Python/FlaskAPI & AI Platform Development Lead - Vice President - Software Engineering

anage and deploy these workloads. Integrate with capabilities such as large-scale vector stores for embeddings. Author best practices on the Generative AI ecosystem, when to use which tools, available models such as GPT, Llama, Hugging Face etc. and libraries such as Langchain. Analyze, investigate, and implement GenAI solutions focusing on Agentic Orchestration and Agent Builder frameworks. Contribute to major design decisions and product selection for building Generative AI solutions. Inclusive of app authentication, service communication, state externalization, container layering strategy and immutability. Ensure AI platform are reliable, scalable, and operational; (e.g. blueprints for upgrade/release strategies (E.g. Blue/Green); logging/monitoring/metrics; automation of system management tasks) Participate in all team's Agile/ Scrum ceremonies. At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role. 5+ years of experience architecting distributed systems. 1+ year of experience building AI applications, preferably Generative AI and LLM based apps - Desirable Strong hands-on Application Development background in at least one prominent programming language, preferably Python Flask or FAST Api. Broad understanding of data engineering (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data, Kafka, Redis), data governance, data privacy and security. Experience in development, management, and deployment of Kubernetes workloads, preferably on OpenShift. Experience with designing, developing, and managing RESTful services for large-scale enterprise solutions. Hands-on experience with multiprocessing, multithreading, asynchronous I/O, performance profiling in at least one prominent programming language, preferably python. Practitioner of unit testing, performance testing and BDD/acceptance testing. Understanding of OAuth 2.0 protocol for secure authorization. Proficiency with Open Telemetry tools including Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, and Cortex. Demonstrated experience in DevOps, understanding of CI/CD (Jenkins) and GitOps. Ability to articulate technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences. Strong desire and ability to influence development teams and help them adopt AI. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a global organization, across time zones, and across organizations. Understanding of deep learning, understanding of Machine Learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch. Experience in building cloud and container native applications. Strong understanding and experience designing and building software following cloud-native architecture with microservices, Kubernetes, docker, kafka, etc. Good knowledge of Microservice based architecture, industry standards, for both public and private cloud. Good understanding of modern Application configuration techniques. Hands on experience with Cloud Application Deployment patterns like Blue/Green. Good understanding of State sharing between scalable cloud components (Kafka, dynamic distributed caching). Good knowledge of various DB engines (SQL, Redis, Kafka, etc) for cloud app storage. Experience building AI applications, preferably Generative AI and LLM based apps. Deep understanding of AI agents, Agentic Orchestration, Multi-Agent Workflow Automation, along with hands-on experience in Agent Builder frameworks such Lang Chain and Lang Graph. Experience working with Generative AI development, embeddings, fine tuning of Generative AI models. Understanding of ModelOps/ ML Ops/ LLM Op. Understanding of SRE techniques. Understanding of Responsible AI, AI Ethics. Understanding of Information Security, Secure coding practices. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.