AI Software Engineer

Job description

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards.

We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised. What You Can Expect

Job Summary

The AI Software Engineer designs, builds, and maintains software systems that enable development, deployment, and scaling of AI and machine learning solutions. This role focuses on production-grade engineering rather than pure research, working closely with Data Scientists, MLOps Engineers, and Platform teams to turn models into reliable, secure, and performant applications.The role bridges software engineering, ML systems, and cloud-native infrastructure to support enterprise AI use cases.

Work Location

Bangalore Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days in office) How You'll Create Impact

Key Responsibilities

AI Application & Systems Engineering

• Design and develop AI-enabled applications and backend services
• Integrate machine learning models into production systems via APIs and services
• Build scalable, reliable, and testable software supporting AI workloads

Model Integration & Deployment

• Collaborate with Data Scientists to productionize ML models Package and deploy models using containerized and cloud-native architectures
• Support model serving, inference optimization, and versioning Platform, Performance & Reliability
• Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and cost efficiency
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for AI services
• Lead root-cause analysis for production issues involving AI systems Automation, CI/CD & DevOps
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI applications and services Automate testing, deployment, and environment management
• Ensure reproducibility and reliability across environments

Collaboration & Engineering Excellence

• Partner with MLOps, Data Engineering, and Cloud teams
• Contribute to coding standards, documentation, and best practices
• Support secure, compliant, and responsible AI deployment What
• Makes You Stand Out Technologies & Tools Programming & Software Engineering Python (primary), with strong software engineering practices RESTful API design and microservices architecture Machine Learning & AI (Integration Level)

ML frameworks

PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn Model serving frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, TorchServe, TF Serving) Experience integrating inference into applications Cloud & Infrastructure Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP Containerization: Docker Orchestration: Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation DevOps, CI/CD & Observability CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) Monitoring and logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or cloud-native tools)

Version control

Git Data & Systems SQL and data access patterns Message queues and streaming platforms (Kafka, cloud equivalents) Your Background

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years total engineering experience Experience with real-time or low-latency inference systems Experience working with MLOps pipelines and model lifecycle tools Experience in enterprise or regulated environments Cloud or AI-related certifications (preferred)

Core Competencies

Strong software engineering fundamentals Systems thinking and performance optimization Ability to collaborate across research and engineering teams Clear communication and documentation skills Ownership mindset for production reliability Physical Requirements Travel Expectations EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability