Senior - Data Science

About KPMG in India

KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada. 

KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design and implement advanced AI and GenAI solutions that integrate seamlessly into enterprise platforms. This role requires a strong foundation in computer science, applied mathematics, and natural language processing (NLP), coupled with experience in deploying scalable AI systems on cloud-native infrastructures.

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will lead the technical development of AI solutions, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with architects and product teams to deliver high-performance, reliable, and explainable AI applications.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain).

• Solid grasp of mathematics for AI: linear algebra, probability, optimization, statistics.

• Expertise in NLP & LLMs: embeddings, transformers, semantic search, RAG, prompt engineering.

• Experience with data engineering tools (Spark, Airflow, SQL/NoSQL DBs).

• Proficiency in vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate) and knowledge graphs.

• Hands-on with cloud-native AI deployments (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Familiarity with API-driven design, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

• Exposure to DevOps/MLOps practices including containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

AI & NLP Development

• Design and implement models for text, structured/unstructured data, and conversational AI systems.

• Work with large language models (LLMs), RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases.

• Apply core NLP techniques: tokenization, entity recognition, text classification, summarization, and semantic search.
Mathematical & Algorithmic Foundations

• Apply fundamentals of linear algebra, probability, optimization, and statistics to AI model design and performance tuning.

• Develop scalable algorithms for search, retrieval, and real-time inference.
System Integration & Deployment

• Build and integrate AI microservices into enterprise-grade systems via APIs, event-driven patterns, and cloud services.

• Implement MLOps workflows including CI/CD, model monitoring, retraining pipelines, and explainability.
Cloud & Scalability

• Deploy and optimize AI workloads on Azure ML, AWS Sagemaker, or GCP Vertex AI.

• Ensure cost optimization, latency reduction, and security compliance.
Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor AI Engineers and guide technical decision-making.

• Partner with Solution Architects and business teams to align models with client requirements.

• Champion Responsible AI principles (fairness, bias detection, compliance).
 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, AI, or related field.

• Experience in building enterprise-scale AI/ML platforms.

• Understanding of agent-based frameworks (AgentOps) for orchestration.

• Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or research publications.

What We Offer

• Work on next-generation AI/GenAI platforms with global clients.

• Opportunity to lead high-impact POCs and enterprise AI deployments.

• Access to AI research labs, cloud innovation platforms, and certifications.

• Collaborative culture that values innovation, mentorship, and Responsible AI.

Equal employment opportunity information 

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