AI/ML developer - +5 years experience - Full remote - Contractor in USD

For an international project in Chennai, we are urgently looking for a Full Remote Senior AI/ML developer.

We are looking for a motivated contractor. Candidates need to be fluent in English.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Technical Specification Document;
• Assessment/Proof of concept Closure Document;
• Provide Azure cloud solution to meet business requirement;
• Develop Proof of concept in Azure to demonstrate the machine learning capabilities;
• Develop architecture;

Profile:

• Bachelor or Master degree;
• +5 years of relevant IT experience;
• +3 years of hands-on experience as AI/ML developer and should have proven experience in real implementation projects with respect to this skillset;
• Large Language Models (LLMs) & Prompt Engineering: Experience working with transformer-based models (e.g., GPT, BERT) and crafting effective prompts for tasks like summarization, text classification and document understanding;
• Azure Document Intelligence: Hands-on experience with Azure AI Document Intelligence for extracting structured data from unstructured documents (invoices, forms, contracts);
• Model Development & Evaluation: Strong foundation in ML algorithms, model evaluation metrics, and hyperparameter tuning using tools like Scikit-learn, XGBoost, or PyTorch;
• MLOps (Machine Learning Operations): Proficient in building and managing ML pipelines using Azure ML, MLflow, and CI/CD tools for model training, deployment, and monitoring;
• Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML): Experience with Azure ML Studio, automated ML, model registry, and deployment to endpoints or containers;
• Azure Functions & Serverless AI: Building event-driven AI workflows using Azure Functions for real-time inference, data processing, and integration with other Azure services;
• Programming Languages: Strong coding skills in Python (preferred), with knowledge of libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Matplotlib;
• Database & Data Lakes: Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, and integration with data lakes for AI pipelines;
• DevOps & Git Integration: Experience with Azure DevOps for version control, testing, and continuous integration of AI workflows;
• Fluent in English;