Milvus vector database Engineer

Job Title: Milvus vector database Engineer
Experience: 2 - 7 Years Category: Software Development/ Engineering Shift: General Main location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai Position ID: J0825-1792 Employment Type: Full Time Education Qualification: Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Position Description: We are seeking a proactive and technically skilled engineer with hands-on experience in at Milvus vector database Engineer. The ideal candidate should have 2 to 7years of industry experience and possess the ability to collaborate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

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Design, implement, and maintain Milvus vector database solutions for large-scale similarity search. Collaborate with ML teams to store and query vector embeddings from NLP, CV, and multimodal models. Optimize database performance through appropriate indexing strategies (HNSW, IVF, PQ). Deploy and manage Milvus clusters in Docker/Kubernetes across on-premise and cloud environments. Integrate Milvus with data pipelines and real-time applications (e.g., recommendation engines, semantic search). Implement monitoring, backup, scaling, and security best practices for Milvus. Evaluate and benchmark new vector search technologies and recommend enhancements.

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Must-Have Skills: 5+ years of experience in data engineering, backend systems, or AI infrastructure, with at least 2+ years hands-on with Milvus (or equivalent vector DBs). Strong programming skills in Python (Go/Java is a plus). Solid understanding of vector search algorithms and similarity measures. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure). Familiarity with embedding generation from deep learning models (e.g., BERT, CLIP, sentence-transformers). Knowledge of distributed systems, indexing methods, and performance optimization. Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field. CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Engineering
• Kubernetes
• Python

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