Sr Agentic AI Engineer

Scopely; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join the Gen AI team. You will lead design and development of intelligent systems powering analytics, automation, and immersive in-game experiences.

The role requires 5+ years of professional experience in backend or full-stack development, deep AI expertise, and hands-on work with scalable APIs and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend or full-stack development experience.
• Hands-on AI experience with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Proficiency in building scalable APIs and cloud-native apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and deployment of advanced AI systems for analytics and in-game experiences.
• Architect scalable AI solutions for real-time systems and automation pipelines.
• Collaborate across disciplines to turn goals into AI-powered capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and influence long-term technical direction.
• Present research and prototypes to accelerate AI adoption in prod.

Skills

Python

APIs

FastAPI

AWS/GCP

Docker

CI/CD

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL

Backend development

Data-driven design

Tools

Flask

Job description

Job Summary

Scopely is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join our Gen AI team in Bangalore!

Responsibilities

For this role we are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior AI Engineer with deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence to lead the design and development of intelligent systems powering analytics, automation, and immersive in-game experiences. This role involves prototyping, researching emerging AI methods, and delivering scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly into production pipelines and game technologies.

• Lead the strategic design, development, and deployment of advanced AI systems for Conversational Analytics, Knowledge Bases, QA Automation, and in-game intelligent experiences
• Architect and implement scalable AI solutions supporting real-time systems, automation pipelines, and player-facing features
• Drive innovation in:
  • Designing structured protocols for managing AI model context across diverse applications
  • Creating autonomous agents for decision-making and dynamic interaction
• Collaborate across disciplines to translate high-level goals into robust, AI-powered capabilities
• Mentor and guide engineers, promote best practices, and contribute to architectural decisions shaping long-term technical direction
• Present research, insights, and prototypes that influence product vision and accelerate the adoption of emerging AI technologies
• Lead efforts in AI infrastructure, including model deployment workflows, performance tuning, and system observability in production environments

What We re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend or full-stack development using Python, including hands-on AI experience with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Hands-on experience using agentic AI in day-to-day development to build, integrate, and optimize workflows with sub-agents, skills, MCP s, tool calling, etc.
• Strong hands-on experience in building scalable, high-performance APIs using frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, etc.
• Proven Track record of atleast 1 year of experience in cloud-native development in AWS /GCP or similar and containerization using Docker
• Strong background in software engineering best practices like CI/CD, Git workflows, testing strategies, and production-grade code quality
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and data management with both SQL and NoSQL technologies
• A strong sense of ownership and product thinking - proactively seeking ways to create value and drive impact
• Excellent problem-solving and system design skills, with a methodical and scalable approach to complex AI challenges
• Strong communicator with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and influence cross-team decisions

Bonus

• Experience with MLOps, reinforcement learning, computer vision, or game AI development
• Contributions to open-source AI projects or publications in AI-related domains