Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Ascent Business Solutions; Uppal; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Healthcare Hyderabad is seeking a high-impact Senior AI Engineer / Senior Data Scientist to join our growing technology team. This is a hands-on IC role where you architect and deliver cutting-edge AI/ML solutions impacting healthcare outcomes.

You will work at the intersection of GenAI, LLMs, and classical ML, mentor junior engineers, and drive best practices across an Agile squad in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ascent Healthcare seeks a senior IC to architect and deliver cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for healthcare outcomes.
• Role requires hands-on development across GenAI, LLMs, NLP, and ML pipelines.
• Mentor juniors and collaborate with product, clinical, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end AI/ML pipelines from data preprocessing to deployment.
• Develop and tune LLMs and embedding models using prompt/context engineering.
• Architect AI Agents and multi-agent systems for autonomous workflows.
• Apply NLP, deep learning, and semantic search to healthcare data challenges.
• Integrate AI via APIs and deploy on cloud platforms with MLOps/LabOps practices.
• Lead design/code reviews and enforce best engineering practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders; translate requirements into scalable AI solutions.
• Drive R&D and PoC initiatives; stay updated with AI research and tooling.
• Mentor data scientists and engineers; contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

SQL

Mathematics

Statistics

Data Science

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

NLP

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt Engineering

RAG

Vector Databases

CAG

Context Engineering

AI Agents

Agentic AI

Feature Engineering

Predictive Modeling

Model Evaluation

Fine-Tuning

Embedding Models

Semantic Search

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hugging Face

LangChain

AI Architecture

API Integration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

Cloud AI (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Performance Optimization

Model Deployment

Experiment Tracking

Monitoring & Observability

Job description

Lead AI Engineer / Sr. Lead Data Scientist

Ascent Healthcare Hyderabad, India

Full-Time 5 days Onsite

Location: Uppal, Hyd
Experience
5-15 +years

ROLE OVERVIEW

Ascent Healthcare is seeking a high-impact Senior AI Engineer / Senior Data Scientist to join our growing technology team. This is a hands-on Individual Contributor (IC) role where you will architect and deliver cutting-edge AI/ML solutions that directly transform healthcare outcomes. You will work at the intersection of GenAI, LLMs, and classical ML designing intelligent systems, driving innovation, and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced Agile environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and build end-to-end AI/ML pipelines including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Develop and fine-tune LLMs, embedding models, and GenAI applications using RAG, CAG, and prompt/context engineering techniques
• Architect and implement AI Agents and multi-agent systems for complex, autonomous workflows
• Apply NLP, deep learning, and semantic search solutions to real-world healthcare data challenges
• Integrate AI solutions via APIs and deploy on cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) using MLOps and LLMOps best practices
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and enforce engineering best practices across the team
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and clinical stakeholders; translate requirements into scalable AI solutions
• Drive R&D and proof-of-concept initiatives; stay current with emerging AI research and tooling
• Mentor and coach junior data scientists and engineers; contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

PRIMARY SKILLS

• Python ,SQL , Mathematics , Statistics , Data Science , Machine Learning , Deep Learning , NLP , Generative AI , LLMs , Prompt Engineering , RAG ,Vector Databases , CAG , Context Engineering, AI Agents, Agentic AI , Feature Engineering , Predictive Modeling , Model Evaluation ,Fine-Tuning , Embedding Models , Semantic Search ,Scikit-learn ,TensorFlow , PyTorch, Hugging Face , LangChain , AI Architecture , API Integration

SECONDARY SKILLS

• Multi-Agent Systems , MLOps , LLMOps , AI/ML Pipelines, Responsible AI , Data Visualization , Docker ,Kubernetes , Git , CI/CD ,Cloud AI (AWS/Azure/GCP), Performance Optimization , Model Deployment ,Experiment Tracking ,Monitoring & Observability

LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION SKILLS

• Team Mentoring , Code Review , Solution Guidance , AI Design Reviews ,Technical Documentation ,Knowledge Sharing ,Junior Team Coaching , Best Practices Enforcement ,Stakeholder Communication, Cross-functional Collaboration ,Problem Solving, Innovation Mindset ,Agile/Scrum ,Estimation & Planning, Client Communication, Delivery Ownership ,Research & POC

WHY JOIN ASCENT HEALTHCARE?

• Work on meaningful AI problems with real-world healthcare impact
• Collaborative, innovation-driven culture with strong engineering principles
• Opportunity to lead AI architecture decisions and shape the AI roadmap
• Competitive compensation, continuous learning, and a high-growth team environment

Ascent Healthcare Hyderabad India Full-Time Onsite