Backend AI Engineer

About the job

We are looking for a skilled AI & Python Backend Developer to join our core engineering team. Your primary focus will be designing and developing server-side logic, APIs, and AI pipeline orchestration for serving voice-driven and AI-powered educational applications while ensuring high performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient backend applications and RESTful services using Python and FastAPI. • Implement and optimise Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for AI-driven educational content delivery. • Build and maintain real-time voice AI pipelines — Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech integrations for conversational AI experiences. • Optimize system latency, throughput, and AI API cost efficiency at scale to enable affordable pricing for Indian students.

Requirements

• Python
• FastAPI
• LLM
• Generative AI
• RAG Systems
• Voice AI
• NoSQL databases
• Redis

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in backend development with hands-on AI / ML product experience.

Preferred Technologies

• Python
• FastAPI
• LLM
• Generative AI
• RAG Systems
• Voice AI
• NoSQL databases
• Redis

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• equity / ESOP potential
• Flexible remote / hybrid work environment

About the company

VaktaAI is an AI-powered EdTech startup on a mission to make quality education accessible and affordable for every Indian student.