▷ Urgent Search Technical Architect Ai

About McDonalds in India One of the world s largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries McDonald s Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs designed to expand McDonald s global talent base and in-house expertise Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business technology analytics and AI accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe About McDonalds One of the worlds largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries McDonalds Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs designed to expand McDonald s global talent base and in-house expertise Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business technology analytics and AI accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe Position Summary Sr Tech Architect AI Who were looking for Were seeking a Sr AI Architect to join our team focusing on the exciting frontier of AI You will be responsible for defining key research directions adopting or inventing new machine learning techniques conducting rigorous experiments publishing results and ensuring that research is translated into practice You will develop long-term strategies persuade teams to adopt those strategies propose goals and deliver on them You will also participate in organizational planning hiring mentorship and leadership development At McDonalds scale you will be technically fearless and passionate about building AI systems that are not only scientifically advanced but also operationally reliable globally scalable and impactful across millions of customer and crew interactions You will serve as a key technical and scientific resource in full-cycle development from conception and design to testing deployment and ongoing optimization ensuring that AI solutions directly enhance the speed consistency and personalization of the McDonalds experience Primary Responsibilities Architect design and implement end-to-end AI solutions across domains such as computer vision natural language processing speech recommendation and generative AI Lead the development of scalable Deep Learning platforms and agentic AI-driven workflows ensuring reliability performance Drive experimentation and applied research translating new deep learning methods into robust production-ready capabilities Partner with researchers engineers and product leaders to build reusable AI components frameworks and APIs that accelerate adoption across business units Establish architectural standards for ML model training evaluation deployment and monitoring at scale Optimize performance safety and governance of AI systems through structured evaluation frameworks and continuous monitoring Mentor senior engineers and research leads fostering technical excellence architectural thinking and delivery discipline across teams Contribute to organizational planning talent development and long-term AI strategy ensuring systems are both innovative and enterprise ready What You ll Bring PhD in Computer Science Data Science AI or a related field 15 years of professional experience with 8 years of dedicated experience in AI architecture enterprise AI design or related domains Deep expertise in one or more AI streams e g computer vision NLP multi-modal AI recommendation systems generative AI Agentic AI Expertise in designing scalable enterprise-grade AI architectures and integrating AI solutions into complex systems Strong programming skills in Python Programming language and related frameworks and libraries In-depth understanding of data governance privacy compliance and security standards in AI implementations Hands-on experience with generative AI and foundational models including architecture and infrastructure optimization Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology domains Strong documentation communication and storytelling skills to convey complex AI architectures to varied audiences Bonus points if you have any of the following Prior experience in building and operationalizing AI Platform Prior experience in publishing research in peer-reviewed journals and conferences Work location Hyderabad India Work hours Monday to Friday 8 hours day Work pattern Full time role Work mode Hybrid Additional Information McDonalds is committed to providing qualified individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs McDonalds provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex sex stereotyping pregnancy including pregnancy childbirth and medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding race color religion ancestry or national origin age disability status medical condition marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status protected military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training McDonalds Capability Center India Private Limited McDonalds in India is a proud equal opportunity employer and is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture At McDonalds in India employment decisions are based on merit job requirements and business needs and all qualified candidates are considered for employment McDonalds in India does not discriminate based on race religion colour age gender marital status nationality ethnic origin sexual orientation political affiliation veteran status disability status medical history parental status genetic information or any other basis protected under state or local laws Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment