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Deccan AI · 2 months ago

Founding Engineer - ML Research

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
date3+ years exp

Deccan AI is a model training and eval startup headquartered in the Bay Area, founded by IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad, and ex-Google alumni. They are seeking a Founding ML Research Engineer to build and scale their AI research backbone, focusing on applied machine learning and systems engineering.

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Responsibilities

Design, train, and evaluate ML models (LLMs, diffusion models, or domain-specific architectures)
Develop scalable experimentation pipelines for data, model, and evaluation workflows
Work closely with the data and infra teams to optimize training throughput and quality
Contribute to open research, internal benchmarks, and emerging techniques in multimodal or generative AI
Rapidly prototype and productionize research insights into usable tools and models
Define foundational technical culture — set standards for research rigor, documentation, and reproducibility

Qualification

ML research experiencePyTorch / JAX / TensorFlowModel architecturesData processingDistributed trainingEvaluation metricsEmerging ML paradigmsPrototyping skillsProduction-ready codeStartup environment adaptability

Required

3+ years of experience in ML research, applied ML, or ML systems engineering
Deep familiarity with PyTorch / JAX / TensorFlow, and model architectures (Transformers, Diffusion, or RLHF)
Strong foundations in data processing, distributed training, and evaluation metrics
Curiosity for emerging ML paradigms (multimodality, self-learning, synthetic data, agentic systems, etc.)
Ability to move from research papers → working prototypes → production-ready code
Passion for building from zero to one in a high-velocity startup environment

Company

Deccan AI

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Deccan AI specializes in providing high-quality, human-labeled data for AI model training and evaluation.
dateFounded in 2024
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.deccan.ai

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
Prosus Ventures
2025-05-12Pre Seed

Leadership Team

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Rukesh Reddy
Founder
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