Tech Lead- AI/ML

Job Title: TechLead AI/ML (Matrimonial Platform)

Location: Saidapet, Chennai

Experience: 8-10 years

Role Type: Full-time, Leadership

Reports To: Founder / Head of Product

About the Role

Were building a next-gen, AI-first matrimonial platform designed for modern Indiablending behavioural intelligence, cultural nuance, high empathy systems, and deep personalization.

Were looking for aTech Lead with strong AI/ML instincts , who can architect, build, and scale the entire intelligence stack while guiding engineering teams toward an ambitious product roadmap.

This is azero-to-one leadership role : youll shape the technical blueprint, own the AI backbone, and build features that feel magical, trustworthy, and deeply human.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture & Technology Leadership

Own the full technical architecture for the platformbackend, ML pipelines, recommendation systems, and safety layers.

Build scalable, modular systems that support millions of profiles, interactions, and behavioural signals.

Lead decisions on cloud infra, data storage, AI model hosting, vector DBs, and real-time processing.

2. AI/ML Systems Development

Design and build recommendation algorithms, compatibility scoring engines, ranking models, and natural-language-based analysis.

Develop models for:

oBehaviour prediction

oProfile authenticity scoring

oToxicity / fraud detection

oConversation starters & profile generation

OwnMLOps: feature stores, CI/CD for ML, versioning, evaluation, monitoring.

3. Data Strategy & Intelligence Layer

Define data schema, tracking frameworks, and micro-signals required for personalization.

Build pipelines to transform raw behavioural data into actionable intelligence.

Implement feedback loops for continuous model improvement.

4. Product Engineering Leadership

Translate the 12-month AI roadmap into quarterly engineering plans.

Work closely with Product, Design & Founders to prioritize features.

Build and lead a high-performing engineering teamfull stack, ML engineers, data engineers.

5. Security, Privacy & Safety

Implement strong verification systems, anomaly detection, safety checks, and data governance.

Ensure full compliance with Indian data protection norms and platform safety expectations.

Build trustworthy AI that is transparent, fair, and explainable.

6. Execution & Delivery

Drive sprints, releases, documentation, and system performance optimization.

Maintain a builder culture: rapid iteration + high code quality.

Own platform uptime, scalability, and reliability.

What Youll Build (Examples from Roadmap)

AI Profile Makeover Assistant (bio rewriting, video guidance)

Compatibility Constellations engine

Behavioural prediction-based matchmaking

Parent-friendly Family Mode intelligence

AI Safety Guardian (fraud, harassment, anomaly detection)

Video-based sentiment & communication analysis

Hyper-personalized filters

Voice-based intent matching

Post-match wedding journey AI companion

Youll be shaping the entire AI nervous system of the platform.

Qualifications

Must-Have

610 years in backend + AI/ML engineering.

Strong experience with recommendation systems, NLP, embeddings, user modelling, or ranking problems.

Hands-on knowledge of Python, Node/Go/Java,PyTorch/TensorFlow, SQL/NoSQL.

Experience with vector databases (Pinecone/Milvus/FAISS).

Strong understanding ofMLOps, orchestration, and scalable pipelines.

Familiarity with GenAI (LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines).

Prior experience building customer-facing intelligence products.

Ability to design clean architectures and mentor engineering teams.

Good-to-Have

Experience in social platforms, dating apps, or recommendation-heavy products.

Exposure to computer vision (for photo/video signals).

Passion for building empathetic, culturally aware AI experiences for India.

Mindset

Builder attitude: prototype fast, refine relentlessly.

Comfortable owning ambiguous zero-to-one problems.

High empathy + high engineering rigor.

Loves working at the intersection of culture, behaviour, and intelligence.

Why Join Us?

Build Indias most intelligent, culturally-aware matchmaking platform.

Architect systems that blend human warmth with machine insight.

Work directly with founders on a high-visibility, high-impact product.

Independence to design, build, hire, and lead the entire tech vision.

Real opportunity to create a category-defining experience.