Associate Software Engineer - I ( AI )

We are looking for an Associate Software Engineer – I (AI) to support the development, integration, and maintenance of AI\-powered features across our products. This role is for an early\-career engineer who has  *actually built things*  with AI models and wants to work on production systems—not experiments that die in notebooks. This position is open to full\-time candidates. What You’ll Do * Implement AI\-driven features using existing models and APIs (LLMs, embeddings, classifiers, etc.) * Assist in building backend services that integrate AI capabilities into products * Work with structured and unstructured data to support AI use cases * Write clean, maintainable code for AI\-related workflows and services * Support prompt engineering, testing, and iteration for real\-world use cases * Integrate third\-party AI services via APIs * Debug issues related to model outputs, latency, and reliability * Collaborate with senior engineers, product, and ops teams * Document implementations, assumptions, and limitations clearly Required Experience * 1\.5–3 years of software engineering experience * Strong fundamentals in at least one backend language (Python preferred) * Hands\-on experience using AI/ML APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, etc.) * Understanding of basic AI/ML concepts (LLMs, embeddings, inference, tokens, latency) * Experience working with REST APIs and JSON\-based services * Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows * Ability to translate product requirements into working code Nice to Have (Bonus Skills) * Experience building AI features beyond demos (chatbots, search, summarization, classification) * Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, etc.) * Basic understanding of prompt engineering patterns and evaluation * Exposure to backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django, Node.js, etc.) * Experience with data pipelines or preprocessing for AI use cases * Knowledge of AI safety, rate limits, cost optimization, or monitoring * Experience deploying AI\-enabled services to cloud environments Who This Role Is For * Early\-career engineers serious about building AI products * People who can follow direction, ship reliably, and improve fast * Engineers who care about correctness, edge cases, and failure modes * Comfortable working with incomplete specs and evolving requirements * Clear communicators in async, remote environments Expectations \& Working Style * This is a  production role , not a research or learning\-only position * You will be expected to ship working code and fix what you break * Strong emphasis on clarity, documentation, and maintainability * Willingness to learn fast and accept feedback without ego * Ownership of assigned tasks from implementation to iteration