
Principal Engineer II, Machine Learning
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Combine the physical and digital, making technology a more dynamic force to solve challenges and serve humanity's needs.
- Empower the company to create new digital business models, enter new markets, and improve customer experiences
- Drive Innovation, Differentiation & Growth
- Develop and implement a comprehensive AI/ML strategy aligned with our business goals and objectives.
- Ownership on growth of the COE and influencing client revenues through AI practice
- Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities for applying AI/ML across various business units, departments and functions.
- Lead the selection, deployment, and management of AI/ML tools, platforms, and infrastructure.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML solutions
- Define, differentiate & strategize new AI/ML services/offerings and create reference architecture assets
- Drive partnerships with vendors on collaboration, capability building, go to market strategies, etc.
- Guide and inspire the organization about the business potential and opportunities around AI/ML
- Network with domain experts
- Develop and implement ethical AI practices and governance standards.
- Monitor and measure the performance of AI/ML initiatives, demonstrating ROI through cost savings, efficiency gains, and improved business outcomes.
- Oversee the development, training, and deployment of AI/ML models and solutions.
- Collaborate with client teams to understand their business challenges and needs.
- Develop and propose AI/ML solutions tailored to client specific requirements.
- Influence client revenues through innovative solutions and thought leadership.
- Lead client engagements from project initiation to deployment.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
- Build re-usable Methodologies, Pipelines & Models
- Create data pipelines for more efficient and repeatable data science projects
- Experience of working across multiple deployment environments including cloud, on-premises and hybrid, multiple operating systems and through containerization techniques such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Elastic Container Service, and others
- Coding knowledge and experience in languages including R, Python, Scala, MATLAB, etc.
- Experience with popular databases including SQL, MongoDB and Cassandra
- Experience data discovery/analysis platforms such as KNIME, RapidMiner, Alteryx, Dataiku, H2O, Microsoft AzureML, Amazon SageMaker etc.
- Expertise in solving problems related to computer vision, text analytics, predictive analytics, optimization, social network analysis etc.
- Experience with regression, random forest, boosting, trees, hierarchical clustering, transformers, convolutional neural network (CNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), graph analysis, etc.
- People & Interpersonal Skills
- Build and manage a high-performing team of AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and other specialists.
- Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration within the AI/ML team and across the organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams in a dynamic business environment.
- Candidates should be confident, energetic self-starters, with strong communication skills.
- Candidates should exhibit superior presentation skills and the ability to present compelling solutions which guide and inspire.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the AI/ML team
- Collaborate with other directors, managers, and stakeholders across the company to align the AI/ML vision and goals
- Communicate and present the AI/ML capabilities and achievements to clients and partners
- Stay updated on the latest trends and developments in the AI/ML domain
- 12+ years of experience in the information technology industry with strong focus on AI/ML having led, driven and set up an AI/ML practice in IT services or niche AI/ML organizations
- 10+ years of relevant experience in successfully launching, planning, and executing advanced data science projects.
- A master's or PhD degree in computer science, data science, information systems, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, economics, engineering, or physics.
- In depth specialization in text analytics, image recognition, graph analysis, deep learning, is required.
- The candidate should be adept in agile methodologies and well-versed in applying MLOps methods to the construction of ML pipelines.
- Candidate should have demonstrated the ability to manage data science projects and diverse teams.
- Should have experience in creating AI/ML strategies & services, and scale capabilities from a technology, platform, and people standpoint.
- Experience in working on proposals, presales activities, business development and overlooking delivery of AI/ML projects
- Experience in building solutions with AI/ML elements in any one or more domains - Industrial, Healthcare, Retail, Communication
- Access to employee discounts on world class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG etc.)
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University's business and leadership academies.
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
- Be willing to travel up to 25%, domestic and international travel if required.
- Successfully complete a background investigation as a condition of employment