Lead/Principal AI Engineer

Experience

: 8.00 + years

Salary

: Confidential (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period

: 7 Days

Shift

: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type

: Remote

Placement Type

: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: Fincore)

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers client - FC)What do you need for this opportunityMust have skills required:Experience working in a large enterprise / big tech, Node Js, Python, REST API, GraphQL, Built fintech software, LLMsFC is Looking for:

About Client

• At client, we're on a mission to to build next-generation AI-native finance technology for enterprises
• Our core values - ownership, customer obsession, truth-seeking, and velocity - guide everything we do
• We are venture-backed and closely collaborate with seasoned technology, finance and AI leaders
• We maintain a small, talent-dense team of domain experts and technologists
  

What We're Looking For

We are seeking an extremely talented, Lead to Principal-Level AI engineer to help us pioneer the future of finance and accounting. You must have experience building high-quality, complex, yet maintainable LLM apps and agents, and you should be able to do so in a fraction of the time that most competent people think is possible (in part because of your ability to wield the latest in code generation and intuition for prompt engineering). You must have a strong ability to collaborate with customers directly to build solutions tailored to their business needs.

As a Lead AI Engineer, you will:

• Architect and build the core AI platform that powers finance and accounting solutions
• Design, develop, and productionize large?scale LLMs, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agents
• Define and enforce best practices for prompt engineering, model fine?tuning, and evaluation
• Mentor and grow a team of AI engineers, guiding technical design reviews and code quality
• Partner closely with Product, Data, and Customer teams to translate finance use cases into robust, scalable solutions
  

Must-Have Skills

• 8+ years of experience building backend services in Python, Node.js, or similar
• Deep experience and intuition with LLMs
• Cutting-edge knowledge of code generation and prompting techniques
• Experience building agents and tooling for agents
• Expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL) and relational databases
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
  

Good to have

• Top-tier institutes preferred (IIT's, NIT's etc.)
• Experience building fintech software
• Experience working in a large enterprise / big tech
  

Our Tech Stack: NextJS | Python | LangGraph | AWS | Neo4j | PostgreSQL | MongoDB

How to apply for this opportunity

• Step 1: Click On Apply! And Register or Login on our portal.
• Step 2: Complete the Screening Form & Upload updated Resume
• Step 3: Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview!
  

About Uplers:

Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant contractual onsite opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement.(Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well).So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you!