Staff Software Engineer - AI & LLM at Matillion

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, DataIndustries

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with Java and React, grounded in solid object-oriented principles and software engineering best practices
Proficiency in building Java Spring microservices, containerisation with Docker, and experience with relational databases like Postgres, MySQL, or SQL Server
Proven track record across the full SDLC, including CI/CD and Agile methodologies
Deep familiarity with cloud platforms, especially AWS
Ability to adapt to new technologies and solve both product and platform-level challenges in a collaborative team environment
Hands-on experience integrating with LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Hugging Face
Understanding of prompt engineering — crafting and tuning prompts to optimize LLM responses
Experience with RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) to enrich LLM responses with contextual data
Familiarity with key LLM concepts: System/User prompts, tokens, embeddings, context windows, temperature, top-p, stop sequences
Experience with fine-tuning models and prompt compression techniques (nice to have)
Exposure to GenAI architectures like prompt chaining, agentic workflows, or routing mechanisms (nice to have)
Familiarity with Spring AI or similar libraries that abstract LLM interactions (nice to have)
Experience designing and using evals to compare LLM performance and optimize prompts (nice to have)

Responsibilities

Lead by example: Contribute hands-on to software development, championing high-quality code and robust architecture
Drive technical direction: Shape the design and evolution of systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with engineers, product managers, and customer-facing teams to break down large initiatives into actionable plans
Mentor and support: Provide guidance to team members through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and pairing
Innovate with AI: Develop intelligent features powered by LLMs (Large Language Models), integrating modern GenAI capabilities into our platform
Continuously improve: Proactively explore new technologies, contribute to internal best practices, and help evolve our engineering culture

Skills

Generative AI

LLM

Software Architecture

Scalable Systems

Secure Software

Data Orchestration

ETL

Code Review

Matillion

Data management platform for data pipelines

About Matillion

Matillion offers a data management platform that helps data teams build, manage, and orchestrate data pipelines efficiently. The platform features a usage-based pricing model, allowing clients to pay only for the services they use, which supports scalability. It integrates artificial intelligence to enhance productivity, including the use of large language models and automatic documentation generation. With a library of connectors for various data sources, Matillion simplifies complex data transformations and provides a unified view of all data pipelines.

Altrincham, United KingdomHeadquarters

2010Year Founded

$300.9MTotal Funding

SERIES_ECompany Stage

Data & Analytics, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

201-500Employees