Architect (.NET) — AI Platform

Hiring: Architect (.NET) — AI PlatformExperience: 10–15+ years (3–5+ years AI/ML platforms)Location: Bengaluru/Mysuru/Pune/KochiEmployment Type: Full-timeAbout the RoleWe are looking for a hands-on . NET Architect to lead the end-to-end design and delivery of an AI-driven platform. This platform powers recommendation engines, NLP search, LLM/SLM integrations, data scraping, and large-scale systems across web, mobile, and messaging channels—with computer vision use cases included.What You’ll DoOwn the platform architecture on .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core) and cloud-native services (Azure/AWS/GCP)Ship AI search & recommendations with candidate generation, re-ranking, A/B testing, and pipelinesIntegrate large language models (LLMs) & small language models (SLMs) with prompt orchestration and guardrailsDesign NLP search combining lexical, semantic, vector retrieval, and relevance evaluationBuild and serve computer vision pipelines (OCR, similarity, detection, moderation) at scaleGuide front-end architecture for AI UX (React, Next.js, TypeScript) focusing on performance and telemetryLead mobile AI experiences (.NET MAUI, React Native, Swift/Kotlin), including on-device inferenceDesign messaging assistants for WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, SMS with workflows and analyticsOversee data scraping, ingestion, and normalization with ethical and compliant practicesEnsure non-functional excellence: scalability, resiliency, security, latency, compliance, observabilityMentor engineers, run design reviews and RFCs, and produce reference implementations and playbooksMust-Have QualificationsDeep expertise in .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, async I/O, performance, security)Proven experience architecting AI/ML platforms and deploying production workloadsHands-on with recommendation engines, NLP search techniques (BM25, embeddings, vector DBs)LLM/SLM integration experience with Azure OpenAI/OpenAI/local models, prompt routing, caching, safetyFront-end proficiency: React, Next.js, design systems, accessibility, state management, performanceMobile app experience: .NET MAUI/Xamarin, React Native, Swift/Kotlin, release pipelines, crash analyticsMessaging infrastructure: event streams (Kafka/Event Hubs), chat/bot platforms (Slack, Teams, WhatsApp)Computer vision: model serving, pipelines, OpenCV, deep learning frameworks familiarityStrong system design skills for distributed, event-driven systems, caching, partitioning, backpressureCloud-native: Azure/AWS/GCP, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CDObservability expertise: OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics, dashboards, cost/performance optimizationExcellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skillsNice to HaveVector search (Azure AI Search, Elastic/OpenSearch, Pinecone, Weaviate)LLM tooling (Semantic Kernel .NET, LangChain .NET, guardrails, evaluation harnesses)MLOps experience (MLflow, SageMaker, Azure ML, streaming/batch pipelines)On-device ML (Core ML, NNAPI, ONNX Runtime Mobile) and edge computing (WebAssembly/WebGPU)Push notification & messaging infrastructure (FCM/APNs, webhooks, rate limiting)Video/image processing at scale with real-time inference pipelinesTech Stack (Indicative)Backend: .NET 7/8, ASP.NET Core, gRPC/REST, MediatRData/Infra: Kafka/Event Hubs, Redis, Postgres/SQL Server, KubernetesSearch/Semantic: Azure AI Search, Elastic/OpenSearch, vector DBs, RAG pipelinesAI/LLMs/CV: Azure OpenAI, local SLMs, Semantic Kernel, OpenCV, ONNX Runtime, PyTorch/TensorFlowFrontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, telemetry, feature flagsMobile: .NET MAUI, Xamarin, React Native, Swift/Kotlin, OTA updatesMessaging: Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Twilio, webhook/bot frameworksObservability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, App Insights, CloudWatchIf you’re passionate about building cutting-edge AI platforms with deep technical expertise and leadership, let’s connectShare your profile at