Senior AI / Full-Stack Architect-Developer

Job Description

Senior AI / Full-Stack Architect-Developer Experience Required :12 – 15 Years Number of Positions :1 Reporting To :Project / Programme Lead, NeGD Please note this is a Contractual role initially for 3 years Role Summary The Senior AI / Full-Stack Architect-Developer will lead the architecture and technical delivery of common, reusable and AI-enabled components for NeGD projects. The role owns end-to-end technical design decisions, mentors the Python/AI Developer(s), and ensures that components built are scalable, secure and reusable across multiple government digital initiatives. Key Responsibilities - Own the end-to-end architecture of large-scale, enterprise-grade applications and platforms built for NeGD projects. - Design and govern a microservices-based architecture, including service decomposition, API contracts, inter-service communication and deployment topology. - Design and oversee database architecture (relational and NoSQL) covering data modelling, performance tuning, scalability and security. - Lead hands-on design and implementation of GenAI / AI-enabled capabilities such as LLM integration, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows and intelligent automation within enterprise applications. - Architect and build reusable frameworks, shared libraries, common APIs, services and components that can be adopted across multiple NeGD projects to reduce duplication of effort. - Define coding standards, design patterns, API guidelines and technical governance for the team. - Conduct architecture and code reviews; ensure adherence to security, performance, scalability and compliance requirements applicable to government systems. - Collaborate with project stakeholders, government departments and other technical teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. - Mentor and provide technical leadership to the Python/AI Developer(s) and other team members. - Evaluate and recommend emerging AI/GenAI tools, platforms and best practices for adoption across NeGD projects. Mandatory Skills & Experience - 12–15 years of strong, demonstrable experience in large-scale enterprise application development. - Proven expertise in microservices architecture — design, development, deployment and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). - Strong experience in database architecture and development across relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, etc.) systems. - Strong, hands-on AI/GenAI implementation experience — not limited to conceptual knowledge (e.g., LLM-based application development, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, embeddings, AI agents). - Demonstrated experience designing and developing reusable frameworks, APIs, shared services and common components adopted across multiple projects/teams. - Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java, with solid understanding of full-stack development (backend and frontend integration). - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and CI/CD pipelines. - Strong understanding of API design (REST/GraphQL), security (OAuth2/JWT), and enterprise integration patterns. Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills - Experience working on e-Governance, public sector or large citizen-facing digital platforms. - Familiarity with data privacy, security and compliance frameworks applicable to government IT systems. - Exposure to MLOps / LLMOps practices for deploying and monitoring AI models in production. - Prior experience in a technical architect, tech lead or solution architect role. Educational Qualification B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/MCA in Computer Science, IT