Role Overview : We are looking for a Director / Principal Engineer Applied AI to serve as a deep technical

expert and hands-on architect for enterprise AI/ML initiatives. The role will focus on Generative AI, Agentic AI,

LLMs, AI/ML platforms, MLOps, and advanced AI engineering, while defining technology roadmaps,

engineering standards, and scalable AI solutions across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the hands-on architect and primary code-level reviewer for complex AI/ML systems.
- Define and drive AI/ML technology roadmaps, standards, best practices, and adoption strategies.
- Research and implement advanced context engineering and prompt engineering techniques.
- Translate AI research into reusable engineering frameworks and production solutions.
- Architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing workflows for model training and finetuning.
- Implement and champion MLOps practices for deploying and managing ML models and LLMs in

production.
- Lead the transformation of existing front-end and back-end applications into agentic systems.




- Integrate agentic AI solutions using MCP and A2A protocols.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, business, and technology teams to integrate AI/ML

capabilities.
- Mentor and coach engineers on advanced AI/ML techniques, architecture, and engineering best

practices.
- Identify emerging technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into enterprise AI solutions.

Technical Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Science, or Analytics.
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering or related fields.
- Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, production-grade AI/ML platforms and

systems.
- Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), including training and fine-tuning.
- Hands-on experience with Generative AI and Agentic AI frameworks, including:
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- CrewAI
- Strands SDK
- Google ADK
- Familiarity with

📌 Director or Principal Engineer _Applied AI (Bengaluru)
🏢 Net Connect
📍 Bengaluru