Aarush Impact

Job Description: Technical Program Associate – AI & IT

Role Title: Technical Program Associate – AI & IT

Location: Bangalore, India (Fully On-site)

Experience: 1–2 Years (Early-career professionals or high-potential recent graduates)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are a mission-driven organization building and deploying advanced Artificial Intelligence applications and modern IT infrastructure to drive social impact. Our technology work ranges from developing state-of-the-art AI prototypes and internal tools to managing organizational cloud infrastructure, data security, and stakeholder platforms.

We are looking for a sharp, organized, and proactive Technical Program Associate to join our team on-site in Bangalore. In this role, you will be the connective tissue across engineering, design, infrastructure, hiring, and operations. You will track multi-track tech initiatives, coordinate between developers and stakeholders, document decisions from critical discussions, and ensure projects move smoothly from concept to execution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Tech Project Coordination & Sprint Tracking

Project & Milestone Tracking: Coordinate day-to-day deliverables across small development teams working on AI models, prototypes, and internal applications.

Meeting Facilitation & Action Tracking: Join technical standups, architecture syncs, and stakeholder meetings; take structured notes, capture key decisions, and follow up on action items.

Prototyping & Product Feedback: Participate in design reviews, test early-stage AI builds and prototypes, and help log feedback for engineering teams.

2. IT Infrastructure & Security Coordination

Asset & Access Tracking: Help track cloud infrastructure, SaaS subscriptions, hardware inventory, and system access permissions.

Security & Compliance Support: Assist in maintaining security checklists, organizing audit documentation, and tracking standard IT operating procedures.

3. Operations, Contracts & Hiring Support

Vendor & Contract Tracking: Coordinate with external technology vendors, SaaS platforms, and consultants; track service agreements, renewals, and invoice workflows.

Hiring Pipeline Support: Assist in screening candidate applications, coordinating technical assessments, and scheduling interviews for engineering and IT roles.

Stakeholder & Fundraising Materials: Help assemble project updates, technical summaries, architecture briefs, and presentation decks for donors and partners.

What We Are Looking For

Experience: 1–2 years of experience in project coordination, tech operations, or business analysis in a fast-paced environment (startups, tech-driven non-profits, or engineering teams).

Technical Curiosity: A strong interest in AI and modern technologies. You do not need a specific engineering degree or coding background, but you must be comfortable and quick at understanding technical concepts.

Strong Organizational Skills: Exceptional ability to track multiple parallel initiatives, maintain clear documentation, and ensure tasks reach completion.

Clear Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills—able to turn fast-moving discussions into clean, actionable summaries.

Work Arrangement: Fully on-site at our office in Bangalore.

Why Join Us?

Meaningful Impact: Work on advanced AI applications and modern IT infrastructure directly applied to real-world social impact.

Broad Scope & Rapid Learning: Gain hands-on exposure across the full technology lifecycle—from architecture and prototypes to contracts, hiring, and stakeholder engagement.

Collaborative Environment: Work closely with technical leads and cross-functional teams in a fast-moving, high-ownership setting.

Job Description: Tech Lead – AI & Technology

Role Title: Tech Lead – AI & Technology

Location: Bangalore, India – Fully On-site

Experience: 5+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Tech Lead to lead a small engineering team and drive the development of AI-powered applications, internal technology platforms, and modern IT solutions. The Tech Lead will be responsible for technical direction, architecture, development, code quality, team management, and end-to-end delivery of technology projects. The ideal candidate should have strong programming experience, particularly in Python and ReactJS, along with practical experience working with AI/ML technologies.

1. Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of developers and technical team members.
• Own technical delivery across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Assign tasks, review progress, resolve technical blockers, and ensure timely delivery.
• Conduct code reviews and establish engineering best practices.
• Mentor team members and support their technical growth.

2. Software Development & Architecture

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.
• Lead backend development using Python and frontend development using ReactJS.
• Define application architecture, technology choices, APIs, integrations, and development standards.
• Review technical designs and ensure high-quality implementation.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive effective solutions.

3. AI & Technology

• Lead the development and integration of AI-powered applications and solutions.
• Work with AI/ML models, APIs, LLMs, Generative AI, and related technologies.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and technologies and identify opportunities for practical implementation.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into AI-enabled technology solutions.

4. Project Delivery

• Own the complete technology lifecycle from requirements and architecture to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Plan sprints, estimate development efforts, and track technical milestones.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure projects meet timelines, quality standards, security requirements, and performance expectations.

5. Engineering Quality & Infrastructure

• Establish standards for coding, testing, documentation, version control, and deployment.
• Ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and secure. l Collaborate on cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases, CI/CD, and deployment processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance and engineering efficiency.

Technical Skills – Must Have

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python.
• Strong experience with ReactJS / React.
• Experience leading or managing technical team members.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI technologies.
• Experience with APIs, databases, Git, and software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of application architecture and system design.
• Experience building and deploying production-grade applications.

Technical Skills – Good to Have

• Experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or Generative AI applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Experience integrating third-party AI APIs and services.
• Experience working in startups or fast-paced technology environments.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong technical ownership and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to mentor developers and drive accountability within the team
• Strong interest in AI and emerging technologies.
• A proactive, ownership-driven approach with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

• Work on AI-powered technology with meaningful social impact.
• Lead a small, high-ownership technology team.
• Work across AI, software engineering, and modern IT infrastructure.
• Opportunity to shape technology architecture and engineering practices from the ground up.
• Collaborative and fast-moving environment with significant technical ownership.