Lead AI/ML Engineer ( NLP, Transformers, Vector Databases, and RAG),
Optum India
Location
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, India
Type
full_time
Salary
Undisclosed
Posted
1w ago
Job Description
The Lead AI/ML Engineer is a primary driver in the design and development of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence solutions with a strong focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP), Transformer-based architectures, Vector Database technologies, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The Lead AI/ML Engineer works closely with senior data scientists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and subject matter experts on current company technologies and forward-looking projects. They drive research, innovation, and solution implementation in the creation of next-generation AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end training and fine-tuning of Large Language Models (LLMs), including both open-source (e.g., Qwen, LLaMA, Mistral) and closed-source (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic) ecosystems.
Deep knowledge and extensive experience with Machine/Deep Learning frameworks including transformer architectures, state space models, large language models, and agentic approaches.
Architect and implement GraphRAG pipelines, including knowledge graph representation and retrieval for enhanced contextual grounding.
Design, train, and optimize semantic and dense vector embeddings for document understanding, search, and retrieval.
Develop semantic retrieval systems with advanced document segmentation and indexing strategies.
Knowledge of algorithms and techniques within a computational domain with emphasis on text processing. This keeps the JD exactly as is while making it immediately obvious that
's primary focus is NLP, Transformers, Vector Databases, Embeddings, Retrieval, and RAG.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
11-15+ years of experience in Data Science, Applied AI/ML, and Statistical Modeling, with a strong track record of developing, deploying, and scaling production-grade AI solutions. Deep expertise in:
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Fundamental Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Transformer Architectures
State Space-Based Architectures
Azure ML and/or AWS
Strong Python programming, SQL, database querying, data preparation, and analysis skills
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Experience with PyTorch
LLM training and fine-tuning (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Mistral, Qwen)
Graph-based retrieval systems (Knowledge Graphs)
Embedding models (e.g., BGE, E5, SimCSE)
Semantic Search and Vector Databases (e.g., FAISS, Weaviate, Milvus)
Model Fusion and Ensemble Techniques (Stacking, Boosting, Gating)