Technical Lead - AI Specialist / Automation Engineer

Aristocrat; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is hiring a Technical Lead - AI Specialist / Automation Engineer to drive AI tooling across engineering, creative, and QA teams. You will build AI-powered tools, graphic asset pipelines, and internal apps using modern LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks.

The role focuses on developing end-to-end automated pipelines, integrating Jira/GitHub/CMS, and ensuring scalable, secure AI workflows within a gaming content environment.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in software engineering with at least 1.5+ years building production-grade AI/LLM applications.
• Specialized expertise: strong experience with art and animation pipelines is highly favorable.
• Education: Computer Science Education (B.Tech/BE/MCA).

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional AI Tooling: Partner with Dev, Creative, and QA leads to identify bottlenecks and engineer tailored AI solutions.
• Build and prioritize custom graphics tools to capture and multiply both static and animated art assets.
• Architecture & Development: Build, test, and deploy internal AI applications, custom web portals, and Slack/Teams bots using modern LLM APIs.
• Workflow Automation: Build end-to-end automated pipelines connecting software systems like Jira, GitHub, and CMS using orchestration frameworks.
• Prompt Engineering & Fine-Tuning: Develop, evaluate, and optimize complex system prompts and workflows for high-quality outputs.
• Evaluation & Maintenance: Monitor tool performance, manage API cost optimization, mitigate model hallucination, and ensure data privacy and security compliance.

Education

B.Tech/BE/MCA in Computer Science

Tools

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

LLM APIs

Vector Databases

REST APIs

Job description

At Aristocrat, we're on a mission to bring happiness to life through the power of play. We believe our innovative and inclusive culture drives our success. We're committed to making a positive impact in the gaming industry. As a Technical Lead - AI Specialist / Automation Engineer, you'll have the chance to develop the future of our AI-based tools and platforms. You will make a significant impact within our engineering, creative, and quality assurance teams. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone passionate about using modern technologies to improve our workflows and deliver world-class gaming experiences. Join our ambitious team and help us continue to raise the standard in responsible gameplay and sustainability!

What You'll Do

• Cross-Functional AI Tooling: Partner with Dev, Creative, and QA leads to identify operational bottlenecks and engineer tailored AI solutions.
• Build and prioritize custom graphics tools to capture and multiply both static and animated art assets. These tools ensure they closely match our studio's outstanding art style.
• Architecture & Development: Build, test, and deploy internal AI applications, custom web portals, and Slack/Teams bots using modern LLM APIs.
• Workflow Automation: Build end-to-end automated pipelines connecting software systems like Jira, GitHub, and CMS using orchestration frameworks.
• Prompt Engineering & Fine-Tuning: Develop, evaluate, and optimize complex system prompts and workflows for high-quality outputs.
• Evaluation & Maintenance: Monitor tool performance, manage API cost optimization, mitigate model hallucination, and ensure strict data privacy and security compliance.

Domain-Specific Impact Areas

• For Dev & Math Teams: Automate tasks such as summarizing technical documentation, generating boilerplate code, and AI-assisted code reviews. Develop specialized AI tools to assist with complex math tooling and game balancing.
• For Creative Teams: Build asset-generation pipelines, automated game rules generation, and tools to generate themes that help Artists/Animators scale content securely.
• For QA Teams: Build agents that parse acceptance criteria to generate comprehensive test cases, automate synthetic test data generation, generate submission documents, and categorize bug reports.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 1.5+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade AI/LLM applications.
• Specialized Expertise: Strong experience with art and animation pipelines is highly favorable.
• Programming: Proficiency in Python or TypeScript/Node.js.
• AI Ecosystem: Deep familiarity with LLM APIs, orchestration frameworks, and Vector Databases.
• Integrations: Proven track record of working with REST APIs, webhooks, and SDKs for various platforms like GitHub, Jira, Figma, Adobe, Slack, and Teams.

Soft Skills & Approach

• Product Approach: Ability to interview internal users, translate their difficulties into technical requirements, and build intuitive UX/UI.
• Ambiguity Champion: Comfortable working in a rapidly shifting AI landscape, evaluating new frameworks, and picking the right tool for the job.

Qualification

• Education: Computer Science Education (B.Tech/BE/MCA).

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
• Robust benefits package
• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player
• Talent Unleashed
• Collective Brilliance
• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

None

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.