BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE

Data - AI / ML Engineer 

Full-Time   |   On-site, Kolkata   |   Immediate Joining   |   4+ years experience

ABOUT US 

Company Name: Freeflow ventures

We are a venture building and investment firm focused on emerging markets across India, the Middle East, and Africa. We work with early-stage startups -diagnosing gaps, structuring interventions, and preparing them for investor-readiness through a proprietary data and intelligence platform.

Our platform combines automated data verification, startup scoring, and structured workflow automation to bring consistency and credibility to early-stage investment decisions. We are at an active build and expansion phase, and this role sits at the core of that infrastructure.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Data - AI / ML Engineer who can own both the data pipelines that bring verified information into our platform and the intelligence models that turn that information into reliable startup scores.

This is a dual-responsibility role. You will be expected to build and maintain robust data infrastructure as well as develop, calibrate, and improve machine learning models. Both are equally important to the platform.

You will work closely with the Platform Owner and alongside a Backend Engineer who owns system integrations and workflow logic. Your work produces the scored intelligence output. The Backend Engineer's work connects that output to platform actions. The two roles are tightly interdependent and require close daily collaboration, especially in the first 30 days.

Note: You are the first technical hire on the platform team. The Backend Engineer joins the same week. Clear communication, well-defined handoff points, and shared documentation between the two of you are non-negotiable from Day 1.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Data Pipeline

• Build and maintain pipelines that collect, clean, and normalize data from multiple external sources into a consistent, usable format
• Design connector architecture that allows individual data sources to be added, swapped, or removed without rebuilding the entire pipeline
• Implement automated data quality checks that catch bad data before it reaches the scoring layer -anomaly detection, constraint enforcement, and schema validation
• Build an automated eligibility screening system that verifies whether a startup has sufficient verified data before assessment begins
• Ensure the pipeline is resilient -critical data signals must have backup sources so a single vendor failure does not disrupt platform output
• Structure data storage to support different regulatory requirements across multiple countries -data from different regions must be handled according to the rules of that region

AI and Machine Learning

• Audit the existing scoring engine before making any changes -understand what it does, how it was built, and what would be lost if it were modified
• Calibrate scoring models against real portfolio data so that scores are meaningful, consistent, and comparable across different startup types and stages
• Build confidence scoring logic that determines when the system is certain enough to act autonomously and when it should route to human review
• Ensure every model output is explainable -investors must be able to see exactly which data points drove a score, not just the final number
• Build a feedback loop so that real-world outcomes feed back into the model over time, making it progressively more accurate
• Maintain a structured data store of assessment outputs and outcomes that the model uses to improve

Working With the Backend Engineer

• Define a clear data contract at the handoff point -what data you produce, in what format, and what the Backend Engineer can expect to receive
• Collaborate on trigger logic -what score thresholds or confidence drops should fire what system actions
• Align on data schema requirements so that the APIs the Backend Engineer builds conform to the structure your pipeline produces
• Communicate blockers early -the pipeline and backend system are built simultaneously, so delays on one side directly affect the other
• Document everything you build so the Backend Engineer and Platform Owner can understand, debug, and extend it without depending on you for every question

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Skills are divided into two categories. Must Have means the role cannot function without it. Good to Have means it gives you an edge.

Skill

Priority

Data Engineering

Building and maintaining data pipelines from multiple sources

Must Have

Data normalization and schema design

Must Have

Automated data quality validation

Must Have

API integration across different source types

Must Have

Pipeline orchestration and scheduling

Must Have

Cloud infrastructure -storage, compute, and deployment

Must Have

Version control and code documentation

Must Have

AI and Machine Learning

Building and calibrating supervised machine learning models

Must Have

Model explainability -making model outputs traceable and interpretable

Must Have

Confidence scoring and threshold calibration

Must Have

Experiment tracking and model versioning

Must Have

Building feedback loops that improve models over time using real-world outcomes

Must Have

Natural language processing or document understanding

Good to Have

Vector databases and semantic search

Good to Have

Collaboration and Context

Ability to define clear data contracts and handoff points with backend engineers

Must Have

Clear written documentation of pipeline logic, model decisions, and failure modes

Must Have

Prior experience working in or with early-stage startups

Good to Have

Exposure to financial data, investment platforms, or data verification systems

Good to Have

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation based on experience -discussed during the interview process
• Ownership of both the data and intelligence layers from Day 1 -this is not a support or maintenance role
• Direct access to the Platform Owner and Founder 
• Close collaboration with a Backend Engineer from Day 1 -the two roles are designed to work as a unit
• Work on a genuinely novel problem in an emerging market context
• On-site Kolkata with a small, high-accountability team
• Opportunity to scale the platform across multiple international markets

NOW HIRING · WORLD-CLASS TALENT Backend Tech Lead (Senior Level Engineering Leadership)

Placed by Recruiting Bond on behalf of a Confidential Digital Platform Leader

📍Location: Bengaluru, India (Hybrid / On-Site)

🏢Sector: Technology, Information & Media

👥Company Size: 500 – 1,000 Employees

💼Employment: Full-Time, Permanent

🎯Experience: 6 – 9 Years (Backend Engineering)

🚀 Level: Tech Lead

ABOUT THIS MANDATE

Recruiting Bond has been exclusively retained by one of India's most well-established digital platform organisations — a company operating at the intersection of Technology, Information, and Media — to identify and place a world-class Backend Tech Lead who can drive a transformational engineering agenda at scale.

This is not an ordinary role. The organisation is executing a high-stakes, large-scale modernisation of its backend infrastructure — migrating from legacy monolithic systems to resilient, cloud-native, AI-augmented distributed architectures that serve millions of concurrent users. The person in this seat will be a core pillar of that transformation.

We are looking exclusively for the top 1% — engineers who think in systems, own outcomes, and lead by example.

THE OPPORTUNITY AT A GLANCE

🏗️ Architecture Ownership

Drive system design decisions across the entire backend platform. Shape the future of distributed, fault-tolerant architecture.

🤖 AI-Augmented Engineering

Embed GenAI and LLM tooling directly into the SDLC. Champion automation-first development practices across squads.

🎓 Engineering Leadership

Mentor and grow the next generation of backend engineers. Lead hiring, reviews, and cross-functional technical alignment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Architecture & Platform Modernisation

• Lead the full migration of legacy monolithic systems to a scalable, cloud-native microservices architecture
• Design and own distributed, fault-tolerant backend systems with sub-millisecond SLO targets
• Architect API-first and event-driven platforms using async messaging patterns (Kafka, Pub/Sub, SQS)
• Resolve systemic performance bottlenecks, concurrency conflicts, and scalability ceilings
• Establish backend design standards, coding guidelines, and architectural review processes

2. Distributed Systems Engineering (Production-Grade)

• Design and implement Webhook reliability frameworks with intelligent retry and exponential backoff strategies
• Build idempotent, versioned APIs with enterprise-grade rate limiting and throttling controls
• Implement circuit breakers, bulkheads, and resilience patterns using Resilience4j / Hystrix or equivalents
• Engineer Dead-Letter Queue (DLQ) strategies and event reprocessing pipelines with guaranteed delivery semantics
• Apply Saga orchestration and choreography patterns for distributed transaction integrity
• Execute zero-downtime deployments and canary release strategies with rollback capability
• Design and enforce multi-region disaster recovery and business continuity protocols

3. AI-Driven Engineering Practices

• Champion LLM and GenAI adoption as first-class tooling across the software development lifecycle
• Apply prompt engineering techniques for automated code generation, review, and documentation workflows
• Utilise AI-assisted debugging, root cause analysis, and predictive performance optimisation
• Build automation-first pipelines that reduce toil and accelerate delivery velocity
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI developer tools into the engineering ecosystem

4. Engineering Leadership & Culture

• Own backend platforms end-to-end with full accountability across development, stability, and performance
• Actively mentor, coach, and elevate engineers at all levels (L3–L6) through structured 1:1s and code reviews
• Drive and lead technical hiring — from designing assessments to final hire decisions
• Partner with Product, Data, DevOps, and Security stakeholders to align engineering with business objectives
• Represent the engineering org in cross-functional roadmap planning and architecture decision reviews
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and high-velocity delivery

TECHNOLOGY STACK (HANDS-ON PROFICIENCY REQUIRED)

Languages: Java (primary) · Go · Python · Node.js · PHP · Rust

Cloud: AWS · GCP · Azure (Multi-cloud exposure preferred)

Containers: Docker · Kubernetes · Helm · Service Mesh (Istio / Linkerd)

Databases: PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Cassandra · Redis · Elasticsearch

Messaging: Apache Kafka · RabbitMQ · AWS SQS/SNS · Google Pub/Sub

Observability: Datadog · Prometheus · Grafana · OpenTelemetry · Jaeger · ELK Stack

CI/CD & IaC: GitHub Actions · Jenkins · ArgoCD · Terraform · Ansible

AI & GenAI: OpenAI / Claude APIs · LangChain · RAG Pipelines · GitHub Copilot · Cursor

QUALIFICATIONS & CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education

• B.E. / B.Tech or M.E. / M.Tech from a Tier-I or Tier-II Institution — CS, IS, ECE, AI/ML streams strongly preferred
• Exceptional real-world engineering track record may be considered in lieu of institution pedigree

Experience

• 6 to 9 years of progressive backend engineering experience with demonstrable ownership and impact
• Proven track record of shipping and scaling production SaaS / Product systems at significant user load
• Exposure to and success within start-up, mid-size, and large-scale product organisations — the full spectrum
• Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, distributed systems theory, OS internals
• Demonstrated career stability — minimum 2 years average tenure per organisation
• The Ideal Candidate Exemplifies
• System-level thinking with an ability to hold context across code, architecture, product, and business
• An ownership mindset — no task is 'not my job'; outcomes and quality are personal commitments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for asynchronous, cross-functional collaboration
• Intellectual curiosity: actively follows engineering trends, contributes to the community (OSS, blogs, talks)
• Bias for automation, observability, and engineering efficiency at every level
• A mentor's instinct — genuine desire to grow others and raise the capability of the team around them

WHY THIS ROLE STANDS APART

✅ Transformational Scope

Lead platform modernisation at scale. Your architectural choices will define systems serving millions of users for years.

✅ AI-Forward Engineering Culture

Be at the forefront of AI-augmented development. This org invests in tools and practices that make great engineers exceptional.

✅ Established, Stable Platform

Join a company with 500–1,000 employees, proven product-market fit, and the resources to execute on a serious technical vision.

✅ Career-Defining Leadership

Operate with strategic influence, direct access to senior leadership, and a clear path toward Principal / Staff / VP Engineering.

HOW TO APPLY

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Submit your application with an updated resume

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications are treated with the strictest confidentiality.

⚡ We move fast — qualified candidates can expect a response within 48–72 business hours.

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Primary Responsibilities

●         Serve as the primary resource during the client implementation/onboarding phase

●         Identify, document, and define customer business and technical needs

●         Develop clear user documentation, instructions, and standard procedures

●         Deliver training sessions on solution administration and usage

●         Participate in customer project calls and serve as a subject matter expert on solutions

●         Coordinate tasks across internal and client project teams, ensuring accountability and progress tracking

●         Perform hands-on configuration, scripting, data imports, testing, and knowledge transfer activities

●         Translate business requirements into technical specifications for product configuration or enhancements

●         Collaborate with global team members across multiple time zones, including the U.S., India, and China

●         Build and maintain strong customer relationships to gather and validate requirements

●         Contribute to the development of implementation best practices and suggest improvements to processes

●         Execute other tasks and duties as assigned

Required Skills & Experience

●         Proven experience leading software implementation projects from presales through delivery

●         Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple detailed and interdependent tasks

●         2–5 years of experience in JavaScript and web development, including prior implementation work in a software company

●         Proficiency in some or all of the following:

○         JavaScript, PascalScript, MS SQL Script, RESTful APIs, Azure, Postman

○         Embarcadero RAD Studio, Delphi

○         Basic SQL and debugging

○         SMS integration and business intelligence tools

●         General knowledge of database structures and data migration processes

●         Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies

●         Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on client satisfaction and relationship-building

●         Self-starter with the ability to work productively in a remote, distributed team environment

●         Experience in energy efficiency retrofits, construction, or utility demand-side management is a plus

We are looking for an exceptionally talented Lead data engineer who has exposure in implementing AWS services to build data pipelines, api integration and designing data warehouse. Candidate with both hands-on and leadership capabilities will be ideal for this position.

Qualification: At least a bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics. Preferred Masters degree

Job Responsibilities:

• Total 6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer and 2+ years of experience in managing a team

• Have minimum 3 years of AWS Cloud experience.

• Well versed in languages such as Python, PySpark, SQL, NodeJS etc

• Has extensive experience in the real-timeSpark ecosystem and has worked on both real time and batch processing

• Have experience in AWS Glue, EMR, DMS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Step functions, Airflow, RDS, Aurora etc.

• Experience with modern Database systems such as Redshift, Presto, Hive etc.

• Worked on building data lakes in the past on S3 or Apache Hudi

• Solid understanding of Data Warehousing Concepts

• Good to have experience on tools such as Kafka or Kinesis

• Good to have AWS Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate Certification

• Have experience in managing a team

Qualification: B.Sc computer science/IT or BCA AND M.Sc computer Science/IT or MCA

Experience: Freshers (preferred candidates residing in and around coimbatore - no hostel facility)

Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigalar Arts, Science & Tamil College (TSA Tamil College) is a renowned institution located in Perur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.Established in 1953 by the historic Perur Aadheenam, the college was founded with the mission to promote Tamil language, culture, and holistic education among rural youth

Role description:

We are looking for a LEAD- Fullstack with expertise and experience in designing and developing applications including new developments, enhancements, maintenance and support. The role involves continuous collaboration with team, partners.

Candidate description:

Should have:

• Passion for technology and financial domain with demonstrated ability to learn quickly
• Delivery focus with ability to take full ownership
• Strong commitment to quality and delivery
• Strong communication skills

Skills/Knowledge and experience:

• Object oriented design and development skill
• Webservices - Node JS/Express JS, Rest API
• Frontend –, React, Angular (Javascript and Typescript)
• Unix and Shell scripting
• SQL Proficiency, good to know MongoDB

Senior PHP Developer

Experience: 1 year to 5 years

Although salary is not a constraint for a deserving candidate

We are looking for 1.5 yrs+ experienced candidates proficient in PHP/ MySQL to develop Websites and web applications. The desired candidate would be involved in the full software/ website development life cycle starting from requirement analysis to testing. The candidate should be able to work in a team or should be able to handle projects independently.

Job Responsibilities: -

• Hands-on experience in Core PHP along with working exposure in XHTML, HTML 5, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, jQuery, bootstrap, APIs.
• PHP Scripting with MVC architecture Frameworks like Codeingnator and Laravel.
• Should take responsibility to develop a website and Web-Based Application using Open Source systems.
• Knowledge of Linux, Web application development, Quality software development.
• Optimizing MySQL Queries and databases to improve the performance.
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, and programming skills.
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS) concepts with Smarty and AJAX.
• Should be well versed with OS: Linux/ UNIX, Windows (LAMP and WAMP)
  Good experience in Relational Database Management Systems, Database design, Normalization.
• Preference will be given if you hold working knowledge with Open Source like WordPress, Shopify, and other open-source eCommerce systems.
• Good communication skills (spoken/written) will be a plus.
• Must be technically and logically strong.

Job Type: Full -Time

Education:

 BE/ B. Tech/ BCS/BCA/ M. Tech/ MCA/ MCS/ MCM

Working Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM