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HCLTech · 1 week ago

Artificial Intelligence Researcher

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$180K/yr - $220K/yr

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated Applied AI Researcher to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity. The role involves defining the technical roadmap for AI platforms, leading the design and optimization of advanced deep learning models, and establishing best practices for Machine Learning Operations (MLOps).

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Responsibilities

Set the Technical Roadmap: Define the multi-year research and engineering roadmap for the AI platform, prioritizing projects that solve critical, high-complexity technical challenges (e.g., model efficiency, interpretability, real-time inference)
Lead the team in designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced deep learning, generative AI, and reinforcement learning models from scratch, pushing the state-of-the-art for our domain
Monitor academic research and industry trends to identify and quickly prototype cutting-edge techniques suitable for production deployment
Establish and enforce best practices for Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), ensuring automation, reproducibility, version control, and CI/CD for all models
Personally review and approve the technical architecture for all deployed AI systems, ensuring they meet strict criteria for scalability, low latency, and fault tolerance
Drive research into optimizing computational costs for large models, including strategies for model compression, quantization, and efficient hardware utilization
Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of Applied AI Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Researchers
Foster a technically demanding and research-driven culture, encouraging publication, patent filing, and open-source contributions
Ensure all core AI codebases adhere to the highest standards of quality, documentation, and maintainability

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningMLOpsGenerative AIPythonPyTorchTensorFlowCloud-native ML servicesDistributed computingResearch publicationsTechnical leadershipTeam management

Required

Hands-on experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or AI Research, with a focus on building and deploying complex models and technical leadership experience managing a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers
Expert-level proficiency in core ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and data science languages (Python/R)
Experience building a commercial practice or product focused on Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Demonstrated expertise in at least two major AI domains (e.g., Deep Learning, NLP, Computer Vision)
Proven track record of success in a client-facing or internal product-focused role, directly translating technical output into commercial results
Deep practical knowledge of MLOps principles and experience with cloud-native ML services (Google Cloud Vertex AI, SageMaker, Azure ML)
Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a highly quantitative field, OR equivalent demonstrated technical leadership experience
A strong portfolio of research publications (ICML, NeurIPS, KDD, etc.) or patents related to applied AI
Extensive experience with distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Ray) for large-scale model training and inference
Proven ability to manage large-scale, complex AI initiatives end-to-end

Benefits

Medical
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Life
Accidental death & dismemberment
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
401(k) retirement plan
10 days of paid time off per year
10 paid holidays per year

Company

HCLTech

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HCLTech is a global IT company offering digital, engineering, and cloud solutions partnering with businesses for transformation.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IND
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.hcltech.com/

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$220M
Key Investors
ChrysCapital
2008-07-10Post Ipo Equity· $220M
2000-01-06IPO

Leadership Team

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Vijayakumar C.
Chief Executive Officer
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Alan Flower
Executive Vice President - CTO & Global Head, AI & Cloud Native Labs
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