Senior AI Engineer

Senior AI Engineer

Ansell is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to join our team! The Senior AI Engineer is a technical leader with deep expertise in AI/ML, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and modern cloud-native application development. This role is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and support of enterprise-grade software systems and for delivering scalable architectural solutions across Ansell. He/She should demonstrate advanced programming expertise (Java, Python, Node.js, Angular, TypeScript), particularly in Python, with deep proficiency in AI-centric libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face Transformers.

What benefits and opportunities does Ansell offer? Competitive compensation plan, including a performance based annual incentive. Flexible and hybrid work model. A culture of belonging and inclusion, collaboration thrives, and everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered-across our global community. Ansell University, LinkedIn Learning and Mentorship programs to develop professional and interpersonal skills. Opportunities to advance and grow within the company through LinkedIn Learning and Mentorships. Health Benefits: medical, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability and wellness programs. 401-k plan with company match. Paid time off (vacation, sick and personal days): 14 paid holidays. Continuing Education Reimbursement. Summer Friday's. Regional Belonging & Inclusion Networks. Green office concept and a global mission of sustainability.

What your role will be? Responsible for building innovative software products using various software architecture patterns with solid design principles. Design, develop, and deploy Custom AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making and task execution using LLMs and multi-modal models. Conceptualize, develop products specifically using Large Language Models, including data acquisition, pre-processing, model training/tuning, deployment, and monitoring. Perform truth analysis to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of Large Language Model outputs, comparing them to known, accurate data. Develop target state architectures and validate with the development team. Collaborate with Product Owner, product development team, and infrastructure team to ensure support of software development and testing. Implement and manipulate complex algorithms essential for developing and optimizing generative AI models. Oversee and maintain cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure) specifically for Large Language Model workloads, ensuring cost-efficiency and scalability. Implement RAG architectures to enhance response relevance using external knowledge sources. Integrate Large Language Models into chatbot workflows for summarization, classification, and intelligent routing, and Agentic AI Agents. Design prompt chaining and semantic search flows for document-based and FAQ based virtual assistants. Design and implement knowledge-based search using AI-driven techniques (e.g., FAQ ingestion, document indexing). Drive performance optimization, CI/CD integration and code quality standards. Establish robust monitoring and alerting systems to track Large Language Model performance, data drift, and other key metrics, proactively identifying and resolving issues. Participates in proof of concepts to assist in technology direction and enabling business strategy. Conducts and assists in end-to-end technical design for software products. Responsible for impact analysis and design modifications to existing systems to support new solutions.

What will you bring to Ansell? Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field. Certified in at least one Cloud or AI-related Certification. Job Experience 9+ years of experience in New Product Development, and at least 3 years of experience as an AI engineer using LLMs, AI-driven products & agents. Proven ability to define and deliver complex technical products involving AI/ML, recommendation engines, or analytics. Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software products at scale. Strong data analytics skills and experience defining and owning translation of data and end-user insights to drive customer value – from defining product success metrics through to analyzing results, optimizing, and building into future-state MVPs. Proficiency in LLMs, AWS, Python, Java Spring Boot, Node.js, Angular, Microservices, TypeScript, JavaScript. Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL), Redis. Familiar with containerization, DevOps, and cloud (AWS, Azure). Experience in Gen AI Technologies: Agentic AI, LLMs (OpenAI, Azure), LangChain, Semantic Kernel. Knowledge of authentication (OAuth2, JWT, SAML) and enterprise-grade security. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Ansell is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, marital status, parental status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Ansell. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process. Ansell is an EO Employer – M/F/Vets/Disabled and other protected categories.