Staff Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Architect Next-Generation Agentic Platforms as a Staff Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Are you a systems architect and hands-on engineer ready to define the frontier of enterprise agentic systems? Trimble is seeking an exceptional Staff Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer to own the end-to-end design and realization of our enterprise AI platform on Microsoft Azure. In this foundational role, you will architect large-scale document and data ingestion fabrics, advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) engines, and autonomous agent workflows powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Databricks.

About Us:

Dedicated to the world’s tomorrow, Trimble is a technology company delivering solutions that enable our customers to work in new ways to measure, build, grow and move goods for a better quality of life. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products and enterprise lifecycle solutions to industry cloud services, Trimble is transforming critical industries such as construction, geospatial, agriculture and transportation to power an interconnected world of work. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com

Our AI & Data Ecosystem: We build the connected data platforms and intelligent agent fabrics that power decision-making across complex physical-world workflows. By marrying deep domain telemetry with high-throughput Databricks data engines, Azure AI infrastructure, and autonomous agentic ecosystems, we transform fragmented operational data into real-time intelligence for global industries.

What Makes This Role Great:

In this high-visibility staff role based out of our Chennai engineering center, you will serve as the primary architecture authority bridging complex data pipelines with production agentic execution. You will hold architectural ownership over solution designs, sequence diagrams, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) while retaining the hands-on technical depth to debug distributed systems and write mission-critical code. Collaborating daily with US engineering peers and product stakeholders, you will shape how autonomous agents orchestrate work across the enterprise using open, secure protocols.

Key Exciting Responsibilities

• End-to-End Solution Architecture: Own the full architectural lifecycle for AI and data ecosystems—from source-system ingestion through Databricks transformation, retrieval layers, and model serving, to user-facing APIs and autonomous agents.
• Databricks Platform Leadership: Architect workspaces, compute policies, and Unity Catalog governance. Design scalable batch and streaming pipelines following the Medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold), optimizing Apache Spark and Delta Lake workloads for extreme throughput and cost efficiency.
• Agentic Workflows & MCP Orchestration: Architect agentic AI solutions using frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel. Establish enterprise standards for designing, securing, and operating servers and clients built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Azure AI & RAG Engineering: Direct the implementation of high-performance RAG pipelines across the Azure ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence), engineering hybrid vector/keyword search, semantic ranking, and security trimming strategies.
• Enterprise Security & Responsible AI: Design authentication and access control schemes (Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, RBAC, Managed Identities) and build defenses against AI vulnerabilities (prompt injection, data leakage, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs) with robust PII protection.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Author comprehensive architecture artifacts (C4 models, ADRs), drive technical roadmap discussions with US product partners, mentor engineering leads, and set organization-wide engineering standards.
  

Essential Skills & Experience

• Professional Experience: 12+ years in software engineering, including 4+ years as a Solution or Enterprise Architect, with 2+ years designing and running LLM-based applications in enterprise production.
• Primary Skill — Hands-on Databricks Mastery:3+ years of production experience designing and operating data pipelines on Databricks (preferably Azure Databricks).Deep practical implementation of Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and data evolution patterns.Expert-level Apache Spark (PySpark, Spark SQL, or Scala) performance optimization (partitioning, file sizing, cluster sizing, cost governance).Delta Lake mastery (ACID transactions, schema enforcement/evolution, MERGE operations, change data feed, time travel).Ingestion and orchestration depth using Auto Loader, Structured Streaming, Delta Live Tables/Lakeflow, and Databricks Workflows.Unified governance implementation via Unity Catalog (lineage, access control, classification).
• Mandatory Skill — Model Context Protocol (MCP): Hands-on experience building and deploying MCP servers and clients (e.g., using FastMCP or official SDKs), tool schemas, stdio and streamable HTTP transports, and agent platform integrations (Azure AI Foundry).
• Microsoft Azure & AI Ecosystem: Comprehensive experience across Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Container Apps, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, and Key Vault.
• Agentic Frameworks & Production RAG: Demonstrated success deploying production RAG architectures and agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph, or Semantic Kernel.
• System Design, Debugging & Code: Polyglot engineering skills in Python, TypeScript, or Java; proven ability to trace and debug distributed issues across asynchronous queues, databases, and model endpoints; hands-on CI/CD and IaC (Terraform, Bicep) proficiency.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills to lead technical debates, justify trade-offs, and align roadmaps with US-based peers and executives.
  

Bonus Points For:

• Practical experience operationalizing Databricks Mosaic AI Vector Search, Model Serving, and MLflow.
• Workflow orchestration experience with tools such as n8n, Azure Logic Apps, or Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Exposure to multi-cloud AI platforms including Google Cloud Vertex AI or Gemini.
• Implementation experience with LLM evaluation and observability stacks (e.g., Langfuse, Arize Phoenix).
• Industry credentials: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure AI Engineer Associate, or Databricks Certified Solutions Architect / Data Engineer.

Logistics:

• Location: Chennai, India
• Department: Construction Management Solutions (CMS)
• Role Level: P4
• Job Type: Full-Time
  

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

• You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide.
• Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging.
• Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."
• Enjoy true flexibility: We offer flexible work arrangements, which are a significant driver for employees joining and staying with us.

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