Principal Machine Learning Engineer

3 - 5 years

10 - 13 Lacs

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We are seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer Amgens most senior individual-contributor authority on building and scaling end-to-end machine-learning and generative-AI solutions. Sitting at the intersection of engineering excellence and data-science enablement, you will develop, deploy and monitor modelsclassical ML, deep learning and LLMssecurely and cost-effectively. Acting as a player-coach, you will establish AI solution strategy, define technical standards, and partner with DevOps, Security, Compliance and Product teams to deliver a frictionless, enterprise-grade AI solutions.
Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Design and ship production agentic systems: multi-agent planning, tool/function calling, workflow orchestration, and structured outputs.
  • Build high-containment bots for web/mobile/Slack/Teams/IVR with streaming responses and sub-second turn latency where required.
  • Build production ML/GenAI solutions and lightweight apps delivering sub-second insights.
  • Implement retrieval & memory (RAG, vector stores, knowledge graphs, session memory) with data contracts, lineage, and lifecycle governance.
  • Establish bot CI/CD: prompt & config versioning, replay/conversation tests, feature flags, and automated rollbacks. Implement progressive delivery (blue-green, canary) with health checks, feature flags, and one-click rollback.
  • Establish LLM observability , SLOs, and safe deploys (blue-green/canary, shadow, rollbacks) with incident runbooks.
  • Implement rigorous LLM evaluation frameworks and tooling
  • Architect LLM/RAG with prompt management, safety guardrails, and optimized inference.
  • Enforce data quality , lineage, and model/data cards; apply privacy-preserving techniques where needed.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis and feature ideation on complex, high-dimensional datasets to inform algorithm selection and ensure model robustness.
  • Prototype and benchmark new algorithms , offering guidance on scalability trade-offs and production-readiness while co-owning model-performance KPIs.
  • Translate domain needs (R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial) into roadmaps; mentor teams and communicate trade-offs.
Must-Have Skills:
  • 3-5 years in AI/ML and enterprise software.
  • Strong command of Agentic AI frameworks
  • Proven track record selecting and integrating AI SaaS/PaaS offerings and building custom ML services at scale.
  • Expert knowledge of GenAI tooling: vector databases, RAG pipelines, prompt-engineering DSLs and agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel).
  • Proficiency in Python and Java; containerization (Docker/K8s); cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) and modern DevOps/MLOps (GitHub Actions, Bedrock/SageMaker Pipelines).
  • Strong business-case skillsable to model TCO vs. NPV and present trade-offs to executives.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management; can translate complex technical concepts into concise, outcome-oriented narratives.
Good-to-Have Skills:
  • Experience in Biotechnology or pharma industry is a big plus
  • Published thought-leadership or conference talks on enterprise GenAI adoption.
  • Masters degree in Computer Science and or Data Science
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for project delivery.
Education and Professional Certifications
  • Masters degree with 12 -14+ years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related fieldOR
  • Bachelors degree with 14 -16 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field
  • Certifications on GenAI/ML platforms (AWS AI, Azure AI Engineer, Google Cloud ML, etc.) are a plus.
Soft Skills:
  • Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
  • High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
  • Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.
  • Ability to learn quickly, be organized and detail oriented.
  • Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

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