AI Engineer

Build AI Agents and Intelligent Systems for Global SaaS & Commerce.

AI Engineer
Mindstix is looking for an AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy generative and applied AI solutions-LLM‑powered agents, RAG systems, intelligent search, recommendations, and automation workflows. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on turning foundational models and data into reliable, scalable products. You will work with modern AI stacks, cloud platforms, and real-world enterprise data for leading retail, CPG, and SaaS brands.

Roles and Responsibilities

Design and implement LLM‑powered applications: chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, internal copilots, summarization and insight engines.
Design and implement LLM‑powered applications: chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, internal copilots, summarization and insight engines.
Design and implement LLM‑powered applications: chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, internal copilots, summarization and insight engines.
Design and implement LLM‑powered applications: chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, internal copilots, summarization and insight engines.
Design and implement LLM‑powered applications: chatbots, virtual shopping assistants, internal copilots, summarization and insight engines.
Build and optimize RAG pipelines: document ingestion, chunking, embeddings, vector storage, retrieval strategies, and answer synthesis.
Build and optimize RAG pipelines: document ingestion, chunking, embeddings, vector storage, retrieval strategies, and answer synthesis.
Build and optimize RAG pipelines: document ingestion, chunking, embeddings, vector storage, retrieval strategies, and answer synthesis.
Build and optimize RAG pipelines: document ingestion, chunking, embeddings, vector storage, retrieval strategies, and answer synthesis.
Build and optimize RAG pipelines: document ingestion, chunking, embeddings, vector storage, retrieval strategies, and answer synthesis.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and microservices, exposing them via secure, scalable APIs.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and microservices, exposing them via secure, scalable APIs.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and microservices, exposing them via secure, scalable APIs.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and microservices, exposing them via secure, scalable APIs.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and microservices, exposing them via secure, scalable APIs.
Fine-tune or adapt models (instruction tuning, prompt tuning, adapters, or retrieval strategies) for specific customer domains and use cases.
Fine-tune or adapt models (instruction tuning, prompt tuning, adapters, or retrieval strategies) for specific customer domains and use cases.
Fine-tune or adapt models (instruction tuning, prompt tuning, adapters, or retrieval strategies) for specific customer domains and use cases.
Fine-tune or adapt models (instruction tuning, prompt tuning, adapters, or retrieval strategies) for specific customer domains and use cases.
Fine-tune or adapt models (instruction tuning, prompt tuning, adapters, or retrieval strategies) for specific customer domains and use cases.
Implement observability and evaluation for AI systems: logging, tracing, quality metrics, evaluation datasets, feedback capture, and guardrails.
Implement observability and evaluation for AI systems: logging, tracing, quality metrics, evaluation datasets, feedback capture, and guardrails.
Implement observability and evaluation for AI systems: logging, tracing, quality metrics, evaluation datasets, feedback capture, and guardrails.
Implement observability and evaluation for AI systems: logging, tracing, quality metrics, evaluation datasets, feedback capture, and guardrails.
Implement observability and evaluation for AI systems: logging, tracing, quality metrics, evaluation datasets, feedback capture, and guardrails.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to refine requirements, craft prompts, and shape user interactions with AI.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to refine requirements, craft prompts, and shape user interactions with AI.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to refine requirements, craft prompts, and shape user interactions with AI.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to refine requirements, craft prompts, and shape user interactions with AI.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to refine requirements, craft prompts, and shape user interactions with AI.
Optimize latency, throughput, and cost for LLM‑backed services; experiment with model sizes, caching, batching, and routing strategies.
Optimize latency, throughput, and cost for LLM‑backed services; experiment with model sizes, caching, batching, and routing strategies.
Optimize latency, throughput, and cost for LLM‑backed services; experiment with model sizes, caching, batching, and routing strategies.
Optimize latency, throughput, and cost for LLM‑backed services; experiment with model sizes, caching, batching, and routing strategies.
Optimize latency, throughput, and cost for LLM‑backed services; experiment with model sizes, caching, batching, and routing strategies.
Work closely with Data Engineering and MLOps teams to operationalize models, automate training/inference workflows, and manage environments.
Work closely with Data Engineering and MLOps teams to operationalize models, automate training/inference workflows, and manage environments.
Work closely with Data Engineering and MLOps teams to operationalize models, automate training/inference workflows, and manage environments.
Work closely with Data Engineering and MLOps teams to operationalize models, automate training/inference workflows, and manage environments.
Work closely with Data Engineering and MLOps teams to operationalize models, automate training/inference workflows, and manage environments.
Stay current with developments in generative AI, open‑source models, vector databases, and LLMOps tools, bringing best practices into Mindstix projects.
Stay current with developments in generative AI, open‑source models, vector databases, and LLMOps tools, bringing best practices into Mindstix projects.
Stay current with developments in generative AI, open‑source models, vector databases, and LLMOps tools, bringing best practices into Mindstix projects.
Stay current with developments in generative AI, open‑source models, vector databases, and LLMOps tools, bringing best practices into Mindstix projects.
Stay current with developments in generative AI, open‑source models, vector databases, and LLMOps tools, bringing best practices into Mindstix projects.

Who Fits Best?

You are a passionate programmer who enjoys solving complex, open‑ended problems with real-world constraints.
You enjoy taking AI from demo to production-owning reliability, performance, and maintainability.
You thrive in a fast‑paced environment, comfortable with context‑switching across multiple services and projects.
You are curious about the entire stack-from data pipelines and vector stores to API design and UX impact.
You care about engineering discipline: tests, clean abstractions, observability, and security.
You are eager to learn continuously as the AI landscape evolves, and to share learnings with the team.
You are eager to learn continuously as the AI landscape evolves, and to share learnings with the team.
You are eager to learn continuously as the AI landscape evolves, and to share learnings with the team.
You are eager to learn continuously as the AI landscape evolves, and to share learnings with the team.
You are eager to learn continuously as the AI landscape evolves, and to share learnings with the team.

AI & Engineering Stack (You May Work With)

You are not expected to know every tool here. Strong software fundamentals plus experience with some of these (and appetite to learn the rest) is what matters.
You are not expected to know every tool here. Strong software fundamentals plus experience with some of these (and appetite to learn the rest) is what matters.
You are not expected to know every tool here. Strong software fundamentals plus experience with some of these (and appetite to learn the rest) is what matters.
You are not expected to know every tool here. Strong software fundamentals plus experience with some of these (and appetite to learn the rest) is what matters.
You are not expected to know every tool here. Strong software fundamentals plus experience with some of these (and appetite to learn the rest) is what matters.
Languages & Core Engineering
Languages & Core Engineering
Languages & Core Engineering
Languages & Core Engineering
Languages & Core Engineering
Strong in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems basics.
Strong in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems basics.
Strong in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems basics.
Strong in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems basics.
Strong in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems basics.
REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, message queues, and cloud-native architectures.
REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, message queues, and cloud-native architectures.
REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, message queues, and cloud-native architectures.
REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, message queues, and cloud-native architectures.
REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, message queues, and cloud-native architectures.
LLMs & Generative AI
LLMs & Generative AI
LLMs & Generative AI
LLMs & Generative AI
LLMs & Generative AI
OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock.
OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock.
OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock.
OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock.
OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock.
Open‑source models (Llama, Mistral, etc.) and serving stacks.
Open‑source models (Llama, Mistral, etc.) and serving stacks.
Open‑source models (Llama, Mistral, etc.) and serving stacks.
Open‑source models (Llama, Mistral, etc.) and serving stacks.
Open‑source models (Llama, Mistral, etc.) and serving stacks.
Prompt engineering, prompt templates, tool/function calling, and basic fine‑tuning.
Prompt engineering, prompt templates, tool/function calling, and basic fine‑tuning.
Prompt engineering, prompt templates, tool/function calling, and basic fine‑tuning.
Prompt engineering, prompt templates, tool/function calling, and basic fine‑tuning.
Prompt engineering, prompt templates, tool/function calling, and basic fine‑tuning.
Frameworks & Libraries
Frameworks & Libraries
Frameworks & Libraries
Frameworks & Libraries
Frameworks & Libraries
PyTorch / TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers.
PyTorch / TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers.
PyTorch / TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers.
PyTorch / TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers.
PyTorch / TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar orchestration frameworks.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar orchestration frameworks.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar orchestration frameworks.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar orchestration frameworks.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar orchestration frameworks.
Data & Storage
Data & Storage
Data & Storage
Data & Storage
Data & Storage
Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector/FAISS) for semantic search and RAG.
Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector/FAISS) for semantic search and RAG.
Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector/FAISS) for semantic search and RAG.
Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector/FAISS) for semantic search and RAG.
Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector/FAISS) for semantic search and RAG.
SQL/NoSQL databases, data lakes/warehouses on Azure / GCP / AWS.
SQL/NoSQL databases, data lakes/warehouses on Azure / GCP / AWS.
SQL/NoSQL databases, data lakes/warehouses on Azure / GCP / AWS.
SQL/NoSQL databases, data lakes/warehouses on Azure / GCP / AWS.
SQL/NoSQL databases, data lakes/warehouses on Azure / GCP / AWS.
MLOps / LLMOps (Nice to Have)
MLOps / LLMOps (Nice to Have)
MLOps / LLMOps (Nice to Have)
MLOps / LLMOps (Nice to Have)
MLOps / LLMOps (Nice to Have)
MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith or similar tools for experiment tracking and evaluation.
MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith or similar tools for experiment tracking and evaluation.
MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith or similar tools for experiment tracking and evaluation.
MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith or similar tools for experiment tracking and evaluation.
MLflow, Weights & Biases, LangSmith or similar tools for experiment tracking and evaluation.
CI/CD for ML/LLM pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
CI/CD for ML/LLM pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
CI/CD for ML/LLM pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
CI/CD for ML/LLM pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
CI/CD for ML/LLM pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related streams.
3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience; at least 1–2 years working with ML/AI, data-intensive systems, or LLM-based features.
Proven experience building backend services or platforms that are in production (not just notebooks or prototypes).
Practical experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, GCP, or AWS).
Familiarity with core ML concepts (training vs. inference, evaluation, overfitting, monitoring) and modern generative AI patterns (RAG, agents).
Strong debugging skills across network, performance, and data issues.
Experience working directly with customers or stakeholders is a plus, especially in eCommerce, retail, CPG, or SaaS domains.

Benefits

Flexible working environment.
Competitive compensation and perks.
Health Insurance Coverage.
Rewards and Recognition.
Accelarated Career Paths.
Sponsored certifications.
Global customers.
Mentorship by industry leaders.

Location

Pune (India) headquarters
Reasonable flexi-timing
Hybrid options

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mindstix is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

ABOUT US

Mindstix is an AI-native engineering studio for ambitious enterprises. We help brands reinvent commerce experiences, embed AI into products and operations, and modernize cloud-native platforms end to end - from strategy and architecture through UX, full‑stack development, data engineering, and DevOps.

AI Innovation. Engineered. Accelerated.

© 2026 Mindstix Software Labs.
All Rights Reserved.

ABOUT US

Mindstix is an AI-native engineering studio for ambitious enterprises. We help brands reinvent commerce experiences, embed AI into products and operations, and modernize cloud-native platforms end to end - from strategy and architecture through UX, full‑stack development, data engineering, and DevOps.

AI Innovation. Engineered. Accelerated.

© 2026 Mindstix Software Labs.
All Rights Reserved.

ABOUT US

Mindstix is an AI-native engineering studio for ambitious enterprises. We help brands reinvent commerce experiences, embed AI into products and operations, and modernize cloud-native platforms end to end - from strategy and architecture through UX, full‑stack development, data engineering, and DevOps.

AI Innovation. Engineered. Accelerated.

© 2026 Mindstix Software Labs.
All Rights Reserved.

ABOUT US

Mindstix is an AI-native engineering studio for ambitious enterprises. We help brands reinvent commerce experiences, embed AI into products and operations, and modernize cloud-native platforms end to end - from strategy and architecture through UX, full‑stack development, data engineering, and DevOps.

AI Innovation. Engineered. Accelerated.

© 2026 Mindstix Software Labs.
All Rights Reserved.