Namaskaram

Ajna Lens is looking for an Associate Staff / Staff AI Engineer to join our AI engineering team in Thane (Maharashtra – India). This is a high-impact senior IC role for an experienced engineer who will help build next-generation AI products by combining applied machine learning, large language models, GenAI systems, and production-grade AI infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have 8–12 years of experience in AI/ML engineering with solid expertise in deep learning, LLM-based systems, RAG and agentic architectures, model deployment, and large-scale AI system design. This role demands strong technical ownership, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to convert AI research and prototypes into production-grade products used by real users.

Top 3 Daily Responsibilities:
● Own and architect the end-to-end AI stack — from data and models to evaluation, serving, and monitoring — for production AI features.
● Design and build GenAI systems including LLM applications, RAG pipelines, fine-tuned models, and agentic workflows that deliver measurable business impact.




● Drive system optimization across model quality, latency, cost, reliability, and safety to make AI experiences production-ready at scale.

Minimum Work Experience Required:
● 8–12 years in AI/ML engineering across applied ML, deep learning, NLP/CV, or GenAI systems (10+ years for Staff level).
● Hands-on experience shipping AI products from research/prototype to production deployment with real users.
● Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data, Platform, Backend, and Research teams.

Top 5 Skills You Should Possess:
● Strong programming expertise in Python, with solid software engineering fundamentals (testing, design patterns, performance).
● Deep hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks — PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, scikit-learn — and the full model lifecycle (training, fine-tuning, evaluation, deployment).
● Strong GenAI expertise: LLM application d

📌 Staff Engineer (Thane)
🏢 AjnaLens
📍 Thane