Staff Software Development Engineer

Perception Point; Pune District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoomcar is seeking an experienced AI Platform Engineer to define the technical vision for GenAI components, build scalable data pipelines, and guide the development of agent orchestration and prompt tooling. You will lead cross-functional teams and mentor engineers, ensuring high-quality, compliant, enterprise-grade backend systems.

The role demands deep Python expertise, a strong background in data engineering and AI/ML, and a proven track record of delivering scalable infrastructure with

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Software/Data Engineering and related roles.
• 10+ years in core Python development with data engineering focus.
• 4+ years in AI/ML engineering, GenAI or data science.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision, roadmap, and strategy for GenAI components.
• Architect scalable data pipelines and platform capabilities.
• Guide design of agent orchestration, RAG integration, and prompt tooling.

Skills

Python programming

AI/ML engineering

GenAI systems

LLM inference optimization

Data Engineering

Platform engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Prompt tooling

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

LangChain

Ollama

Hugging Face

vLLM

Job description

What You Will Do:

• Define and drive the technical vision, roadmap, and strategy for Fortinet's Data Platform’s GenAI components, enabling scalable development and deployment of AI applications powered by LLMs and agentic workflows
• Architecture and implementation of robust scalable data pipelines
• Guide the design and development of platform capabilities such as agent orchestration, RAG integration, LLM model configuration, prompt tooling, and fine-tuning pipelines
• Provide expert advice and guidelines for product development and standardization
• Drive efforts around LLM inference optimization, including caching, prompt tuning, and latency improvements, ensuring efficient and cost-effective model usage across applications
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure effective adoption of GenAI capabilities in high-impact workflows
• Partner with stakeholders to build reusable AI agents that enhance productivity, automate reasoning tasks, and integrate securely with internal systems and tools
• Mentor new hires and fellow engineers, fostering growth in technical depth and platform mindset
• Establish best practices and processes that ensure engineering excellence, operational sustainability, and a seamless developer experience
• Develop high quality, secure, scalable enterprise-grade backend components based on technical requirements specifications and design artefacts within expected time and budget
• Follow standard practices to develop and maintain Product development along with AI systems
• Software development with consideration for compliance requirements

• Largely self directed work with improved development techniques, standards and procedure

  We Are Looking for

• 15+ years exposure in Software development.
• 10+ years in core python development experience along with Data Engineering with data cleaning, enrichment and data mapping.
• 4+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, GenAI, data science, or related roles.
• 4+ years of experience as a technical lead, guiding teams through complex design decisions and setting high benchmarks for code quality, performance, and scalability
• Proficiency in machine learning frameworks and libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Ollama, XGBoost, Hugging Face), vLLM, LM Studio, GPT4All
• Experience with modern GenAI frameworks and libraries (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Familiarity with best practices for responsible AI, including data privacy, bias mitigation, compliance and model monitoring.
• Proven experience in fine-tuning and customizing foundation models to improve task-specific performance and domain alignment
• Deep knowledge of LLM inference optimization techniques, including prompt tuning, caching, quantization, and latency reduction across different model families
• Strong programming skills in Python (must) and similar languages, with an emphasis on AI/ML systems development and platform engineering
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence product development through a combination of technical leadership and user-centered thinking
• Passion for operational excellence, automation, and delivering scalable, developer-friendly AI infrastructure

• Desired Experience: 15+ years in Software/Data Engineering and 3+ years in AI/ML space.

Working Conditions: This position requires working from the office full-time; remote work is not available.