Website:
jumbo.consulting
Job details:
Hiring: SDE3 / Lead Engineer – Founding Team 2
Location: HSR Layout, Bangalore
Experience: 5 to 8 Years
Compensation: Upto ₹50 LPA
We’re hiring a Python-focused Backend / AI Engineer to join the founding engineering team of a fast-growing AI startup building next-generation intelligent systems and infrastructure.
This is a high-ownership role for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems, building scalable products from scratch, and working closely with founders.
What you’ll work on:
• Build scalable, customer-facing backend applications and AI systems
• Design and optimize high-performance APIs and distributed services
• Work on GenAI/LLM-powered workflows and intelligent infrastructure
• Collaborate across product, business, and engineering teams
• Drive architecture, reliability, scalability, and technical direction
• Convert ambiguous requirements into production-ready solutions
Requirements:
• 5+ years of core software engineering experience building scalable applications
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in the Generative AI / LLM domain
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend engineering
• Experience with:
- NumPy
- Pandas
- Scikit-learn
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
• Strong understanding of:
- Transformer architectures
- Hugging Face ecosystem
- OpenAI / Anthropic APIs
- Vision models or foundation models
• Strong debugging, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to operate with extreme ownership and move fast in startup environments
• Ability to context-switch between business strategy, product thinking, and deep technical execution
Preferred:
• Experience building AI infrastructure or ML platforms
• Experience with distributed systems and scalable backend architectures
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, event-driven systems, or cloud-native platforms
• Startup or product company background
• Experience building production-grade AI applications
Why join:
• Founding team opportunity with high ownership and autonomy
• Work directly with experienced founders and senior engineers
• Build core AI systems from the ground up
• Solve technically challenging problems at scale
• Fast-moving, product-first engineering culture
Interested candidates can send their resume to yogesh@jumbo.consulting
(Please include your LinkedIn profile)
Only apply if you are currently working in product companies and align with the required experience range.
Click on Apply to know more.