Senior Engineer, Dev/Principal Engineer, Dev

Job Title: Senior Engineer, Dev/Principal Engineer, Dev - AI Core Services DevelopmentLevel: D/EDepartment: R&DLocation: BengaluruJob Type: Regular, Full-TimeReports To: R&D Senior Manager - AI Core Services DevelopmentWe are looking for passionate and skilled Software Developers to join our Core AI Services team. In this role, you will help design, develop, and scale AI-enabling platform services and public APIs that are secure, reliable, and cloud-native. These services will act as foundational building blocks for AI adoption across company’s product portfolio and partner ecosystem.You will part of a Scrum team to build innovative, standards-compliant, secure and production-grade AI capabilities, with a builder mindset - rapid prototyping and continuous improvement with agility of a start-up.Key Responsibilities:- Build scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure, ensuring high performance and reliability. - Develop secure, well-documented public APIs and SDKs for consumption by internal and external developers. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions across data pipelines, orchestration, and service APIs. - Embed robust security controls to protect sensitive data and ensure secure access to AI services. - Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions to ensure engineering excellence. - Mentor junior developers, encourage continuous learning, and contribute to a culture of innovation. - Work with multiple teams to create AI solutions, which include AI model deployment, training, and AI tooling development.AI & Cloud Expertise- Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and understanding of trade-offs between performance, cost, and capability. - Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and tool calling. - Familiarity with AI standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A). - Strong knowledge or experience in working with various ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning) - Knowledge of AI ethics and regulations (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act), and commitment to responsible AI development. - Fluent in developing code using AI Tools such as GitHub Copilot. Must be able to use prompt engineering to carry out multiple development tasks. - Familiar with AI orchestration, including tools like AI Foundry and/or Semantic Kernel. - Experience with tools for automated testing and evaluation of AI outputs is a plus. - Experience in Python and AI frameworks / Tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.Core Skills and Qualifications:- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in platform or cloud-native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies. - Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and associated PaaS services (e.g., Azure Functions, AKS, API Management). - Strong expertise in RESTful API design, versioning, testing, and lifecycle management. - Proficient in securing APIs, managing authentication/authorization and data privacy practices. - Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex technical challenges and propose scalable solutions. - Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating across global R&D locations - Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation - Demonstrated experience with AI frameworks, tools and Python