Lead Principal Agentic RAG Engineer – Python (Vizianagaram)

About the Role We are hiring a senior, hands-on Agentic RAG Engineer to design, build, and operate the Retrieval-Augmented Generation platforms that power our autonomous AI agents. This is a lead-by-example role :
- You design the architecture
- You write the Python
- You ship to production
- You mentor engineers by building real systems

You will lead the technical direction of RAG and agent memory systems , while remaining deeply involved in implementation, observability, and operational readiness. GCP is our primary platform, but all designs should be multi-cloud capable . Key Responsibilities RAG & Backend Engineering (Python-First)
- Design and build production-grade RAG pipelines
- Implement:
- Retrieval strategies
- Vector database integrations
- Agent memory and state management
- Prompt orchestration and chaining
- Build scalable Python services using FastAPI / Django / similar
- Integrate LLM APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) and open-source models (Llama, Mistral)
- Implement model/version rollout, rollback, and simulation testing

Agentic Systems & Workflow Design
- Build and operate multi-step agent workflows
- Enable:
- Tool calling
- Human-in-the-loop interventions
- Secure agent execution patterns
- Define patterns for:
- Prompt versioning
- Context management
- Token and cost control
- Collaborate closely with AgentOps to ensure production-safe execution

Full-Stack & Observability
- Design and contribute to internal UIs for:
- Agent execution monitoring
- Decision and reasoning audits
- Prompt testing and visualization
- Implement structured logging and telemetry for:
- Retrieval quality
- Agent decisions
- Token usage and latency
- Work with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or ELK-based stacks

Cloud, DevOps & Production Readiness
- Own deployment pipelines for RAG and agent services
- Work hands-on with:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure secure API design, auth, sandboxing, and operational guardrails
- Optimise for scalabi Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4mpoqx