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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist
This role offers a unique opportunity to translate your academic research skills into the development and optimization of our IT systems, ultimately enhancing our financial services and customer experiences in the dynamic fintech sector. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate hands-on capabilities, evidenced by contributions to open-source projects or academic work shared via GitHub.
About the Role
We are seeking talented Consultant Specialist to join our Front to Back Technology team, co-building next-generation AI/ML and Agentic Capabilities . You will work in close collaboration with our China technology partners to design, deliver, and scale enterprise-grade AI solutions that drive operational efficiency and intelligent automation across the bank.
This is a high-impact role at the intersection of LLM engineering, agentic workflow development, and enterprise platform delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement agentic workflows, including multi-agent orchestration, tool use, and autonomous task execution pipelines
- Apply advanced prompt engineering, context engineering, and LLM harness engineering techniques to build reliable, production-grade AI capabilities
- Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems integrated with enterprise data sources
- Evaluate, select, and integrate agentic frameworks (e.g. Spring AI, Google ADK, Flowable, Camunda, n8n) appropriate to business requirements
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable AI solution designs, owning the full design-to-delivery lifecycle
- Contribute to platform standards, engineering best practices, and reusable AI capability components
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, operations, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure robust and governed AI delivery
- Support and mentor junior team members on AI engineering practices
Required Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based solutions in a professional or enterprise context
- Strong proficiency in prompt engineering, context engineering, and LLM harness/chain design
- Proven experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and vector store integration
- Experience designing and delivering agentic AI workflows — including agent orchestration, tool/function calling, and multi-step autonomous reasoning
- Hands-on experience with one or more agentic or workflow automation frameworks: Spring AI, Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), Flowable, Camunda, n8n, or
equivalent
- Ability to independently design a complete, production-ready AI solution from requirements through to delivery
- Strong software engineering fundamentals (Java, Python, or equivalent) with experience in API design and integration
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Prior experience in financial services technology or regulated industry environments
- Familiarity with enterprise orchestration or BPM platforms
- Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams, particularly across Asia
- Exposure to model evaluation, AI observability, and responsible AI practices
- Knowledge of cloud-native deployment patterns (Kubernetes, containerisation)
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India
