Lead Cortex AI Engineer

Lead Cortex AI Engineer Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 5+ Hands on experience on Snowflake AI Data Cloud.
• 2+ years of proven experience with building LLM-powered applications including agentic workflows with measurable impacts.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cortex AI services: Analyst, Search, AI SQL, Vector Embedding etc.
• Experience in developing scalable data centric applications using Snowpark containers in Python.
• Hands-on experience in creating conversational agentic apps using natural language prompts in Snowflake Intelligence.
• 3+ years of experience in SQL & Python programming.
• Knowledge of Snowlflake hosted LLM model garden (Claude, Llama, OpenAI, Mistral, Arctic etc) will be a plus.
• Familiarity with LLM model evaluation methodologies.
• Working experience in Snowflake managed / custom MCP servers.
• Strong experience working with GIT and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong working experience in Agile based product development processes.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and implement LLM powered apps in Snowflake using its Cortex AI capabilities.
• Build Cortex Analyst solutions on SQL based semantic models / views through natural language prompts.
• Implement RAG workflows using Cortex search over unstructured documents and texts.

Design AISQ:

pipelines to analyze multimodal data natively in SQL.

• Create Agentic AI orchestration frameworks In Snowflake Intelligence.
• Integrate Snowflake ML assets (Model Registry, Feature Store, Notebooks, Snowpark etc) w custom models are needed.
• Enforce Snowflake Horizon governance patterns including RBAC, data encryption, auditability across internal and external data sources.
• Ensure trusted AI practices (e.g. model safety & filtering).
• Optimize AI pipelines through right sizing of serverless compute, efficient application design, meeting desired latency.
• Establish observability for Cortex AI services for application monitoring and cost management.
• Manage the new requirements, create design artifacts, develop codebase, CI / CD pipelines.
• Lead a team of small to medium capacity in an onsite-offshore model.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders such as Data Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Security/ Risk & Compliance etc.

)Generic Managerial Skills, If anyStrong experience leading an AI development team of small to medium capacity in onsite - offshore model.

Strong experience in customer-facing engagement, communication, stakeholder management.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage:

Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support:

Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options:

Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth:

Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off:

Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance:

Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $140,000 a year Desired Skills Python | SQL