Artificial Intelligence Engineer

About the team and this role:

As an AI/ML Engineer reporting to our Engineering Lead, you'll own our product's AI capabilities from conception to deployment . Working alongside product managers and designers, you'll tackle complex challenges, architect scalable solutions, and collaborate cross-functionally to create exceptional user experiences. You'll initially be our sole AI/ML Engineer, with plans to expand the team.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end development and performance of our AI agents, ensuring accuracy tracking and continuous optimization.
• Build and maintain AI systems using both agent orchestration frameworks and fine-tuned models for specialized tasks.
• Manage AI integration points across the productcollaborating with engineering teams to ensure seamless interactions between AI components and underlying systems.
• Supervise and mentor AI/ML interns as the team grows.
• Enhance data pipelines to improve availability and quality for all agents.
• Optimize prompts and implement architectural improvements for efficient agent maintenance.
• Monitor industry trends to propose new AI-driven features and capabilities.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize AI system performance.
• Lead cross-functional projects as needed.

Who were looking for:

• 3+ years of experience building production AI agents and ML systems.
• Hands-on expertise with LLMs, agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex), and vector databases.
• Experience fine-tuning transformer models (BERT, GPT, or similar).
• Strong understanding of ML deployment and MLOps practices.
• Proven ability to integrate AI capabilities into user-facing products.
• Self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities and drives solutions.
• Adaptable to rapid changes in the generative AI landscape.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Passion for continuous learning and staying current with AI advancements.

Benefits that well provide:

• Highly competitive salary: Inkle offers a competitive compensation package benchmarked to local norms in Bangalore and San Francisco.
• Stock option scheme - all Inkle employees receive generous stock options with very favourable terms.
• Health insurance - all Inkle employees are covered under the Group Medical Insurance policy.
• Relocation allowance - Inkle provides a one-time expense allowance to cater to moving costs when you join the office in Bangalore.
• Inkle has a very generous leave policy. This includes 1 day of Period Leave per month for all female employees.
• Inkle employees are granted 10 work-from-home days (per year pro-rated). This is on top of their leave.
• A comfortable, fun, and safe office environment in the heart of Bangalore with great transport links and eateries nearby.
• All employees receive MacBooks and external monitors as required.