Senior Ai Ml Engineer

Senior AI/ML Engineer
Location: 2-days/week preferred will be the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Salary: $120K
Rate: $70/hr

The pay range for this role is $120K Max per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience and location of the candidate.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend / AI Developer to join a dynamic engineering team responsible for developing and scaling a production grade healthcare conversational AI platform. This role will focus on backend service development, AI agent workflows, and system integrations that support patient facing conversational experiences. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AI/ML engineering, particularly in the context of healthcare applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs and services using Python 3.12+ and FastAPI.
• Develop and enhance multi agent AI orchestration workflows using LangGraph, LangChain, or PydanticAI.
• Integrate and optimize large language model providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google GenAI.
• Work with Azure services such as Cosmos DB, App Configuration, Key Vault, Event Hubs, and Application Insights.
• Develop and maintain task handlers for domain specific workflows (e.g., care tasks, medications, scheduling).
• Implement input and output guardrails, prompt engineering techniques, and AI safety patterns.
• Collaborate on architectural decisions, code reviews, and production support activities.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using pytest.

Mandatory Skills

• A minimum of five years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with demonstrated production experience using FastAPI or comparable asynchronous frameworks.
• Hands on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, PydanticAI, or equivalent systems.
• Solid understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG) patterns, and AI guardrails.
• Experience with Azure cloud services, including Cosmos DB, Azure Key Vault, and App Configuration.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD Pipeline (e.g., GitHub Actions), and containerized deployments.
• Strong knowledge of JWT/OAuth authentication mechanisms and Securing Apigee APIs best practices.
• Ability to operate effectively within a small, fast paced team environment with a high degree of ownership.

Preferred Skills

• Experience within the healthcare domain, including HIPAA Regulation, HL7 (Health Level Seven), and FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) integrations.
• Experience with PydanticAI and structured LLM output validation.
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and observability tooling.
• Exposure to React and TypeScript for limited full stack contributions.

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodation also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at