Principal Applied AI Engineer
Microsoft
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Full-Time
Posted Nov 03, 2025
3 days / week in-office
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About the role
Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI/ML systems, including data ingestion, model training, evaluation, and integration into production environments.
- Build and optimize applications leveraging LLMs and open-source GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Transformers, AutoGen, and DSPy.
- Implement advanced GenAI techniques including agent-based orchestration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and model fine-tuning.
- Write production-grade software in Python and C# or Java, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Ship and maintain large-scale AI applications, with a focus on performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
- Conduct rigorous evaluation of AI models using appropriate metrics and benchmarks.
- Optimize models for latency, throughput, and accuracy in real-world scenarios.
- Work closely with data scientists, product managers, and other engineers to drive AI initiatives.
- Stay current with the latest advancements in GenAI, LLMs, and AI frameworks.
- Prototype and experiment with emerging technologies to assess feasibility and impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science or related technical field
- Minimum 9+ Years of total Experience.
- 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C#, Java AND Python
- Should have 5+ years in Data Science experience
- 3+ years of experience with LLMs and open-source GenAI frameworks, such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, or equivalents (e.g., Transformers, AutoGen, DSPy), including agent-based orchestration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning and evaluation.
Benefits
- Discounts on products and services
- Generous time away
- Giving programs
- Opportunities to network and connect
About the Company
Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end-to-end, simplified solutions.
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Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Employment Type
Full-Time
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