AI/ML (Python & Gen AI)- Software Engineer III

Work you'll do

As a Software Engineer III on the Innovation and Technology team, you will be responsible for:

• Analyze business problems and identify agentic artificial intelligence, machine learning, and statistical approaches to address client and business needs.
• Build proofs of concept and evaluate solution feasibility through data exploration, experimentation, and model development.
• Lead the development of generative artificial intelligence and agent-based solutions using large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and vector database patterns.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop consultants across delivery activities, technical execution, and career growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across geographic locations to review solutions, guide product development, and support scaled delivery.

The team

At Deloitte Innovation and Technology is one of the key drivers for our successful business growth. We are fully committed to deliver best class products and solution strategies. One such product is ZORA AI by Deloitte which is a Agentic AI platform that offers a suite of ready-to-deploy agents that perceive, reason and act, autonomously, executing complex business functions with speed and accuracy to help clients augment their workforce, boost productivity and efficiency, and drive new ways of working.

Location: Hyderabad/ Bengaluru/ Pune/ Chennai

Qualifications

Required:

• 6+ years of experience applying machine learning, deep learning, and statistical techniques to solve business problems
• 3+ years of experience leading teams in the development of artificial intelligence or machine learning products
• 4-5 years of programming experience in Python, including application programming interface development
• Experience building generative artificial intelligence applications using large language models such as GPT, Llama, BERT, Mistral, Claude, or Cohere
• Experience with agent development frameworks such as LangGraph or LangChain, and retrieval-augmented generation implementation
• Experience working with vector databases and relational or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL platforms
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computer science, statistics, mathematics, or another quantitative field

Preferred:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with model pre-training, fine-tuning, MCP, or A2A frameworks