Sr Specialist Artificial Intelligence

Accelya; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid remote/office

Multicultural environment

Job summary

Accelya is seeking a Senior Specialist - Artificial Intelligence in Pune. You will lead AI/ML development, architect intelligent systems, and mentor engineers to apply advanced AI techniques for airline domain problems at scale.

You will drive AI strategy, design scalable ML platforms on AWS, and guide the team in responsible AI governance and MLOps practices within Accelya's hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years AI/ML engineering experience with high-impact model delivery.
• Expertise across classical ML, deep learning, LLMs and generative AI.
• Deep experience with MLOps and responsible AI.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's/PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of production-grade AI/ML systems for airline software.
• Architect scalable ML platforms and AI feature infrastructure on AWS.
• Drive adoption of foundation models, RAG, agentic AI and RL for airline problems.
• Lead ML experiment design and production deployment of AI capabilities.
• Partner with senior product and engineering leaders on AI strategy and roadmap.
• Define AI engineering standards and MLOps governance.
• Publish internal research and contribute to Accelya's AI knowledge community.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

MLOps

Leadership

Generative AI

Deep learning

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

SageMaker

Bedrock

Comprehend

Job description

As Senior Specialist - Artificial Intelligence at Accelya, you will lead AI/ML development, architecting intelligent systems, mentoring engineers and applying advanced AI techniques to solve complex airline domain problems at scale.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex, production-grade AI/ML systems for airline software applications
• Architect scalable ML platforms and AI feature infrastructure on AWS, integrating with Accelya's microservices architecture
• Drive adoption of advanced AI techniques including foundation models, RAG, agentic AI and reinforcement learning for airline domain problems
• Lead ML experiment design, statistical evaluation and production deployment of high-impact AI capabilities
• Partner with senior product and engineering leaders on AI product strategy and roadmap
• Define AI engineering standards, review practices and MLOps governance across the team
• Publish internal research, thought leadership and contribute to Accelya's AI knowledge community

Required Experience & Skills

• 5–7 years of AI/ML engineering experience with a track record of high-impact model delivery
• Expert ML skills across classical ML, deep learning, LLMs and generative AI
• Deep experience with ML platform engineering, MLOps and responsible AI
• Proven ability to lead ML engineering teams and drive technical strategy
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's or PhD preferred

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Deep expertise in generative AI, foundation models and agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex) applied to enterprise software products
• Knowledge of how FLYR's AI-native architecture, PROS AI and Amadeus ML capabilities are shaping AI in the airline technology sector
• Expert use of AWS AI services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend) within Accelya's AWS-partnered cloud environment
• Understanding of responsible AI governance in airline technology, including model explainability, fairness in pricing AI and regulatory implications for AI-driven airline decisions

What do we offer?

• An open culture with a creative and challenging opportunity to satisfy your intellectual needs
• Flexible working hours
• Smart working: a hybrid remote/office working environment
• An excellent, dynamic and multicultural environment to work in

About Accelya

Accelya is a leading global software provider to the airline industry, powering over 200 airlines with an open, modular software platform. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, we bring together 2,000+ employees across 10 global offices. We are proud partners of AWS and pioneers in NDC expertise. Find out more at www.accelya.com