Prompt Engineer — Zia AI

About this Prompt Engineer role at Zoho Corporation

Zoho is building Zia AI, the unified AI layer powering 50+ Zoho products — and they're hiring Prompt Engineers in Chennai to shape how millions of users interact with AI. This is a mid-level, permanent role perfect for engineers in India ready to move from theory into production-scale prompt work. You'll own the quality and behavior of LLM responses across Zoho's ecosystem, working directly on AI that users depend on daily.

What you'll do

• Design and refine prompts for Zia AI's LLM models, ensuring accurate, safe, and helpful responses across Zoho's 50+ products
• Build and execute evaluation frameworks to test LLM outputs, catching failure modes before they reach users
• Analyze LLM behavior and failure patterns in production, then iterate on prompts to fix edge cases and improve performance
• Use Python to automate prompt testing, evaluation, and tooling — making your prompt work repeatable and scalable
• Collaborate with product and AI teams to translate user needs into robust prompt strategies
• Stay current with LLM advances and Zoho's evolving product roadmap, applying new techniques to existing prompts

Who should apply

You'll need 2–5 years of hands-on experience with LLMs in production — not just experiments, but real systems serving real users. This is a mid-level role, so you should already understand LLM capabilities and their failure modes deeply. Python comfort is non-negotiable; you'll write code, not just think about prompts. No need to be a machine learning researcher — just someone who's shipped LLM features and learned from what broke.

Salary & offer in context

The role offers ₹18–32 LPA (₹1.5–2.67 lakh/month), placing it firmly in the mid-level AI engineer salary range in India — competitive for prompt engineering specialists in private tech. For context, prompt engineer salaries in India typically range ₹12–28 LPA depending on experience and employer tier; Zoho's offer reflects the demand for production-grade LLM expertise.

Path to apply

Direct apply online through Zoho's careers portal — no exams, no middleman. This is a permanent, on-site role in Chennai, so you'll work in Zoho's office (not remote). The application deadline is June 10, 2026, so apply soon if prompt engineering is your focus. Zoho hires directly for this pathway; the turnaround from application to offer is typically 3–4 weeks.