AI – R&D Engineer

Tired of static UIs? Ready to build the next generation of WealthTech?

We're looking for a sharp, proactive React Developer who is obsessed with building high-performance, beautiful, and scalable frontends. This is your chance to own the user experience for an award-winning fintech platform, working closely with founders and senior engineers to deliver immediate, real-world financial impact.

About Us: The Next Generation of WealthTech

We're Cambridge Wealth, an award-winning force in mutual fund distribution and Fintech. We're not just moving money; we're redefining wealth management for everyone from retail investors to ultra-HNIs (including the NRI segment). Our brand is synonymous with excellence, backed by accolades from the BSE and top Mutual Fund houses.

If you thrive on building high-performance, scalable systems that drive real-world financial impact, you'll feel right at home. Join us in Pune to build the future of finance.

[Learn more: www.cambridgewealth.in]

The Role: Ship Fast, Design Smart

You will be a core frontend specialist, leveraging React to translate complex financial data and AI insights into intuitive, high-speed user interfaces.

Key Impact Areas:

React Development & Prototyping

• Rapid Prototyping: Design and execute quick, iterative front-end experiments in React to validate new features and market hypotheses, moving from concept to production in days, not months.
• UX/UI Ownership: Build scalable, modern, and pixel-perfect UIs that are responsive, fast, and keep the customer's experience top-of-mind at all times.
• Performance: Optimize React components and overall application performance for speed and stability in a data-heavy environment.

Product Execution & Collaboration

• Agile Catalyst: Actively participate in and optimize Agile sprints, ensuring clear technical milestones, backlog grooming, and maintaining a laser focus on preventing scope creep.
• Domain Alignment: Translate complex financial requirements and user stories into precise, actionable React components and seamless front-end workflows.
• Problem Solver: Proactively identify and resolve technical and process bottlenecks, acting as the ultimate problem solver for the engineering and product teams.

Your Tech Stack & Experience

The Must-Haves

• Mindset: A verifiable track record as a proactive First Principle Problem Solver with an intense Passion to Ship production-ready features frequently.
• Customer Empathy: Keeps the customer's experience in mind at all times.
• Systems Thinker: Diagnoses and solves problems by viewing the organization as an interconnected system to anticipate broad impacts and develop holistic, strategic solutions.
• Frontend Expertise: 2+ years of professional experience with deep expertise in ReactJS (Hooks, state management, routing).
• Backend Knowledge: Solid understanding of API integration (REST/GraphQL) and data fetching best practices.

Added Advantage (Nice to Have Skills!)

Proficiency in Node.js and

Experience with Strapi (or similar Headless CMS).

Python (Django/Flask)

Apply now to join our award-winning, forward-thinking team!

Our High-Velocity Hiring Process:

• You Apply & Engage: Quick application and a few insightful questions. (5 min)
• Online Tech Challenge: Prove your tech mettle. (90-100 min)
• People Sync: A focused call to understand if there is cultural and value alignment. (30 min)
• Deep Dive Technical Interview: Discuss architecture and projects with our senior engineers. (1 hour)
• Founder's Vision Interview: Meet the leadership and discuss your impact. (1 hour)
• Offer & Onboarding: Reference and BGV check follow the successful offer.

Question for You: What are you building right now that you're most proud of?

We’re Building the Future of Immigration Tech

We are developing a high-performance, AI-driven immigration platform that automates visa assessments and guidance for high-skilled immigrants. Our focus is on speed, accuracy, and scalability—not a flashy UI, but a powerful decision-making engine that delivers real value.

We need top-tier engineers who build for performance over aesthetics. If you love AI, automation, and disrupting old systems, this is for you.

🛠 Open Roles

1️⃣ AI/ML Engineer (Visa Assessment AI)

• Develop a cutting-edge AI model for visa eligibility assessments.
• Use NLP to process immigration laws, policies, and case precedents.
• Optimize for accuracy, efficiency, and scale (real-time processing).

2️⃣ Full-Stack Developer (Lean & Scalable Web App)

• Build a high-performance, no-frills web app (React/Next.js preferred).
• Integrate the AI model seamlessly into a secure and scalable backend (Python/Django or Node.js).
• Implement fast data retrieval for applicant evaluations.

🔍 Who We’re Looking For

✔ AI/ML Engineer: Strong experience in NLP, AI automation, and structured data processing. Experience with TensorFlow/PyTorch/OpenAI APIs is a plus.

✔ Full-Stack Developer: Expertise in React (Next.js preferred), Python/Django, or Node.js. Must prioritize performance & security.

✔ Both: You’re a problem-solver, performance-obsessed, and thrive in lean environments.

💻 Tech Stack (Recommended, Open to Suggestions)

• AI/ML: Python (FastAPI, TensorFlow, OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face NLP)
• Frontend: React, Next.js (for speed & SEO)
• Backend: Python/Django or Node.js (for performance & scalability)
• Database: PostgreSQL or Firebase

A software developer's job description may vary depending on the organization and specific project, but generally, it includes:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (sometimes, relevant experience can substitute for formal education).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and related technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Familiarity with software development tools, IDEs, and frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Continuous learning to stay updated with the latest technology trends.
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About KAFQA

At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watchers performing arts. We are currently in stealth mode with a target public launch date in April. Our launch services consist of technology enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities and social media broadcasting & competitions.

Founder & Team

The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consist of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.

Role

We are looking for an experienced Frontend engineer with ReactJS development experience to join our team.
Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Implement responsive and performant UIs with user centered approach with frontend technologies including ReactJS, Javascript(ES 6), Typescript, SCSS, etc
• Write meaningful test cases for frontend &amp
• Develop Infrastructure for delivering services using a performance driven approach, build databases, schedule automated jobs, etc

Ideal Background / Experience

• At least 12 months of diverse experience in web development for product or services oriented environment with exposure to working production deployments
• Expertise in programming using Python/ReactJS or similar scripting languages
• In-depth exposure to technologies used in web-based SaaS products, including REST APIs
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

Nice to have exposure to any of

• AWS
• Azure
• ELK
• Object Relational Models (SQLAlchemy, etc)
• Google APIs
• Microservices Architecture Pattern
• NodeJS / ExpressJS

• 4-5 years of overall experience and 2+ years of experience as full stack developer with skills on Python, Javascript and databases.
• Excellent programming skills and hands-on experience in Python, Java Script, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience of working in Data Science domain is an advantage, but not mandatory.
• Ability to positively contribute to a team and willingness to quickly complete large volumes of work with high quality.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• BE/BTech or MCA Degree or any graduate with desired skills.

• In-depth knowledge in Core Python with Django building end to endapplications development.
• Experience in Web technologies-HTML, CSS, Javascript.

• Database - SQL Server/Postgres/ NoSQL database.
  
  
• Good understanding of Algorithms, data structures.
• Knowledge in ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.
  
  
• Experience in integrating multiple data sources and databases into onesystem.
  
  
• Knowledge in REST / SOAP API
• Knowledge in version control tools like Git
• Experience with various cloud technologies.