AI Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026. Embitel scores A on the Alion truth index.
About the Company
Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.
About CARIAD (Car, I Am Digital)
The automotive industry is in disruption. As a company, CARIAD is playing a part in multiple large trends at the same time: electrification, automation, and digitalization. The new name builds on changing customer needs. Automotive customers are demanding more comfort, more safety, more sustainability, and more connectivity. With its software platforms and digital features, CARIAD is developing solutions and products that will turn the car into a smart companion to accompany customers into the future with continuous updates and new digital features, even years later. The new company name reflects this zeitgeist: ‘Car, I Am Digital’. The brand profile can be found on its new website https://cariad.technology.
Currently, around 4,000 employees are working at CARIAD on the digital transformation of the car. CARIAD is working intensively on the software and technology platform for Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The first vehicles based on PPE will be the electric Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron. At the core of CARIAD is the development of the unified and scalable software and technology platform E³ 2.0 for all Group brands. E³ stands for ‘end to end electronics architecture’. The new software and technology platform is built from scratch and will be used first at the end of 2024 in Artemis, the lighthouse project of Audi. As of 2026, E³ 2.0 is due to be scaled by the Volkswagen brand with Trinity in the volume segment.
About our Group
CARIAD COE (Centre of Excellence) is setup in Bangalore, India working exclusively with CARIAD and associated VW groups with the focus on development of ‘VW.OS”. The areas of work involve development of platform components such as firmware, boot loaders, AUTOSAR, Linux/QNX BSP, Service oriented architecture-based middleware components.
Job Description:
Job Title: AI Led (6-8 Years of relevant Experience)
Work location : Bangalore ( Hybrid)
Role Overview
The AI Lead will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end AI solutions leveraging foundation models and other advanced machine learning approaches. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on expertise in deep learning, and the ability to guide teams toward measurable, efficient, and scalable AI outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End AI Solution Development Design and implement complete AI solutions, including model development, deployment pipelines, and mechanisms for continuous improvement of foundation models.
- Foundation Model Optimization Develop processes, tools, and methodologies to refine, adapt, and enhance foundation models for real-world applications across image, video, and VLLM (Vision-Language Large Models) domains.
- Team Mentorship & Technical Leadership Mentor and coach team members on experiment design, KPIs, benchmarking practices, and best-in-class evaluation methodologies.
- Deep Learning & Computer Vision Expertise Contribute hands-on to the development of deep-learning-based computer vision algorithms and solutions.
- Foundation Model Application Apply and fine-tune foundation models-including image, video, and VLLM models-to solve complex business and engineering problems.
Programming & Frameworks
- Python
- OpenCV
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
Cloud Platforms
- Experience with any major cloud service provider (Azure preferred)
- Model Experience
- Strong understanding of large image, video, and VLLM foundation models
- Proven experience in model fine-tuning, evaluation, and deploymen
Working with Embitel
- Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
- There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
- Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of organization’s Mission and Vision
To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:
- Visit us at: www.embitel.com
- Follow us at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/embitel-technologies-india