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Lead AI Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services

$55–$60 / Hour

Location

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Experience

Posted

Jul 14, 2026

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August 14, 2026

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Job Description

TCS is looking for an experienced Lead AI Engineer to build and deploy agentic AI systems for an enterprise client. This is a 12-month onsite contract role in Santa Clara, CA, working W2 through ASCII Group LLC. The engineer will design multi-agent systems, tune prompt engineering workflows across multiple LLMs, and build production-grade real-time AI services in collaboration with platform, security, and product teams. Local candidates only.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build AI agents and multi-agent systems using frameworks such as LangGraph and LangChain
  • Develop and tune prompt engineering workflows across multiple LLMs (GPT, Claude, LLaMA), balancing reliability, cost, and latency
  • Develop REST APIs, WebSocket services, and event-driven pipelines for real-time AI services that remain stable under load
  • Automate testing and releases through Jenkins CI/CD and maintain code and documentation standards using Git, Jira, and Confluence
  • Deploy AI applications in an enterprise environment adhering to best practices
  • Use AI-augmented development tools such as Claude Code and Codex to accelerate delivery
  • Coordinate with platform, security, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure deployments

Requirements

  • 3-5 years in Machine Learning, AI, or a related field, with production systems delivered
  • At least 1 year building custom Agentic AI applications
  • Strong Python skills and sound modern development practices
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs and prompt engineering across the full application lifecycle
  • Demonstrated experience building AI agents with LangGraph
  • Familiarity with at least one enterprise cloud AI platform (Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or Google Gemini Enterprise) including cloud-native deployment practices
  • Working knowledge of REST APIs, WebSockets, and event-driven systems
  • Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins) and version control (Git)
  • Fluency with AI-augmented development tools for rapid prototyping
  • Experience with data layer curation and integration with source systems for agentic applications
  • Local candidates only; must be able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA

Skills Required

Prompt EngineeringPythonAgentic AILangChainREST APIsWebSocketsAzure AI FoundryJenkins CI/CDGitLangGraph

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