Technical Lead GenAI / LLM Solutions

Tekskills Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead with deep GenAI expertise to lead delivery of a client-facing GenAI platform. This role requires strong technical leadership, active coding, and the ability to work closely with clients to define, design, and deliver scalable GenAI solutions.

The ideal candidate combines LLM system design, engineering excellence, and client communication skills to translate business problems into production-ready AI capabilities for complex GenAI deployments.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of software engineering experience
• 4+ years in a Tech Lead role
• Proven hands-onGenAI/LLM delivery in production
• Experience with client interactions or external stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and APIs
• Experience with Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery of GenAI solutions for Genie Project
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients
• Hands-on design, development, review, and optimization of GenAI and backend code
• Architect and implement LLM-based systems (RAG, agents, prompts)
• Translate client requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions
• Promote best practices for prompt engineering and model usage
• Mentor engineers to maintain high delivery standards
• Ensure performance, cost efficiency, security, and responsible AI compliance
• Support client demos and solution walkthroughs

Skills

GenAI expertise

Client communication

LLM system design

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

DevOps/MLOps

Mentoring

Hands-on coding

Tools

Azure OpenAI

OpenAI

Anthropic

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

Vector databases

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands‑on Technical Lead with deep GenAI expertise to lead delivery of a client‑facing GenAI platform. This role requires strong technical leadership, active coding, and the ability to work closely with clients to define, design, and deliver scalable GenAI solutions. The ideal candidate combines LLM system design, engineering excellence, and client communication skills to translate business problems into production‑ready AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery of GenAI solutions for the Genie Project
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients
• Be actively hands‑on with design, development, review, and optimization of GenAI and backend code
• Architect and implement LLM‑based systems (RAG, agents, prompt workflows)
• Translate client requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions
• Guide best practices for prompt engineering, model usage, evaluation, and observability
• Mentor engineers and ensure high engineering and delivery standards
• Ensure performance, cost efficiency, security, and responsible AI compliance
• Support client demos, technical discussions, and solution walkthroughs

Required Skills & Experience

• 10-15 years of software engineering experience; 4+ years in a Tech Lead role
• Proven hands‑on experience delivering GenAI / LLM solutions in production
• Experience working directly with clients or external stakeholders
• Strong experience with LLM platforms (Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, or open‑source models)
• Deep understanding of RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases
• Experience with GenAI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, etc.)
• Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) and/or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), APIs, and microservices
• CI/CD and DevOps/MLOps exposure