Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML

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Job Description:

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer for our AI/ML Development and Consulting solutions. Looking for someone With a focus on Java and Python development, the role entails translating business requirements into robust software solutions. Key responsibilities include collaborating with Architects to design technical solutions, coordinate with Product Management, Business and Client stake holders, independently implementing solutions or leading team efforts, ensuring code quality and performance, and mentoring junior engineers. Additionally, the role involves contributing to production support activities, integrating products seamlessly, and staying updated on emerging technologies like AI/ML. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills, expertise in RESTful APIs, object-oriented development, and familiarity with cloud-based architectures like AWS/Azure. Effective communication, proactive approach, and ability to work autonomously are essential for success in this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced environment as a Staff Software Developer in an Agile (Scrum) development team. Full knowledge of SDLC and good grasp on Design Patterns.
• Take complete ownership of work items and deliverables and translate business requirements into intuitive software solutions.
• Work closely with the Architects during all technical design discussions and finalize the solution approach while keeping quality, performance, and design best practices in mind.
• Be able to implement the hands-on solution independently or as a part of team and drive them to closure.
• Keep a critical eye on solutions being implemented and identify quality, performance, or architectural concerns.
• Document technical issues and resolutions identified during implementation of user story(s), configuration changes and deployment issues and share them with the team.
• Resolve technical issues for the team and coach junior engineers to scale-up on technology, design, and implementation approaches.
• Contribute to Production Support activities as required by the project.
• Code Review and Collaborate with fellow software developers across geographic locations.
• Mentor other developers with a constructive, results oriented technical approach.
• Solve complex yet interesting software problems involving distributed systems and extremely large volumes of unstructured data.
• Interact with cross-product teams, implement solutions to integrate various products to operate seamlessly and at scale.
• Build knowledge and understanding of at least two or more products in the Epiq’s portfolio.

Requirements / Skills :

• B. Tech or B.E degree in Computer Science or related engineering streams/ M.S. in Computer Science
• 8 - 12 years of Software development experience with Python
• Must have executed at least two projects (preferably SaaS) end-to-end with full exposure to Software Development Life Cycle.
• Should be well-versed with RESTful APIs and have experience in asynchronous programming. Good to have experience with FastAPI/Quart.
• Experience on AI/ML, Azure AI Services.
• Experience with NLP libraries, LLMs, Azure Open AI and other similar models.
• Familiarity frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Keras, Pandas,…
• Good hands on experience frontend development, with React, Node, CSS3, SASS, SCSS, HTML is must.
• Should have a thorough understanding of object-oriented development.
• Should be well versed with S.O.L.I.D principles and design patterns.
• Should be well versed with NoSQL and RDBMS.
• Should be well versed with Databricks, EMR and Spark.
• Working knowledge on Cloud based architecture with Azure (preferably)/ AWS and related services is a must.
• Experience on Elasticsearch/OpenSearch (or similar technologies) is a Plus
• Experience working with source control management software such as Git and TFS
• Experience working with ALM tools such as Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS) or Jira
• Experience on CD/CI, DevOps and DevSecOps best practices.
• Experience on Enterprise-grade SaaS product delivery and knowledge on related Architectural, Security best practices would be a good to have.
• High energy, proactive and approachable personality who enjoys solving diverse problems.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and creative thinking.
• Ability to positively interact with all members of development team, cross-functional teams, and product teams.
• Self-starter capable of delivering tasks with close to zero supervision.
• Knowledge of concurrent programming challenges: multi-threading, race conditions, deadlocks etc.
• Should have a good understanding of multithreading and asynchronous methods of code execution

Competencies

Integrity – Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner; shows consistency in words and actions; does what she/he commits to doing; respects the confidentiality of information or concerns shared by others; is honest and forthright with people; carries his/her fair share of the workload; takes responsibility for own mistakes.

Client Focus – Takes action with the clients, both internal and external, and sees their needs as a primary focus; builds a sustaining collaborative and productive relationship with clients; seeks to understand client situations, issues, expectations, etc.; takes appropriate action to meet client needs and address concerns; implements or utilizes methods to monitor and evaluate client feedback.

Results-Driven – Sets stretch goals for personal and team accomplishment and works tenaciously to achieve those goals; acts with a sense of urgency; takes the initiative on actions; identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being asked; does more than what is normally required in a situation; establishes metrics to monitor progress and measure success; maintains focus by avoiding or overcoming roadblocks.

Entrepreneurial Orientation – Proposes innovative business opportunities/ideas to customers and business partners; encourages and supports entrepreneurial behavior in others; demonstrates willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.

Decisiveness – Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions even when data is limited, or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; can make tough decisions.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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