Data Research Associate

Job Title : AI/ML Engineer (Python)

Location : Gurgaon

Experience : 5+ Years and 10+ Years

Role Overview :

We are seeking highly skilled AI/ML Engineers with expertise in Python to join our team in Gurgaon. The ideal candidates will have 5+ Years or 10+ Years of experience in building and deploying AI/ML models, developing scalable solutions, and contributing to cutting-edge machine learning projects.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and deploy robust AI/ML models and algorithms to solve real-world problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate machine learning solutions into production environments.
• Implement data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model optimization techniques.
• Work with large datasets to derive insights and develop predictive models.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented Python code.
• Evaluate model performance and fine-tune algorithms for better accuracy and efficiency.
• Research and implement new machine learning methods and technologies.
• Develop and maintain automated pipelines for training, testing, and deploying models.
• Mentor junior engineers (for 10+ Years of experience candidates).

Key Requirements :

Educational Qualification : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.

Experience :

• For 5+ Years : Proven expertise in AI/ML development with hands-on project experience.
• For 10+ Years : Advanced expertise in AI/ML with a track record of leading complex projects and mentoring teams.

Technical Skills :

• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Expertise in machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
• Proficiency in data processing tools such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for deploying models.
• Knowledge of NLP, computer vision, or deep learning techniques is a plus.
• Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) is advantageous.

Soft Skills :

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Hands-on experience with MLOps tools and workflows.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Exposure to end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to deployment.

Benefits :

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI/ML projects.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Continuous learning and upskilling opportunities.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Founding Engineer, you'll join the engineering team during an exciting growth phase, contributing to a platform that handles complex financial operations for B2B companies. You'll work on building scalable systems that automate billing, usage metering, revenue recognition, and financial reporting—directly impacting how businesses manage their revenue operations.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic startup environment where requirements evolve quickly and problems require creative solutions. You'll work on diverse technical challenges, from API development to external integrations, while collaborating with senior engineers, product managers, and customer success teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Build core platform features: Develop robust APIs, services, and integrations that power billing automation and revenue recognition capabilities.
• Work across the full stack: Contribute to backend services and frontend interfaces to ensure seamless user experiences.
• Implement critical integrations: Connect the platform with external systems including CRMs, data warehouses, ERPs, and payment processors.
• Optimize for scale: Design systems that handle complex pricing models, high-volume usage data, and real-time financial calculations.
• Drive quality and best practices: Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Solve complex problems: Debug issues across the stack and collaborate with cross-functional teams to address evolving client needs.

The Impact You'll Make

• Power business growth: Enable fast-growing B2B companies to scale billing and revenue operations efficiently.
• Build critical financial infrastructure: Contribute to systems handling high-value transactions with accuracy and compliance.
• Shape product direction: Join during a scaling phase where your contributions directly impact product evolution and customer success.
• Accelerate your expertise: Gain deep exposure to financial systems, B2B SaaS operations, and enterprise-grade software development.
• Drive the future of B2B commerce: Help build infrastructure supporting next-generation pricing models, from usage-based to value-based billing.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems.
• Strong backend development experience using one or more frameworks: FastAPI / Django (Python), Spring (Java), or Express (Node.js).
• Deep understanding of relevant libraries, tools, and best practices within the chosen backend framework.
• Strong experience with databases (SQL & NoSQL), including efficient data modeling and performance optimization.
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and backend systems with solid system design and clean code practices.

Domain

• Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, or fintech applications is highly preferred.

Company Background

• Experience working in product companies or startups (preferably Series A to Series D).

Education

• Candidates from Tier 1 engineering institutes (IITs, BITS, etc.) are highly preferred.

• Mandatory (Experience) - Must have 3+ YOE as a Software Engineer
• Mandatory (Core Skills) - Expert level knowledge in Rust or Realtime experience in Rust
• Mandatory (Company) - Product company (Highly preferred- Blockchain companies, Gaming Companies, Early stage startups)
• Mandatory (Education) - Engineering from Tier-1 Colleges (College List check below link)

Pickyourtrail (PYT) is an expert co-creator of super hit customised holidays. We are the perfect partner to the ‘designated travel planner/s’ of every group - big or small. Our service, customisation and expertise help us deliver super hit holidays and make the planner the hero of the holiday. 

PickYourTrail is a technology-driven travel company building personalized, end-to-end travel experiences. Our platform powers dynamic itinerary creation, real-time pricing, booking orchestration, and post-booking workflows at scale. We operate in a high-throughput, real-time environment where backend systems are critical to business success.

What are we looking for in you?

You are enthusiastic about developing highly scalable, foolproof, end-to-end quality software. You have worked on api integrations, have a good understanding of api docs, SOAP, REST, rate limiter and caching. You are very passionate about data structures and algorithms. You are flexible in working with multidisciplinary teams and you push your teammates to their limits & ensure that the work is done. You consider AI as your friend and use them in all facets to augment your work, as your pair programmer, code reviewer and design philosopher. If you feel we are talking about you, contact us asap.

Who will you work with?

Being a part of a small team of backend engineers, you get to solve a wide range of problems in the travel space. Be it feature discussion, solution design, development, dev testing, deployment, enhancement or maintenance, you get to experience everything.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to contribute and solve interesting problems in the travel space.
• Solve for scalability, availability and performance along with functional integrations.
• Freedom to explore solutions rather than getting tied down by rigid standards.
• Work with some of the best techies in the industry
• An environment where Attitude is higher than Skill and performance scores over politics
• Take the product to the next level that has an impact on the end customer

What you'll bring to the team?

• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Good experience in System & Solution design.
• Working knowledge of Java, Web Services, SOAP, REST and Spring Boot.
• Experience working with coding assistants like co-pilot, Claude desktop etc.
• Knowledge of GIT version control
• Good knowledge of any database (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
• Knowledge of Unit testing is a must
• Fair debugging skills

• Proven experience in sales for 1-2 years in SaaS industry.
• Strong knowledge of the product and its functionalities, including lead management, reporting, and data enrichment.
• Results-driven attitude with a focus on achieving and exceeding lead generation targets.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with using lead management tools like Linkedin Sales Navigator, Lusah and Apollo etc.

Role: Full Stack Web Developer (full time, remote)

Job description:
Ycenter is looking for a Full Stack Developer to join its Digital Innovations and product development team. This is a fully remote, full time position. You will be employed under the Ycenter India office.

We’re looking for a dynamic coder and problem-solver to work with our Digital Innovations team and help build web products that solve complex global problems for our clients. Preferably a Full Stack Developer / Software Engineer with 2-4 years of experience in building & maintaining web applications, not afraid of taking on new challenges in a fast paced startup environment, able to take leadership decisions independently (read: without a boss) and an obsession for effective & timely communication.

Why you should work with us:

1. If you’ve ever felt that technology should be used for social good, or wanted to create measurable impact through your work, this is the opportunity
2. Be a part of a global team of engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, and a bot to tackle complex business & social problems for our clients. Past clients include Abbott Global Healthcare, US Department of Commerce, GODAN (Global Open Data For Agriculture & Nutrition), Microsoft and United Nations.
3. Work directly with Ycenter’s leadership team and grab optional opportunities to learn Design Thinking, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (read: what makes a startup successful. We will tell you from experience)
4. Work on end-to-end projects that add real value to your portfolio.
5. We care about you as a person and the work you do, more than spreadsheets and corporate KPIs. In fact if you love spreadsheets, this role is not for you.
6. We are obsessed about pop culture, good movies, TV shows, books and music. We will probably judge you by your Netflix Watch History more than your CV.

Responsibilities:

1. Build end-to-end web applications and test for performance based on predefined scope.
2. Work with Ycenter's leadership team to integrate business requirements with technical architecture and understand the product development roadmap.
3. Analyze & optimize user metrics, system performance and database security.
4. Work with Ycenter’s leadership team to conduct user research and design UX/UI.
5. Optimize search engine performance.
6. Maintain third-party API integrations & help automate client business processes. 

Skills & technologies: 

• Should be proficient in at least one object oriented programming language: C++ / Java / Python / JavaScript
• Skilled at and experienced in web application development with the following full-stack competency:

1. Preferred stack: MERN (MongoDB, ExpressJS, React, NodeJS)
   Alternate stack: LAMP with Laravel framework
2. Should be familiar with building Progressive Web Applications using custom service workers for offline functionality
3. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning 
4. Proficient in frontend development using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON
5. Knowledge of Javascript-based data visualization & graph libraries
6. Knowledge of and experience in server-side scripting and process automation
7. Knowledge of and experience in MySQL database operations & optimization.
8. Knowledge of and experience in building & handling REST APIs
9. Knowledge of and experience in server environment setup & application deployment in either AWS or Microsoft Azure
10. Knowledge of building Python-based applications is a bonus but not a requirement

• Should have experience with UI/UX design
• Should be familiar with the Git version control system.
• Should be experienced in application testing (manual) and CI/CD workflow
• Should be comfortable working with DevOps processes using Agile methodology

• 5+ years of software development or site reliability engineering or equivalent experience
• Skilled at problem solving, algorithms, and data structures
• Building tools and scripting frameworks from scratch
• Working with Cloud Automation tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, aws-cli
• Scripting languages like Python, Groovy, PowerShell, Bash, Perl etc.
• Configuration automation using Ansible or equivalent tools
• Exposure to Windows, Linux administration skills
• Project management tools like Jira, Trello
• Prior experience in dealing with Datastore technologies like Postgres, MySQL, SQL, DynamoDB is desirable
• Familiarity with basic networking, security and cloud engineering concepts
• Team player who is eager to help others to succeed through mentoring and leading by example
• Highly collaborative with effective written and verbal communication skills