AI / ML Engineer
Accenture
Software Engineering, Data Science
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Jul 2, 2025
Project Role : AI / ML Engineer
Project Role Description : Develops applications and systems that utilize AI tools, Cloud AI services, with proper cloud or on-prem application pipeline with production ready quality. Be able to apply GenAI models as part of the solution. Could also include but not limited to deep learning, neural networks, chatbots, image processing.
Must have skills : Computer Vision
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary: Accenture Center for Advance AI (CAAI) focuses on building scalable enterprise AI and Gen AI based solutions for various industries such as - Financial Services, Utilities, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail, Communications, Heath & Public Services, and Products. The Applied AI Research and Innovation Group, within CAAI, is focusing on foundational and applied research in the various fields of AI – Gen AI, Model building/training/finetuning, Agentic AI, etc. to develops offerings which can be utilized for complex and challenging client delivery projects. We are hiring an AI Research and Innovation Sr. Principal to focus on model refinement, including fine-tuning, alignment, safety, and evaluation of AI models. This role is critical for ensuring our models are robust, responsible, and aligned with human values. Roles & Responsibilities: - Lead efforts in supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), and instruction tuning. Innovate on techniques for continual learning and domain adaptation.- - Understand LLM fine tuning techniques such as PEFT, LoRA, QLoRA etc- - Develop evaluation frameworks for model safety, bias, and performance. - Collaborate with multiple stakeholders like policy and Responsible AI teams to ensure responsible AI practices, consulting team to provide technical depth in AI, studio team to position our findings for client pitches, business team to arrive at a research roadmap, academia and industry partners for pushing the research boundaries. - Publish and present novel and innovative research findings in top AI venues. - Develop an internal AI talent and foster a culture of continuous learning across practice and organization. Mentor a team of researchers and engineers. - Support client engagements by providing consulting and solutioning for complex client problems by brining in niche AI skills and utilizing advanced internal and external frameworks and accelerators. Professional & Technical Skills: - A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Data Science/AI, Mathematics and Statistics from premium institutes – IITs, IISc, IIIT and ISI - Overall experience 10-12 years and Relevant experience (post PhD) 5+ years. - Experience with evaluation metrics and safety benchmarks. - Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and feedback collection. - Multi Modal AI Model Building and Fine tuning - Proven track record of innovation and publications. Additional Information: - This position is based at our Bengaluru office. - A 15 years full time education is required.15 years full time education
Project Role Description : Develops applications and systems that utilize AI tools, Cloud AI services, with proper cloud or on-prem application pipeline with production ready quality. Be able to apply GenAI models as part of the solution. Could also include but not limited to deep learning, neural networks, chatbots, image processing.
Must have skills : Computer Vision
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 15 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary: Accenture Center for Advance AI (CAAI) focuses on building scalable enterprise AI and Gen AI based solutions for various industries such as - Financial Services, Utilities, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail, Communications, Heath & Public Services, and Products. The Applied AI Research and Innovation Group, within CAAI, is focusing on foundational and applied research in the various fields of AI – Gen AI, Model building/training/finetuning, Agentic AI, etc. to develops offerings which can be utilized for complex and challenging client delivery projects. We are hiring an AI Research and Innovation Sr. Principal to focus on model refinement, including fine-tuning, alignment, safety, and evaluation of AI models. This role is critical for ensuring our models are robust, responsible, and aligned with human values. Roles & Responsibilities: - Lead efforts in supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), and instruction tuning. Innovate on techniques for continual learning and domain adaptation.- - Understand LLM fine tuning techniques such as PEFT, LoRA, QLoRA etc- - Develop evaluation frameworks for model safety, bias, and performance. - Collaborate with multiple stakeholders like policy and Responsible AI teams to ensure responsible AI practices, consulting team to provide technical depth in AI, studio team to position our findings for client pitches, business team to arrive at a research roadmap, academia and industry partners for pushing the research boundaries. - Publish and present novel and innovative research findings in top AI venues. - Develop an internal AI talent and foster a culture of continuous learning across practice and organization. Mentor a team of researchers and engineers. - Support client engagements by providing consulting and solutioning for complex client problems by brining in niche AI skills and utilizing advanced internal and external frameworks and accelerators. Professional & Technical Skills: - A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Data Science/AI, Mathematics and Statistics from premium institutes – IITs, IISc, IIIT and ISI - Overall experience 10-12 years and Relevant experience (post PhD) 5+ years. - Experience with evaluation metrics and safety benchmarks. - Familiarity with human-in-the-loop systems and feedback collection. - Multi Modal AI Model Building and Fine tuning - Proven track record of innovation and publications. Additional Information: - This position is based at our Bengaluru office. - A 15 years full time education is required.15 years full time education
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