Agentic AI Lead Engineer at Dentsu | TopGenAIJobs

Agentic AI Lead Engineer

Dentsu

Mumbai / Bengaluru

7+ years

Today

₹23–44 LPA

Full-time

Onsite

Skills Required

LangChain

LLM

RAG

Vector Database

Python

MLOps

Azure

Databricks

Description

We are looking for an Agentic AI Lead Engineer to join our team at Merkle, a part of dentsu.

Company: Merkle

Role: Agentic AI Lead Engineer

Location: DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT Park, Bangalore

Experience:

7+ years of software engineering experience
2 years in AI/ML engineering
Experience leading technical teams in a DGS/offshore delivery model

Key Skills:

Python
production-grade software architecture
agent orchestration patterns (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or custom frameworks)
cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred)
container orchestration
serverless patterns
MLOps: model serving, monitoring, versioning, and cost management
distributed systems
API architecture

Qualification:

7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in AI/ML engineering
Deep expertise in Python and production-grade software architecture

Role Focus:

Building and deploying LLM-powered applications at scale
Mentoring engineers and raising team engineering standards
Strong system design skills with experience in distributed systems and API architecture
Excellent written communication for technical documentation and cross-timezone collaboration

Nice to have:

Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, and/or Genie
Background in media technology, adtech, or marketing analytics platforms
Experience with RAG architectures, vector databases, and semantic search at scale
Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects

Other:

Full-time, permanent position
Contract Type: Permanent

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