Senior AI Engineer, Agentic AI
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. Applied Materials scores A on the Alion truth index.
Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.
What We Offer
Location:
Bangalore,INDYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.
At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.
Summary
Applied Materials is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to build production grade AI, Agentic AI, and Generative AI solutions that accelerate engineering, manufacturing, service, and R&D workflows. The engineer will own the full lifecycle of AI products, from solution development, monitoring, optimization, and scaling. The role requires expertise and strong hands-on experience in LLMs, AI agent development, multi-agent orchestration, cloud native architectures, and enterprise AI platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy LLM applications, RAG systems, multi-agent workflows, and scientific AI solutions, and build scalable AI services supporting engineering co-pilots and knowledge assistants.
Fine-tune and optimize foundation models, and build embedding pipelines, vector search systems, and agent orchestration frameworks.
Evaluate model performance, hallucination rates, and business impact.
Develop production quality systems using Python, FastAPI, LangGraph, LangChain, and Semantic Kernel, and build APIs and reusable AI services.
Integrate AI solutions with Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, and AWS.
Mentor junior engineers, design architectures, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders.
Independently deliver solutions alongside guiding team members.
Functional Knowledge
Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in Generative AI with strong fundamentals in software engineering
Business Expertise
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
Problem Solving
Leads to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates advanced concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Proliferation of knowledge, learnings and best practices across the team
Required Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or Software Engineering
5 to 8 years of Software Engineering / Machine Learning experience
End-to-end understanding of development from technical architecture to production deployment
Strong understanding of system design and SDLC in Enterprise
2+ years of hands-on Generative AI experience
Expertise in Python, LangGraph, Transformers, LLMs, and Integrations
Experience building production grade, scalable AI systems
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Agentic Evals, Full Stack Engineering
Hands-on experience with LangGraph and Azure Cloud
Semiconductor domain knowledge
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full timeEmployee Type:
Assignee / RegularTravel:
Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:
YesApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.