It s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they re doing We re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business Lead LLM Architect This role requires working from our local Hyderabad office 2-3x a week Location Hyderabad Telangana India ABOUT THE TEAM The Generative AI Platform team owns the company-wide stack for Large Language Model integration including retrieval-augmented generation RAG prompt orchestration vector-database indexing and evaluation tooling We partner with product design and domain experts to convert research breakthroughs into secure scalable and delightful customer experiences As our Lead LLM Architect you will set the technical vision design the architecture and guide engineers building reusable AI services across web mobile and backend products At ABC we love entrepreneurs because we are entrepreneurs We know how much grit it takes to start your own business and grow it into something that lasts We roll our sleeves up we act fast and we learn together You will be working closely with talented software engineers and senior engineering leaders to optimize and build upon our single integration platform strategy WHAT YOU LL DO Partner with engineering product and design leaders to define a clear Gen-AI vision strategy and roadmap for ABC s platform Empower your team to deliver AI-powered solutions in a simple reliable and sustainable way Develop and support engineers in their personal growth and career progression act as a mentor and coach Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives that make ABC an exceptional place to work for ambitious highly motivated engineers Gain deep product understanding of our fitness-tech domain and share that knowledge across the team Teach mentor and coach other engineers on Gen-AI best practices secure coding and architectural excellence Facilitate daily stand-ups and planning remove blockers ensure goals are met and embed lessons learned from retrospectives and experiments Provide hands-on leadership across our technical stack Java NET Golang React React Native while introducing LLM components OpenAI Azure OpenAI LangChain vector DBs Leverage cloud expertise AWS or Azure to deploy scalable cost-efficient AI micro-services on Kubernetes with IaC Terraform Bicep Architect and oversee API-orchestration layers that expose LLM capabilities as secure versioned services consumed by web and mobile products Embed Responsible-AI guardrails bias checks audit logging safety filters and champion enterprise-grade security privacy and compliance Oversee best-practice adoption for software engineering DevSecOps and quality ensure industry standards and legal requirements are built into every release Communicate clearly with stakeholders and senior management articulating platform strategy trade-offs and technical risks in plain English WHAT YOU LL NEED Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred Master s or PhD in AI ML is a plus 8-10 years of hands-on software-engineering experience including 3 years in technical-lead or people-management roles driving architecture decisions Deep expertise with Gen-AI stacks OpenAI Azure OpenAI LangChain LlamaIndex embedding workflows and vector databases Pinecone Weaviate Milvus pgvector Cloud mastery on AWS and or Azure including Kubernetes GPU TPU provisioning Infrastructure-as-Code Terraform Bicep and cost-governance Strong coding skills in Node js and or Python plus ability to dive into Java NET React React Native when needed roll-up-your-sleeves mindset Proven track record designing and operating large-scale low-latency AI micro-services used by thousands of customers or millions of requests Solid grounding in software-architecture patterns system design and DevSecOps able to embed Responsible-AI guardrails bias checks safety filters audit logging Exceptional written and verbal communication comfortable translating complex AI concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills cultivating curiosity psychological safety and an innovation mindset within diverse teams Strategic-planning project-management prowess OKRs Agile Scrum roadmap prioritisation and cross-functional delivery in fast-moving environments Experience partnering with OpenAI or Azure OpenAI product teams or contributing to OSS Gen-AI frameworks is a strong plus WHAT S IN IT FOR YOU Purpose led company with a Values focused culture - Best Life One Team Growth Mindset Time Off - competitive PTO plans with 15 Earned accrued leave 12 days Sick leave and 12 days Casual leave per year 11 Holidays plus 4 Days of Disconnect - once a quarter we take a collective breather and enjoy a day off together around the globe oneteam Group Mediclaim insurance coverage of INR 500 000 for employee spouse 2 kids and parents or parent-in-laws and including EAP counseling Life Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance Best Life Perk - we are committed to meeting you wherever you are in your fitness journey with a quarterly reimbursement Premium Calm App - enjoy tranquility with a Calm App subscription for you and up to 4 dependents over the age of 16 Support for working women with financial aid towards creche facility ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for their little ones while they focus on their careers We re committed to diversity and passion and encourage you to apply even if you don t demonstrate all the listed skillsets ABC S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY EQUALITY BELONGING AND INCLUSION ABC is an equal opportunity employer We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees We are intentional about creating an setting where employees our clients and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person s diversity including the extent to which they are similar or different ABC leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do it is a business imperative Read more about our commitment to diversity equality belonging and inclusion at abcfitness com LI-HYBRID If you like wild growth and working with happy enthusiastic over-achievers you ll enjoy your career with us