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Principal Engineer - AI/ML
About the role
Vocera, now part of Stryker, seeks a Principal Engineer to drive the technical direction of its AI-powered voice and speech platform for healthcare solutions. This hands-on leadership role involves designing scalable backend services, evaluating AI models, and mentoring engineering teams in Bengaluru, India. The position operates on a Hybrid or Onsite work model.
What you’ll do
- Lead technical architecture for AI-powered voice and speech applications
- Evaluate and recommend AI models for use cases like transcription and conversational AI
- Design and build scalable backend services using Java and Python
- Work with Azure AI services including Voice Live API and OpenAI
- Design low-latency, real-time speech processing pipelines
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions
- Drive technical decisions on model selection, performance, and cost optimization
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices across teams
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 14+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong backend development experience in Java
- Working knowledge of Python for AI/ML integration
- Experience building cloud-based applications on Microsoft Azure
- Experience with AI/ML services like speech recognition or LLMs
- Understanding of REST APIs, distributed systems, and microservices
- Strong problem-solving and technical leadership skills
Skills
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.