AI Lead Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026.
AI Lead Engineer Enterprise AI Products
Location : Mohali (On-site)
Reports To : CTO
Employment Type : Full-Time
Joining Preference : Immediate Joiner / Candidates serving short notice period
About the Opportunity :
We are looking for a high-caliber, hands-on AI Lead Engineer to drive the development and delivery of next-generation AI-powered enterprise products. This role is ideal for a technically strong professional who combines deep AI expertise with product ownership, execution excellence, and leadership capability.
Working directly with the CTO, you will play a key role in architecting, building, and scaling AI solutions that deliver measurable business value for enterprise customers.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead end-to-end development and delivery of AI-powered enterprise products.
- Design scalable AI architectures leveraging Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, NLP, and Machine Learning.
- Translate business requirements into production-ready AI solutions.
- Drive technical decision-making, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Build, deploy, monitor, and optimize AI/ML models and applications in production environments.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Leadership teams.
- Mentor engineers while remaining actively involved in coding, design, and problem-solving.
- Ensure timely delivery, quality, scalability, security, and performance of AI solutions.
Desired Candidate Profile :
Must Have :
- 3 - 5 years of successful experience in AI product development and delivery ownership.
- Demonstrated track record of launching and scaling production-grade AI applications.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks.
- Experience with :
1. Generative AI
2. Large Language Models (LLMs)
3. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
4. AI Agents & Agentic Workflows
5. Prompt Engineering
6. Vector Databases
7. LangChain / LlamaIndex
8. Machine Learning & NLP
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, CI/CD, MLOps, and scalable software architecture.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team collaboration skills.
Preferred :
- B.Tech/M.Tech from premier institutions such as IITs, IISc, IIITs, NITs, or equivalent.
- Experience in Enterprise SaaS, AI Platforms, Automation Products, or B2B Technology Products.
- Exposure to multi-agent systems, AI orchestration frameworks, and advanced GenAI architectures.
- Prior experience leading small engineering teams or mentoring developers.
Ideal Candidate :
A hands-on builder with a strong product mindset, proven AI delivery experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner closely with the CTO to create scalable, market-leading enterprise AI products. Candidates available for immediate joining or with short notice periods will be strongly preferred.
Skills
Artificial Intelligence, LLM, RAG, Generative AI, Agentic AI, NLP, Machine Learning, Python, Prompt Engineering, LangChain