Senior Technical Lead
United States
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Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Others, Rhode Island

Job Summary

Responsible for working across legacy and modern technology stacks, applying AI fundamentals and AI coding tools to solve client problems. The role involves understanding client constraints, building and validating prototypes, selecting appropriate AI and non-AI approaches, delivering solutions end-to-end, and adapting solutions to different client environments.

Key Responsibilities

Work within legacy and modern technology environments.
Apply AI fundamentals including prompting, context handling, RAG trade-offs, and evaluations.
Use AI coding tools to transform ambiguous ideas into working prototypes.
Determine when to use AI/LLM techniques versus deterministic scripts and tooling.
Understand client constraints, including approved tools, data-access boundaries, security requirements, and compliance expectations.
Design solutions that operate within client constraints.
Adapt solutions for different client environments rather than applying a standard template.
Own engagements from problem discovery through prototype development, validation, and handoff.
Build scripts, validation checks, guardrails, and evaluation mechanisms around AI solutions.
Bridge the gap between platform capabilities and client needs.
Feed client-specific learnings back into the core team to improve future engagements.
Participate in proposals, demos, and workshops.

Skill Requirements

Solid engineering fundamentals across legacy and modern technology stacks.
AI fundamentals, including:

Prompting
Context Handling
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
AI Evaluations


Experience using AI coding tools.
Ability to build working prototypes rapidly.
Understanding of AI/LLM techniques, including:

Prompting
RAG
Agent Design
Evaluations


Experience developing deterministic scripts and tooling.
Ability to design solutions within security, compliance, and data-access constraints.
Experience building:

Scripts
Validation Checks
Guardrails
Evaluations

Other Requirements

6-8 years of experience combining hands-on delivery and architecture ownership.
Legacy modernization experience.
Client-facing experience, including proposals, demos, and workshops.
Experience owning at least one project end-to-end.
Ability to work without detailed specifications.
Ability to build trust with client teams.
Ability to switch context quickly across workstreams.
Maximum Salary (US):  151000
Minimum Salary (US):  95000
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.