Senior Python AI Engineer - OpenAI/Hugging Face Transformers (6-8 yrs)

About the job :

We're looking for a Senior Python AI Engineer having 6+ years of experience, with a focus on generative AI.

The candidate will collaborate with AI researchers and cross-functional teams to integrate, optimize, and maintain generative AI solutions-ensuring they deliver tangible business value in a reliable, scalable manner.

Key Responsibilities :

- Use generative AI APIs, pre-trained models, and frameworks (i.e. OpenAI, Hugging Face) to build solutions that meet defined business and product needs.

- Develop and refine prompt engineering strategies to optimize model outputs for specific use cases.

- Transform proofs-of-concept into stable production code, ensuring solutions are well-structured, maintainable, and thoroughly tested.

- Establish robust monitoring and logging to track model performance and quickly address issues in real-world settings.

- Optimize AI pipelines for performance, cost-efficiency, and reliability-implement caching, load balancing, and resource management best practices.

- Collaborate with DevOps teams to containerize and orchestrate AI services using tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

- Work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to gather requirements, streamline development, and ensure smooth integration with existing systems.

- Serve as the generative AI subject matter expert, advising stakeholders on capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

- Adhere to company policies for data governance, security, and compliance in the use of generative AI tools.

- Contribute to documentation and guidelines that codify best practices for safe, ethical AI deployments.

- Stay updated on emerging generative AI technologies, frameworks, and industry trends.

- Proactively identify new opportunities to leverage generative AI for operational efficiencies or innovative products.

Required Qualifications :

- 6+ years of Python development in a production environment, preferably involving AI or data-driven applications.

- Hands-on experience with generative AI frameworks and APIs (i.e. OpenAI GPT, Hugging Face Transformers), including prompt engineering or fine-tuning techniques.

- Experience with SQL alchemy, postgres, AWS SDKs

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) and containerization/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Strong problem-solving skills with an aptitude for performance optimization and building scalable systems.

- Excellent collaboration and communication abilities, comfortable working with cross-functional teams and non-technical stakeholders.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) is a plus, especially in deploying AI workloads