Senior Technical Leader / Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Hitachi, Ltd.; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 16,378,000 - 24,085,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Work from home

Professional development programs

Competitive salaries

Health insurance

Job summary

GlobalLogic is seeking a Senior Technical Leader to serve as a Forward Deployed Engineer, bridging business goals with AI-driven software delivery. The role emphasizes translating complex problems into AI-enabled solutions and guiding delivery through Agentic Pods.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with business sense to lead engineering teams, drive AI-native practices, and ensure high-quality outcomes across multiple industries and clients.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading technical teams on complex software solutions.
• Hands-on AI Development Lifecycle (AIDLC) including AI-assisted design, code generation, testing and review.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers and product teams to define AI-enabled solution strategies.
• Translate requirements into technical specs for AI delivery.
• Design scalable, secure cloud-native architectures.
• Lead Agentic Pods of engineers and AI agents to deliver software.
• Promote AI Development Lifecycle practices across delivery teams.
• Review AI-generated architecture, code, tests and documentation.

Skills

Senior leadership

AI & ML understanding

Cloud-native architecture

APIs & distributed systems

DevOps practices

AI coding tools

Technical storytelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Gemini Code Assist

Windsurf

Job description

Job Description

Join GlobalLogic, to be a valid part of the team working on a huge software project for the world-class company providing M2M / IoT 4G/5G modules e.g. to the automotive, healthcare and logistics industries. Through our engagement, we contribute to our customer in developing the end-user modules’ firmware, implementing new features, maintaining compatibility with the newest telecommunication and industry standards, as well as performing analysis and estimations of the customer requirements.

Role Summary
We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Technical Leader who can function as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) within our Agentic AI Delivery model. This role is responsible for bridging business objectives and engineering execution by leveraging AI throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong business acumen, enabling them to translate ambiguous business problems into AI-enabled technical solutions and lead delivery through Agentic Pods.

Requirements

Required Experience

• 12+ years of software engineering experience and 6-12
• Strong expertise in enterprise application architecture, distributed systems, APIs, cloud-native development, and DevOps.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex software solutions.
• Hands-on experience working within an AI Development Lifecycle (AIDLC), including AI-assisted design, code generation, testing, debugging, documentation, and code review.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist, Windsurf) in day-to-day engineering.
• Experience creating structured technical specifications and prompts that improve AI-assisted delivery outcomes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in consulting or customer-facing solution roles.
• Exposure to Agentic AI frameworks and multi-agent development models.
• Experience with LLM-powered applications, RAG architectures, or AI orchestration platforms.
• Experience driving engineering transformation initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers, business stakeholders, and product teams to understand complex business problems and define solution strategies.
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications suitable for AI-assisted implementation.
• Design scalable, secure, and cloud-native solution architectures.
• Lead Agentic Pods comprising engineers and AI agents to deliver high-quality software.
• Drive adoption of AI Development Lifecycle (AIDLC) practices across delivery teams.
• Review AI-generated architecture, code, test cases, and documentation for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineering teams on AI-native software engineering and prompt engineering best practices.
• Establish engineering governance and quality standards for AI-assisted software delivery.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve productivity through AI-enabled workflows.

Success Profile

An ideal candidate is a business-oriented technical leader who can orchestrate both engineers and AI agents to accelerate software delivery while maintaining engineering excellence.

What we offer

• Exciting Projects: We focus on industries like High-Tech, communication, media, healthcare, retail and telecom. Our customer list is full of fantastic global brands and leaders who love what we build for them.
• Collaborative Environment: You Can expand your skills by collaborating with a diverse team of highly talented people in an open, laidback environment — or even abroad in one of our global centers or client facilities!
• Work-Life Balance: GlobalLogic prioritizes work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible work schedules, opportunities to work from home, and paid time off and holidays.
• Professional Development: Our dedicated Learning & Development team regularly organizes Communication skills training(GL Vantage, Toast Master),Stress Management program, professional certifications, and technical and soft skill trainings.
• Excellent Benefits: We provide our employees with competitive salaries, family medical insurance, Group Term Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance , NPS(National Pension Scheme ), Periodic health awareness program, extended maternity leave, annual performance bonuses, and referral bonuses.
• Fun Perks: We want you to love where you work, which is why we host sports events, cultural activities, offer food on subsidies rates, Corporate parties. Our vibrant offices also include dedicated GL Zones, rooftop decks and GL Club where you can drink coffee or tea with your colleagues over a game of table and offer discounts for popular stores and restaurants!

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic is a full-lifecycle product development services leader that combines chip-to-cloud software engineering expertise and vertical industry experience to help our customers design, build, and deliver their next-generation products and digital experiences. We expertly integrate design, complex engineering, and agile delivery capabilities to deliver superior business outcomes for global brands in telecom, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic employs over 25,000 designers and engineers across the globe. Analysts like NASSCOM and Zinnov have recognized us for being a top company in our field, and we are consistently nominated as a preferred employer by both global HR consultative firms and local job boards. By creating a work environment that is exciting and flexible, and by fostering growth through ongoing learning and development programs, we empower our employees to achieve both their professional and personal goals.

At GlobalLogic, we make amazing products — and careers.