Senior AI Engineer
EXL · US
Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on Senior AI Engineer with a strong foundation in traditional Machine Learning and practical, real-world experience buil...
Job description
Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on Senior AI Engineer with a strong foundation in traditional Machine Learning and practical, real-world experience building and deploying LLM- and GenAI-driven systems . This role focuses on designing, engineering, and hardening production-grade AI solutions that are embedded into business workflows—not research prototypes. You will work in small, high-impact delivery teams (2–3 engineers per initiative) and spend the majority of your time (~70–75%) building systems end to end, while also contributing to solution design, technical decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration. Required Skills & Experience: Software & Systems Engineering: - 10-12 years of overall software engineering experience, including prior work as an ML Engineer or equivalent. - Strong backend development skills (Python, Java, Node.js, or similar languages). - Experience designing and building REST or gRPC-based services. - Solid understanding of distributed system design. - Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes). AI / ML: - Hands-on experience across traditional ML and modern GenAI systems. - Proficiency with ML frameworks such as scikit-l...