Experience:

• Hands-on experience with Google ADK or CoPilot Studio or similar tools for building AI Agents
• Strong experience with RAG pipelines, Vector DBs, tokenization, and prompt engineering
• Experience creating and maintaining Python libraries and using LangChain, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, or local models
• Very strong experience developing RESTful APIs in Python using frameworks like FastAPI
• Hands-on experience with Docker-based deployments and GitHub for code repository and version control
• Interpretation of microservices design principles and cloud computing basics
• Strong communication and articulation skills

Responsibilities:

• Build and deploy AI agents and Generative AI-powered applications using modern frameworks and platforms
• Design and implement RAG pipelines, prompt engineering workflows, and LLM integrations
• Develop scalable backend services and APIs for AI-driven systems
• Enable cloud-native deployments with containerization and microservices architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing AI solutions

Additional responsibilities:

• Work from office 5 days a week in client or Cognizant office in Chennai or Bangalore
• Support a healthy work-life balance through wellbeing programs
• Attend interviews in person or by video conference as required
• Present current state or government issued ID during interviews
• Comply with equal opportunity employment policies

Nice to have:

• Experience working on end-to-end AI/Generative AI project lifecycle
• Exposure to enterprise-scale deployments and production-grade AI systems
• Ability to optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of AI models and services
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and business teams
• Adaptability to rapidly evolving AI tools, frameworks, and standards

More skills:

CoPilot Studio, CrewAI, Autogen, Tokenization, Local AI models

Other:

• Compensation information subject to change as per applicable law
• Cognizant is an AI Builder and technology services provider bridging AI investment and enterprise value
• Cognizant builds full-stack AI solutions with deep industry, process, and engineering expertise
• Reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities