Tech Lead III

Job Purpose:

Carelon Global Solutions India is seeking a Tech Lead III with a US healthcare background with 10-14 years of programming experience in Python, Gen AI, ML, LLM, and CI/CD.

Job Responsibility:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and product managers, to acquire, process, and manage data for AI/ML model integration and optimization.
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and enterprise-grade data pipelines to support state-of-the-art AI/ML models.
• Debug, optimize, and enhance machine learning models, ensuring quality assurance and performance improvements.
• Design and build scalable LLM inference architectures, employing GPU memory optimization techniques and model quantization for efficient deployment.
• Engage in advanced prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs), focusing on semantic retrieval and chatbot development.
• Research and implement cutting-edge LLM optimization techniques, such as quantization and knowledge distillation, ensuring efficient model performance and reduced computational costs.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop innovative and effective natural language processing solutions, specializing in text classification, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in AI technologies, integrating new methodologies and frameworks to continually enhance the AI engineering function.
• Contribute to creating specialized AI solutions in healthcare, leveraging domain-specific knowledge for task adaptation and deployment.

Qualification:

B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, Engineering

Experience:

10 to 14 years of programming experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Advanced proficiency in Python with expertise in data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn) and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Extensive experience with LLM frameworks (Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain) and prompt engineering techniques.
• Software engineering and development: advanced proficiency in Python, familiarity with Go or Rust, expertise in microservices, test-driven development, and concurrency processing.
• LLM infrastructure and deployment: proficiency in LLM serving platforms such as vLLM and FastAPI, model quantization techniques, and vector database management.
• Cloud and infrastructure: strong grasp of advanced cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and network security for ML systems.
• LLM project experience: expertise in developing chatbots, recommendation systems, translation services, and optimizing LLMs for performance and security.
• General skills: Python, SQL, knowledge of machine learning frameworks (Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch), and experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.
• Strong mathematical foundation in statistics, probability, linear algebra, and optimization.
• Deep understanding of ML and LLM development lifecycle, including fine-tuning and evaluation.
• Expertise in feature engineering, embedding optimization, and dimensionality reduction.
• Advanced knowledge of A/B testing, experimental design, and statistical hypothesis testing.
• Experience with RAG systems, vector databases, and semantic search implementation.
• Proficiency in LLM optimization techniques including quantization and knowledge distillation.
• Understanding of MLOps practices for model deployment and monitoring.
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to solve complex ML challenges.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting technical findings to diverse audiences.
• Experience translating business requirements into data science solutions.
• Project management skills for coordinating ML experiments and deployments.
• Strong collaboration abilities for working with cross-functional teams.
• Dedication to staying current with the latest ML research and best practices.
• Ability to mentor and share knowledge with team members.

Skills

LLM, ML, Machine Learning, Python