GenAI Developer at Virtusa
Dana, IN
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Jun 28, 2026
Dana, IN
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on development role focused on building AI-powered applications, chatbots, copilots, and intelligent automation solutions using AWS AI services (such as SageMaker, Lex, and Polly) and Microsoft Copilot technologies. The work spans design, implementation, testing, and debugging, with some cross-functional collaboration to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Suits an experienced developer with solid Python, Java, or JavaScript skills and a background in AI/chatbot development.
Senior level · 7+ years · Chennai, India · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This role is based in Chennai and/or Hyderabad, India — US compensation benchmarks do not apply.
The posting states '5 to 7 years' experience in the header but '7–10 years' in the Qualifications section; the overall years minimum is set to 7 (the lower bound of the higher range, which appears in the formal qualifications block).
AWS AI services are listed as a single mandatory requirement citing SageMaker, Lex, and Polly as examples ('e.g.'); they are emitted as separate named skills since each is a distinct AWS product, but the 'e.g.' framing means the candidate may satisfy the requirement with other AWS AI services.
Python, Java, and JavaScript are listed together under mandatory skills as interchangeable language options; Python is emitted as the primary with Java and JavaScript as alternatives.
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) rather than Data Scientists (15-2051) because the primary emphasis is on building AI-powered applications, chatbots, and automation solutions — applied engineering — rather than ML modeling or statistical analysis. Data Scientists is noted as a plausible runner-up given the ML/AI domain.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree'; Bachelor's is set as the minimum hard requirement.
'LLMs' is inferred as a required skill from the GenAI/copilot/chatbot focus stated throughout the mandatory responsibilities, even though no specific LLM framework is named.
ML frameworks and CI/CD appear only under the Preferred Skills section and are marked accordingly.
This role's work location reads as outside the US — the candidate pool, comp, and contention benchmarks here are US-only (BLS employment, Adzuna/USAJOBS demand, and certified H-1B wages), so treat them as a rough US reference, not a local market.
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