Senior Manager - AI Core Services Development

AVEVA Denmark; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 7,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gratuity & Insurance

Leave entitlement

Hybrid working

Job summary

AVEVA Bangalore is seeking a Senior Manager for AI Core Services Development to lead a Scrum team in designing, developing, and scaling cloud-native AI platform services and public APIs. You will work to align the AI roadmap with AVEVA’s product strategy, delivering secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, architectural oversight, and collaboration across global R&D locations, with hybrid onsite/offsite expectations and a strong focus on responsible AI, data

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in platform or cloud-native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and associated PaaS services (e.g., Azure Functions, AKS, API Management).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the architectural design of scalable cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development and testing teams, acting as a trusted escalation point for complex technical challenges.
• Translate high-level business requirements from portfolio into clear actionable technical requirements and features for the AI platform.
• Manage the platform’s backlog and make decisions on release cycles and service enhancements.
• Embed robust security controls to protect sensitive data and ensure secure access to AI services.
• Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing team of AI Platform developers and testers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and contribute to a culture of innovation.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development for team members.
• Work with multiple teams to create AI solutions, which include AI model deployment, training, and AI tooling development.
• Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and security risks associated with the AI platform.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations, internal policies, and data governance standards, particularly concerning data privacy and AI ethics.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Cloud-native service development

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AKS

Azure Functions

API Management

RESTful API design

Python

GitHub Copilot

Semantic Kernel

AI Foundry

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Senior Manager - AI Core Services Development (Bangalore, India)

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Reports To: R&D Director/VP - AI Core Services Development

We are looking for passionate and hands-on technical managers to join our Core AI Services team. In this role, you will help deliver the long-term vision, strategy and roadmap for the AI platform services, ensuring alignment with the overall company product strategy and business objectives with the help of your team. The overall aim to design, develop, and scale AI-enabling platform services and public APIs that are secure, reliable, and cloud-native. These services will act as foundational building blocks for AI adoption across AVEVA’s product portfolio and partner ecosystem. You will manage a Scrum team to build innovative, standards-compliant, secure and production-grade AI capabilities, with a builder mindset - rapid prototyping and continuous improvement with agility of a start-up.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the architectural design of scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development and testing teams, acting as a trusted escalation point for complex technical challenges.
• Translate high-level business requirements from portfolio into clear actionable technical requirements and features for the AI platform.
• Manage the platform’s backlog and make decisions on release cycles and service enhancements.
• Embed robust security controls to protect sensitive data and ensure secure access to AI services.
• Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing team of AI Platform developers and testers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and contribute to a culture of innovation.
• Conduct performance reviews and support career development for team members.
• Work with multiple teams to create AI solutions, which include AI model deployment, training, and AI tooling development.
• Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and security risks associated with the AI platform.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations, internal policies, and data governance standards, particularly concerning data privacy and AI ethics.

AI & Cloud Expertise

• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and understanding of trade-offs between performance, cost, and capability.
• Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and tool calling.
• Familiarity with AI standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A).
• Strong knowledge or experience in working with various ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning)
• Knowledge of AI ethics and regulations (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act), and commitment to responsible AI development.
• Fluent in developing code using AI Tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Must be able to use prompt engineering to carry out multiple development tasks.
• Familiar with AI orchestration, including tools like AI Foundry and/or Semantic Kernel.
• Experience with tools for automated testing and evaluation of AI outputs is a plus.
• Experience in Python and AI frameworks / tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.

Core Skills and Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in platform or cloud-native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and associated PaaS services (e.g., Azure Functions, AKS, API Management).
• Strong expertise in RESTful API design, versioning, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Proficient in securing APIs, managing authentication/authorization and data privacy practices.
• Experience leading technical teams, mentoring, performance management.
• Should be experienced in planning, scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with developers, testers, product teams, and senior management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex technical challenges and propose scalable solutions.
• Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating across global R&D locations.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Demonstrated experience with AI frameworks, tools and Python R&D at AVEVA

India Benefits include

• Gratuity, Medical and accidental insurance, very attractive leave entitlement, emergency leave days, childcare support, maternity, paternity and adoption leaves, education assistance program, home office set up support (for hybrid roles), well-being support
• Its possible we're hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Why Join AVEVA?

At AVEVA, we are unlocking the power of industrial intelligence to create a more sustainable and efficient world. AVEVA Connect platform is at the heart of that transformation. As a leader in Core AI Services, you will help shape how AI is delivered at scale across industries. Join us in driving the next wave of industrial innovation.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life - such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals - safely, efficiently, and more sustainably. We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

Find out more: avea.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-base.

Empowering you with pioneering tech AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life - such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals - safely, efficiently and more sustainably. We're the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we've been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We've also recently been named as one of the world's most innovative companies. If you're a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at AVEVA Careers.