Lead Engineer - AI services
nttlimited · Chennai, India · Hybrid
Posted Oct 1, 2026
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Your day at NTT DATA The Software Development Engineer is a seasoned subject matter expert, tasked with participating in designing, developing, and testing software systems, modules, or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. This role is accountable for participating in detailed design for certain modules/sub-systems, doing prototype for multi-vendor infrastructure, and showcasing it internally or externally to clients. This role designs and develops functionality in a micro-services environment working with APIs, telemetry data, and running ML/AI algorithms on it, working with both structured and unstructured data.
Key responsibilities: Designs and develops solutions and functionality that drives the growth of business.
Accountable for writing and testing code.
Accountable for execution of automated testing.
Contributes to software deployment.
Works across multiple teams to deliver software components while working in collaboration with the product team.
Contributes to the integration and building of solutions through automation and coding, using 3rd party software.
Creates, crafts and debugs large scale distributed systems.
Contributes to writing, updating and maintaining the technical program, end-user documentation, and operational procedures.
Accountable for refactoring code.
Works across multiple teams to review code written by other developers.
Performs any other related task as required.
To thrive in this role, you need to have: Excellent understanding of cloud architecture and services in multiple public clouds like AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Office 365.
Subject matter expert in programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, libraries and frameworks.
Seasoned expertise of data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills.
Seasoned knowledge of micro services-based software architecture and experience with API product development.
Seasoned expertise in SQL and no-SQL data stores including Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Cassandra.
Seasoned understanding of container run time (Kubernetes, Docker, LXC/LXD).
Seasoned proficiency with agile, lean practices and believes in test-driven development.
Possess a can-do attitude and one that takes initiative.
Excellent ability to work well in a diverse team with different backgrounds and experience levels.
Excellent ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Seasoned proficiency with CI/CD concepts and tools.
Seasoned proficiency with cloud-based infrastructure and deployments.
Excellent attention…