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Job responsibilities

  • Define, design, and develop highly reliable, available, and scalable software solutions
  • Architect and develop well-structured, clean, scalable, and efficient code
  • Contribute in design and code reviews to adhere to development standards
  • Work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical design
  • Evaluate and suggest new technologies and tools to improve overall performance and scalability of software
  • Assist in task planning, estimation, scheduling, and staffing
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
  • Grow engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting, and hiring
  • Stay on the leading edge of development practices
  • Work in close partnership with cross-functional teams and management

Minimum requirements

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers)
  • Proficient with Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, Ruby, Scala (or other high-level programming languages)
  • Extensive experience with React, GraphQL, REST APIs, and in building API endpoints
  • Experience in developing .NET, ASP.NET, MVC, and Entity Framework applications
  • Proficiency in C# coding, class libraries, and Web services (OData/Web API)
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL to troubleshoot the issues
  • Expertise with cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), GCP, and Azure
  • Hands-on experience in databases like NoSQL, SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, etc.
  • Firm grasp of full-stack or MEAN stack development with a focus on back-end API development
  • Must be proficient in English for effective communication with global teams
  • Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) with a 4 hour overlap with US time zone

Preferred skills

  • Proficient in working with SQL and Databases
  • Familiarity working with GitHub and terminal
  • Expertise in code refactoring
  • Experience in leading a team is preferred
  • Knowledge of Agile Scrum teams and delivery principles
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpretation skills
  • Must possess analytical and critical problem-solving skills

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Turing is an AGI infrastructure company specializing in post-training large language models (LLMs) to enhance advanced reasoning, problem-solving, and cognitive tasks. Founded in 2018, Turing leverages the expertise of its globally distributed technical, business, and research experts to help Fortune 500 companies deploy customized AI solutions that transform operations and accelerate growth. As a leader in the AGI ecosystem, Turing partners with top AI labs and enterprises to deliver cutting-edge innovations in generative AI, making it a critical player in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

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Principal GenAI Engineer

Title - Sr./Staff/Principal GenAI Engineer

Location - NYC, NY (Onsite)

Fulltime


About Turing

Based in Palo Alto, California, Turing is the world’s first AI-powered tech services company. It has reimagined tech services from the ground up with AI by offering AI-vetted and matched talent, AI-accelerated development, and access to AI transformation experts who have built many of the most iconic Silicon Valley companies.

Founded in 2018, the company has experienced tremendous growth with over two million global developers on its Talent Cloud and 900+ clients. Turing has received numerous awards, including Forbes’s 2022 “One of America’s Best Startup Employers,” being ranked #1 in The Information’s 2021 Annual List of most promising B2B Companies and Fast Company’s “Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.”

The company’s leadership team comprises both AI technologists from leading organizations including Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Twitter, Stanford, Caltech, MIT as well as tech consulting veterans from Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, McKinsey, Bain, and more.


About the role:

Turing is looking for people with LLM experience to join us in solving business problems for our Fortune 500 customers. You will be a key member of the Turing GenAI delivery organization and part of  a GenAI project. You will be required to work with a team of other Turing engineers across different skill sets. In the past, the Turing GenAI delivery organization has implemented industry leading multi-agent LLM systems, RAG systems, and Open Source LLM deployments for major enterprises.



Mandatory Knowledge:

  • Agentic AI/Langgraph
  • MCP
  • Graph DB


Required skills:

  • 8+ years for Sr GenAI Engineer and 10+ years for Staff/Principal GenAI Engineer, of professional experience in building Machine Learning models & systems
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in how LLMs work & Generative AI (LLM) techniques particularly prompt engineering, RAG, and agents.
  • Expert proficiency in programming skills in Python, Langchain/Langgraph and SQL is a must.
  • Understanding of Cloud services from various cloud services from Azure, GCP, or AWS for building the GenAI applications
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with business SMEs

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize LLM-based solutions: Lead the design, training, fine-tuning, and deployment of large language models, leveraging techniques like prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures.
  • Codebase ownership: Maintain high-quality, efficient code in Python (using frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph) and SQL, focusing on reusable components, scalability, and performance best practices.
  • Cloud integration: Aide in deployment of GenAI applications on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS), optimizing resource usage and ensuring robust CI/CD processes.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product owners, data scientists, and business SMEs to define project requirements, translate technical details, and deliver impactful AI products.
  • Mentoring and guidance: Provide technical leadership and knowledge-sharing to the engineering team, fostering best practices in machine learning and large language model development.
  • Continuous innovation: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in LLM research and generative AI, proposing and experimenting with emerging techniques to drive ongoing improvements in model performance.


Vetting Process

  • Technical Discussion Zoom (Live Coding while sharing screen) - 1 hour
  • Delivery Connect - ½ Hour (Zoom)
  • In person interview at NYC, NY
Finance
251-10K employees
Artificial IntelligenceLLM
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Python Gen AI

Principal GenAI Engineer – Backend / Fullstack

Location: Mumbai (3 Days WFO)
Employment Type: Full Time
Experience Level: Principal (5-9 years)

About the Role

Turing is hiring a Principal GenAI Engineer to lead enterprise-scale AI implementations for Fortune 500 clients. This role focuses on designing and building scalable, production-grade GenAI systems powered by LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agent-based architectures.

You will work at the intersection of backend/fullstack engineering and applied AI, building reliable, high-performance systems that integrate LLM capabilities into real-world applications.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5-9 years of experience in software engineering (backend or fullstack)
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with LLMs (RAG, agents, prompt engineering)
  • Strong experience building production-grade distributed systems
  • Proficiency in Python 
  • Strong experience with SQL & NoSQL databases
  • Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks
  • Experience deploying systems on AWS / Azure / GCP
  • Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and system design

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable GenAI applications using LLMs and RAG pipelines
  • Develop and optimize backend services and APIs for AI-powered systems
  • Build and deploy agent-based workflows and orchestration systems
  • Integrate LLMs into real-world enterprise applications
  • Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of AI systems in production
  • Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Implement monitoring, evaluation, and guardrails for GenAI systems

Good to Have

  • Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, etc.)
  • Exposure to frontend frameworks (React, Next.js) for fullstack roles
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Understanding of model evaluation, fine-tuning, or LLMOps
  • Experience building multi-tenant or enterprise SaaS platforms

Why Join Turing

  • Work on cutting-edge GenAI use cases with global enterprises
  • Opportunity to build real-world AI systems at scale
  • High ownership and leadership in technical decision-making
Finance
251-10K employees
PythonNode.jsJava+ 6
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