Technical Lead, Gen AI at FLIPKART

Responsibilities

  • Manage roadmap, project priorities and owning delivery of solutions.
  • Foster a culture of rapid experimentation, encouraging team members to iterate quickly and learn from successes and failures.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, other Engineering leads, and Data Science experts to align on priorities and drive cross-functional initiatives.
  • Build a deep understanding of the Gen AI landscape, constantly exploring new technologies and methodologies.
  • Develop, optimize, and deploy applications using large language models (LLMs) to meet specific business requirements and use cases across various business units and functions.
  • Stay informed about the latest advancements in Generative AI research and techniques, and establish best practices for effectively leveraging Gen AI.
  • Develop deep understanding of the relevant application domain and rapidly iterate on experiments.
  • Collaborate with cross-organizational teams to integrate GenAI-driven solutions seamlessly into existing applications.
  • Work closely with leadership and stakeholders to identify AI opportunities and develop strategies for integrating GenAI technologies into Flipkart’s business operations.
  • Mentor and guide team members in understanding and applying large language models effectively, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
  • Deliver solutions following modern software development practices, including Agile methodologies, test-driven development (TDD), and scalable architecture design.
  • Implement Gen AI paradigms such as prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, AI, or a relevant discipline.
  • 7+ Years of experience in Software Engineering
  • 2+ years of experience as technical leader or managing teams of 5-10 people.
  • Hands on Technical leadership experience is preferred and the expectation in this role.
  • Solid proficiency (4+ years) in Python and related AI/ML libraries.
  • Experience deploying AI-driven data products or solutions.
  • Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code and work collaboratively.
  • Hands-on experience with Generative AI tech: Open AI / Gemini models or other open source large language models (LLMs) and large vision / multimodal models.
  • Experience with Embeddings and Vector Databases, and frameworks such as Langchain or HuggingFace.
  • Deep understanding of Gen AI paradigms such as Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture and prompt engineering techniques.
  • Experience with API-based integrations and cloud deployment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Consultative skills, including the ability to understand and apply customer requirements effectively, with strong analytical skills for problem-solving.
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in one or more of the following domains: search, recommender systems, NLP/text summarization, computer vision / visual search, conversational assistants.
  • Experience with full-stack engineering and microservices architecture.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and distributed computing for AI applications.
  • Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and querying.

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