Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer

Location: Pune, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

We are seeking an Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer who is a hands-on builder passionate about developing practical AI solutions to solve business challenges. Working under the direction of the Head of AI, you will design, build, and support AI-powered applications, workflows, and automation tools across functions including engineering, supply chain, operations, quality, legal, and commercial teams.

You will work with enterprise data, APIs, and AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), to create solutions such as document extraction workflows, AI assistants, and process automation tools. The ideal candidate is adaptable, execution-focused, and comfortable working with evolving requirements, imperfect data, and a fast-paced environment.

This role supports the organization's AI strategy by helping deliver scalable solutions, validating new capabilities, and driving measurable business value through AI.

General Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and support models, services, and data pipelines.

• Partner with data science, product, data engineering, and platform teams to understand requirements and contribute to technical solutions.

• Assist with model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining workflows using established tools and processes.

• Help improve model performance, reliability, latency, and cost efficiency by analyzing issues and implementing defined enhancements.

• Create and maintain reusable code, documentation, and basic tooling that support team delivery and consistency.

• Monitor deployed models for performance issues, drift, and operational concerns; escalate findings and support corrective actions.

• Communicate progress, risks, and technical considerations clearly to team members and stakeholders.

• Apply established technical standards, best practices, and coding guidelines while continuing to build technical expertise.

• Stay current with relevant tools, technologies, and practices and apply learnings to assigned work.

Additional Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy AI solutions and workflows
• Develop applications using Python, APIs, and AI/LLM technologies
• Work with structured and unstructured enterprise data sources
• Create user-facing tools, automations, and integrations
• Support testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI solutions
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver impactful solutions
• Adapt to changing priorities, requirements, and data challenges

Additional Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in software engineering, AI, data engineering, or a related field
• Strong Python programming skills and experience building business applications
• Experience with AI/GenAI solutions and LLM technologies
• Familiarity with tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or OpenAI/Azure OpenAI APIs
• Experience working with complex or unstructured data
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with SQL, data modeling, OCR, or document processing solutions
• Familiarity with Power Platform, Copilot Studio, or similar automation tools
• Exposure to ERP, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, or other enterprise business systems
• Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms

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