Applied AI Engineer

Applied AI Engineer

Drive enterprise AI innovation, intelligent automation and production-grade Generative AI solutions by designing autonomous agents, scalable Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and intelligent AI-powered applications across enterprise platforms.

Opportunity to be one of our first team members in Woolworths Group India in Bangalore.

Woolworths Group India is partnering exclusively with Zinnov Group to recruit for this position.

About this role

As an Applied AI Engineer, you will be a key member of a unified, dual-shore Applied AI team, actively contributing to the discovery, design, development and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. Working closely with onshore Platform Managers, Architects and cross-functional engineering teams, you will help transform emerging AI capabilities into scalable, secure, governed and production-ready applications.

With a strong focus on Agentic AI, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and intelligent automation, you will go beyond implementing predefined requirements. You will proactively identify opportunities, experiment with emerging technologies, shape technical solutions and take shared ownership of AI products from initial prototyping through to production deployment and continuous improvement.

You will play an important role in building reusable enterprise AI capabilities that enable intelligent decision-making, automate complex business workflows and deliver measurable business outcomes.

What you'll do

Agentic AI & Workflow Engineering:

Generative AI & RAG Engineering:

AI Innovation & Product Discovery:

Software Engineering & Platform Integration:

Cloud & DevOps Engineering:

AI Evaluation & AgentOps:

AI Governance & Guardrails:

Enterprise Knowledge & Context Integration:

Production Quality & Continuous Improvement:

Cross-Shore Collaboration:

What you'll bring

Agentic AI & Generative AI Expertise:

RAG & Context Engineering:

AI Frameworks & Technologies:

Software Engineering & API Development:

Cloud & Platform Engineering:

DevOps & Productionisation:

AI Evaluation & Observability:

Enterprise Data & Knowledge Integration:

Product & Innovation Mindset:

Collaboration & Communication:

Career Experience:

What you'll experience

• Be part of Australia's largest retailer and contribute to its growing technology and AI capabilities in India.
• Opportunity to work on next-generation Agentic AI, Generative AI and enterprise intelligent automation solutions.
• Be part of an integrated, collaborative Applied AI team working across India and Australia.
• Direct exposure to onshore Platform Managers, Architects, engineering leaders and business stakeholders.
• Opportunity to influence technical design, product discovery and the evolution of enterprise AI capabilities.
• Work with emerging AI technologies, cloud-native platforms and large-scale enterprise data ecosystems.
• Contribute to building reusable, governed AI assets that deliver meaningful business outcomes.
• Continuous technical learning, mentoring and opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• A flexible approach to work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.

As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

Your Personal Data

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If your application is successful, Zinnov and/or Woolworths Group will also use your personal information, including sensitive personal information, for managing your ongoing working relationship.

Your personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

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