Software Engineer - Data Center Emulator / AI Agent Development

About Us:

At Tech Mahindra (
Tech Mahindra | Connected World, Connected Experiences
), we live the philosophy of connected world and connected experiences. We thrive on change that is powered by the intelligent symphony of technology and humans designing meaningful and sustainable experiences. Consumer ‘experiences’ are driving and disrupting industries like never before. Businesses must build seamless yet simple enterprises that collaborate, synergize, and drive the change. Change that connects us all and empowers us to deliver experiences that span across the digital, the physical, the convergent, and everything in between. That’s when truly connected experiences manifest.

Extraordinary is when experiences come together – a continuous convergence of digital technologies, touchpoints, and most importantly people. It’s time to reimagine, reinvent, and revolutionize business models & operations as well as to transform enterprises into living, breathing, and connected businesses. We are the Digital Change makers who strive to change the way the world, communities, businesses, and humans interact digitally. We are harnessing the power of change, brought in by technologies, that makes it the most exciting time to be alive in the human history. Our universe, as we build it, disrupt it, and redesign it, is powering the digital change.

Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology experiences, enabling Enterprises, Associates, and the Society to Rise. It has 150,000+ professionals working for 1000+ Global Customers (including Fortune 500 companies) in 90 Countries. We’re part of the esteemed Mahindra group, headquartered in India. Under a new CEO, Tech Mahindra is committed to a transformative journey with 'Scale @ Speed' as our guiding principle.

About the Role and Job:

Role:
Software Engineer - Data Center Emulator / AI Agent Development

Location:
Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)

The roles focus on (1) Data Center Emulator and (2) AI Agent Development. Candidates with strong experience in either area are encouraged to apply.

We are looking for Senior Software Engineers to build production‑grade systems that combine data center infrastructure modeling and AI‑driven automation. These roles sit at the intersection of systems engineering, Python development, industrial device integration, and applied AI.

You will work on:

- A
data Center emulation platform
used for development, testing, and operational readiness
- AI agents
that automate device onboarding and continuously monitor real‑world infrastructure

What You’ll Do

Data Center Systems & Emulation

• Design and build a web‑based data center emulator that models power, cooling, and compute infrastructure
• Simulate realistic operational behavior, including fault and degradation scenarios
• Generate telemetry data and simulate device/network behavior for downstream systems
• Ground simulations in real‑world physical constraints (power, thermal, infrastructure behavior)

AI Agent Development

• Build AI agents that automate device discovery, onboarding, and registration
• Develop agents that continuously monitor infrastructure changes and maintain accurate digital representations
• Integrate AI agents with real physical devices using industrial protocols
• Ensure agents are reliable, observable, and production‑ready

Engineering & Architecture

• Design clean, extensible Python‑based services
• Define clear specifications and acceptance criteria for complex systems
• Build APIs and services that perform reliably under concurrent load
• Collaborate closely with platform, infrastructure, and operations teams

Required Quali
fi
cations

• 8 or more years of professional software engineering experience, with a demonstrated record of delivering production systems.
• Deep expertise in software design and architecture. This role involves substantial use of AI-assisted development tooling, and success depends on the ability to produce precise, unambiguous specifications that can be implemented reliably and verified against clear acceptance criteria.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents or agentic workflows in production environments, including tool use, state management, and reliable execution under real-world conditions.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry or a directly comparable enterprise AI platform for building and deploying agent-based services.
• Strong Python development skills. Agent services will be built primarily in Python and must be well-structured for extensibility and long-term maintainability. / Strong Python development skills. The emulator will be built primarily in Python and must be structured for maintainability and extensibility from the start.
• Demonstrated experience working with industrial device protocols, specifically Modbus, BACnet, and OPC-UA. The contractor must be able to build agent integrations that communicate with physical devices accurately and reliably.
• Experience working with digital twin concepts or asset registry systems, including the challenges of keeping a software representation of a physical environment consistent overtime.
• Experience building web-based services and APIs, including considerations for performance under concurrent load from multiple consuming systems.
• Familiarity with physics-based simulation or numerical modeling in the context of building systems, power systems, or thermal environments.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience with data center infrastructure, DCIM, or facilities systems
• Exposure to physics‑based simulation (power, thermal, energy systems)
• Experience with AI agents or agentic workflows in production
• Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry or similar enterprise AI platforms
• Experience with digital twin concepts
• Knowledge of additional protocols such as MQTT / Sparkplug‑B / DNP3
• Background in energy systems, building systems, or infrastructure platforms

The pay range for this role is $120,000- $130,000 per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience and location of the candidate.

*“Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at
ADA\_Accomodations@TechMahindra.com
.”*