Leads the architecture, development, deployment, and governance of enterprise AI systems, including LLM applications, multimodal models, RAG, and multi-agent solutions. Drives prototyping through production delivery, establishes LLMOps practices such as CI/CD, observability, evaluation, and model versioning, and supports presales strategy. Collaborates with product and data teams, ensures security and privacy compliance, and mentors junior engineers.
Ciklum is looking for a Senior Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer to join our team full-time in India.
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role:
As a Senior Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow
Responsibilities:
- System Architecture: Lead the end-to-end design and deployment of scalable AI systems, specifically focusing on LLM-driven applications, Multi-Agent systems, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Technical Governance: Serve as the primary technical authority for clients, ensuring all AI solutions meet enterprise-grade standards for performance, security, and reliability
- Hands-on Development: Drive the full development lifecycle from initial experimentation and rapid prototyping to production-grade implementation
- Strategic Presales: Act as a Technical SME during discovery phases, translating business challenges into viable AI roadmaps and engineering solutions
- Operational Excellence (LLMOps): Establish best practices for CI/CD, model observability, and automated evaluation to ensure continuous improvement of deployed models
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with Product and Data teams to align technical delivery with business KPIs, while mentoring junior engineers through code reviews and internal workshops
Requirements:
- Professional Background: 8+ years in software, data, or AI engineering, featuring at least 3–4 years of direct experience architecting and implementing AI/ML solutions
- Academic Foundation: BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, with a deep command of probability, statistics, and machine learning optimization
- AI & Generative AI Expertise: Proven track record in building and deploying advanced AI systems, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Multimodal architectures, RAG, and Agentic systems
- Engineering Proficiency: Expert-level Python skills and mastery of frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and Hugging Face
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with cloud-native AI stacks (AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, or GCP Vertex AI) and enterprise data platforms
- Operational Excellence (LLMOps): Proficiency in modern AI engineering practices, including CI/CD, model versioning, observability, and evaluation methodologies (e.g., CRISP-ML(Q))
- Full-Stack AI Delivery: Experience architecting end-to-end pipelines—from data ingestion and API integration to production-grade model serving and optimization
- Data Sophistication: Ability to handle diverse modalities (text, image, audio) and complex scenarios such as time-series forecasting and anomaly detection
- Governance & Security: Strong understanding of security, data privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and ethical AI frameworks within enterprise system design
What’s in it for you?
- Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
- Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
- Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
- Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
- Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations
About us:
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond. Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.
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Ciklum Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
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