AI and Data Engineering - Tech Lead III- AI- GR- 39902-72266- JR193826

Position Title AI and Data Engineering - Tech Lead III- AI- GR- 39902-72266- JR193826

Job Family IFT > Engineering /Dev

Shift Job Description:

Job Title Tech Lead III - AI

Requirement Type Full-Time Employee

Job Location Bangalore/Gurugram

Requirement Level Lead

Hiring Manager Team Lead I

Primary Skill AI and Data Engineering, Python

Business MRDM

Skill Category Super Super Niche

About Elevance Health Elevance Health is a leading health company in America dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. It is the largest managed health care company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association serving more than 46 million lives across 14 states. A regular in the Fortune 500 list, Elevance ranked 20 in 2025. Gail Boudreaux, President and CEO of Elevance has been a consistent name in the Fortune list of most powerful women and currently holds 53 rd rank on this list.

About Carelon Carelon Global Solutions (CGS) is a healthcare solutions company that is simplifying complex operational processes to improve the health of the healthcare system. Previously known as Legato Health Technologies, Carelon Global Solutions (hereinafter, CGS) underwent a name change and joined the Carelon family of brands in January 2023, as a fully owned subsidiary of Elevance Health (Previously Anthem Inc.). CGS brings together a global team of like-minded innovators who manage and optimize operational processes for health plans as well as providers. Our brightest minds housed across our global headquarters in Indianapolis as well as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurugram in India, Manila in the Philippines, Limerick in Ireland and San Juan in Puerto Rico bring with them innovative capabilities and an unmatched depth of experience. This global team uniquely positions CGS to enable scalable, next-generation platforms and specialized digital tools that make healthcare operations more practical, effective and efficient.

OUR MISSION & VALUES Our Mission: Improving Lives and Communities. Simplifying Healthcare. Expecting More.

Our Values: Leadership | Community | Integrity | Agility | Diversity

JOB POSITION

• Carelon Global Solutions India is seeking for an experienced Tech Lead III– AI to drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable AI/ML solutions within Carelon’s healthcare ecosystem.
• The role will focus on leveraging Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Data Engineering to enhance claims processing, improve operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and product managers, to acquire, process, and manage data for AI/ML model integration and optimization.
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and enterprise-grade data pipelines to support state-of-the-art AI/ML models.
• Debug, optimize, and enhance machine learning models, ensuring quality assurance and performance improvements.
• Operate container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, with advanced configurations and service mesh implementations, for scalable ML workload deployments.
• Design and build scalable LLM inference architectures, employing GPU memory optimization techniques and model quantization for efficient deployment.
• Engage in advanced prompt engineering and fine-tuning of large language models (LLMs), focusing on semantic retrieval and chatbot development.
• Document model architectures, hyperparameter optimization experiments, and validation results using version control and experiment tracking tools like MLflow or DVC.
• Research and implement cutting-edge LLM optimization techniques, such as quantization and knowledge distillation, ensuring efficient model performance and reduced computational costs.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to develop innovative and effective natural language processing solutions, specializing in text classification, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in AI technologies, integrating new methodologies and frameworks to continually enhance the AI engineering function.
• Contribute to creating specialized AI solutions in healthcare, leveraging domain-specific knowledge for task adaptation and deployment.

QUALIFICATION

• Minimum education: Bachelors degree in any Engineering Stream
• Nice to have: Specialized training, certifications, and/or other special requirements
• Preferred education: Computer Science/Engineering “ AI or Data Science stream

Experience

• Minimum relevant experience - 5+ years in AI Engineering
• Preferred total experience 8-12+years

Skills And Competencies

• Advanced proficiency in Python with expertise in data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn) and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Extensive experience with LLM frameworks (Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain) and prompt engineering techniques
• Experience with big data processing using Spark for large-scale data analytics
• Version control and experiment tracking using Git and MLflow
• Software Engineering & Development: A Advanced proficiency in Python, familiarity with Go or Rust, expertise in microservices, test-driven development, and concurrency processing.
• DevOps & Infrastructure: A Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and container orchestration (Kubernetes) with Helm and service mesh implementations.
• LLM Infrastructure & Deployment: A Proficiency in LLM serving platforms such as vLLM and FastAPI, model quantization techniques, and vector database management.
• MLOps & Deployment: A Utilization of containerization strategies for ML workloads, experience with model serving tools like TorchServe or TF Serving, and automated model retraining.
• Cloud & Infrastructure:Â Strong grasp of advanced cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and network security for ML systems.
• LLM Project Experience:Â Expertise in developing chatbots, recommendation systems, translation services, and optimizing LLMs for performance and security.
• General Skills: A Python, SQL, knowledge of machine learning frameworks (Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch), and experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.
• Experience in creating LLD for the provided architecture.
• Experience working in microservices based architecture.

THE CARELON PROMISE Aligning with our brand belief of ‘limitless minds are our biggest asset’, we offer a world of limitless opportunities to our associates. It is our strong belief that one is committed to a role when it is not just what the role entails, but also what lies in its periphery that completes the value circle for an associate. This world of limitless opportunities thrives in an environment that fosters growth and well-being, and gives you purpose and the feeling of belonging.

LIFE @ CARELON

• Extensive focus on learning and development
• An inspiring culture built on innovation, creativity, and freedom.
• Holistic well-being
• Comprehensive range of rewards and recognitions
• Competitive health and medical insurance coverage
• Best-in-class amenities and workspaces
• Policies designed with associates at the center.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Carelon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

Reasonable Accommodation Our inclusive culture empowers Carelon to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, but we also celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need accommodation such as an interpreter or a different interview format, please ask for the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.

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Job Type Full time