.g. Model Context Protocol - MCP)
• Develop full-stack components supporting AI solutions: backend services (Python - mandatory), frontend interfaces, and API layers
• Collaborate and Leverage the Group AI offering solutions and services (eg,: LLMaaS, RAGaaS, Data tools, etc.), APIs and components to build solutions efficiently while providing feedback for platform improvements
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI solution deployment, ensuring quality, reproducibility and traceability
• Design and manage containerized environments (Kubernetes/Docker) for AI workloads in the bank's private cloud infrastructure
• Ensure all solutions comply with the bank's security, data privacy and governance standards, particularly around sensitive data handling and regulatory constraints
• Conduct proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and prototyping to evaluate emerging AI tools and frameworks for potential adoption in IT use cases
• Proactively identify opportunities for standardization, process improvement, deployment optimization, resilience enhancement, and innovation across cloud AI operations

Skills

Python

Full-stack development

API design

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

OpenAI API

Azure OpenAI

MCP

Data modeling

Vector databases

RAG architectures

DevOps

LoRA

QLoRA

Hugging Face

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

MLflow

Job description

Job Summary

This position is attached to the production team and is responsible for defining cloud architecture direction, providing technical guidance, and ensuring that secure, scalable, resilient, and operable cloud solutions are adopted on the Group private cloud platform. The role works in close collaboration with application teams and Group service providers delivering PaaS and IaaS services, translating architecture principles into production-ready cloud patterns, deployment standards, automation guidelines, operational guardrails, and review practices, without being the primary implementer of the solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy Generative AI solutions (AI assistants, code generation tools, intelligent automation) that increase APS productivity
• Collaborate with IT teams across the domains to identify high-impact use cases where AI can streamline development, testing, documentation or operations
• Build AI agent architectures tailored to IT workflows, including agent orchestration and inter-agent communication protocols (e.g. Model Context Protocol - MCP)
• Develop full-stack components supporting AI solutions: backend services (Python - mandatory), frontend interfaces, and API layers
• Collaborate and Leverage the Group AI offering solutions and services (eg,: LLMaaS, RAGaaS, Data tools, etc.), APIs and components to build solutions efficiently while providing feedback for platform improvements
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI solution deployment, ensuring quality, reproducibility and traceability
• Design and manage containerized environments (Kubernetes/Docker) for AI workloads in the bank's private cloud infrastructure
• Ensure all solutions comply with the bank's security, data privacy and governance standards, particularly around sensitive data handling and regulatory constraints
• Conduct proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and prototyping to evaluate emerging AI tools and frameworks for potential adoption in IT use cases
• Proactively identify opportunities for standardization, process improvement, deployment optimization, resilience enhancement, and innovation across cloud AI operations.

Skills

Must have

• Must be with computer science academic background
• Must have 5+ years of experience as an AI Engineer using Python
• Full-stack development with strong Python expertise and API design capabilities
• Hands-on experience with GenAI frameworks and tools (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI or equivalent)
• Understanding of AI agent orchestration and communication protocols (MCP, function calling, tool use)
• Knowledge of data modelling, vector databases and RAG architectures
• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) in enterprise environments
• CI/CD pipeline design and MLOps practices
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and private cloud banking infrastructure
• Understanding of IT workflows, software development lifecycle and DevOps practices - ability to identify where AI adds the most value
• Proven track record of adapting open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) via techniques like LoRA, QLoRA, and full parameter fine-tuning is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Hugging Face libraries (transformers, peft, accelerate, datasets) for model training, evaluation, and deployment is a plus

Nice to have

• Genuine passion and intellectual curiosity for AI, Generative AI and emerging technologies
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a solution-oriented mindset
• Clear and effective communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a distributed, multi-cultural team environment
• Attention to detail and rigor, particularly around code quality, testing and documentation
• Proactive and autonomous, able to drive initiatives with minimal supervision while respecting governance frameworks

Other

• Languages: English: B2 Upper Intermediate
• Seniority: Regular