Tech Lead (AI)

Role: Tech Lead (AI)
Department: Wealth Management
Location: NYC, NY & Alpharetta, GA (3 days onsite in a week)
Position Type: Fulltime
Note- Look for visa independent only.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Tech Lead with hands-on experience in Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Chatbot development to support technology initiatives within Wealth Management business.
This role will contribute to modernizing advisor-facing experiences by embedding AI-enabled orchestration into existing workflows and the development of scalable backend services that enable intelligent, conversational platforms. The ideal candidate combines strong backend engineering skills with the ability to work closely with business and global technology stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Python-based backend services supporting NLP and chatbot solutions
Contribute to technology transformation initiatives, driving innovation and adoption of cloud-native platforms
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, priorities, and objectives
Translate business needs into robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions
Act as a local liaison between New York and India technology teams, ensuring effective communication and delivery alignment
Build and maintain strong, long-term partnerships with business and technology stakeholders
Provide thought leadership on backend, NLP, and conversational AI solutions and identify opportunities where technology can improve business outcomes
Support development, testing, deployment, and operational readiness of applications
Required Skills & Experience

Full stack development with strong knowledge in Python in a Unix environment.
SOA: Webservices (REST/SOAP), XML/JSON Processing, Swagger, Open Spec
Experience with Gen AI based applications, LLM, Agentic, RAG and Vector DB
Messaging: IBM MQ/JMS
Source Control, Build Packaging: Git, Ivy, Maven/Gradle
Object Oriented Analysis and Design, SOLID principles, Clean code, Refactoring, Design patterns
Test Automation (Unit Test and/or Functional Testing)
Solution Design and Architecture
Distributed application design
Cloud architectures, Performance Engineering, Scaling
Deep familiarity with modern software development and design concepts encompassing a range of languages and platforms.
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
Ability to work effectively in a global, distributed team environment
Good-to-Have Skills

Experience in Web Development using modern UI frameworks (Bootstrap or similar)
Knowledge of PowerShell or Unix shell scripting
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as:
TFS / Azure DevOps
Jenkins
TeamCity
Build and release automation
A/B testing frameworks
Experience developing cloud-native applications on:
AWS, Azure, or OpenShift
Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools
Understanding of Microservices and Serverless architectures