Principal Engineering Manager (Head of AI)

Deep Sync is seeking a Principal Engineering Manager (Head of AI) to join as a founding member of our new Agentic Platform team in Hyderabad, India. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will build and lead the team responsible for architecting our next-generation Agentic AI platform from the ground up.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of total software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years in a technical leadership or management role.
• AI/Agentic Expertise: Deep understanding of the Agentic AI landscape (e.g., LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel) and experience building autonomous agent workflows.
• Technical Proficiency: Expert-level programming skills in Python; proficiency in Java or C++ is a plus. Strong experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Milvus) and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures.
• Cloud & Scale: Experience designing scalable systems on cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and using containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Founding Mindset: Previous experience in a startup environment or as a founding member of a new team/product vertical is highly desirable.

Benefits

• We are proud to offer a best-in-class benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of our team members.