Backend Engineer

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana (On-site)

Company: Deccan AI

Deccan AI is a high-growth, venture-backed AI model training and evaluation company headquartered in the Bay Area. Founded by alumni of IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad, and ex-Google, we partner with the world’s top AI frontier labs including Google DeepMind, Snowflake, and several cutting-edge research groups. We are backed by Prosus Ventures, and our India office is based in Hyderabad.

We’re not just participating in the AI race we’re building the infrastructure that powers it.

With 1M+ global experts, advanced automation, and vertically integrated platforms, we deliver the gold-standard data that world-class AI models rely on. The AI data annotation market is exploding set to quadruple by 2032 and Deccan AI is currently just 1% of the size of major incumbents. The opportunity? Massive, and you can help define the future.

We operate at the intersection of human expertise and next-gen automation across three flagship platforms:

A secure, enterprise-grade annotation platform with drag-and-drop customisation, client-side data protection, dedicated deployments, and automated large-scale workflow management.

A global, vetted community powering RLHF, SFT, data/code annotation, SQL generation, multimodal evaluation, and rigorous “agentic” assessments.

A first-of-its-kind reinforcement learning gym where top models and agents are stress-tested and tuned against real-world challenges at scale.

We eliminate annotation backlogs, solve security and compliance complexity, ensure national-scale quality, and enable truly reliable multimodal AI.

We’ll be real — Deccan AI isn’t for the faint-hearted.

We move fast. Really fast. Many of our client workflows require same-day turnarounds. We operate without hierarchy, titles, or handholding. We expect ownership, initiative, and the ability to thrive in ambiguity.

In return, you’ll get:

Build core services for onboarding, assessments, notifications, projects, and payments.

Develop AI-powered features like semantic search, AI interviews, and fraud detection using ML pipelines.

Design scalable architectures using Java / Golang / Python, with caching, queues, and robust APIs.

Work with databases — Postgres/MySQL (relational), MongoDB/DynamoDB (NoSQL), and VectorDBs for semantic search.

Deploy and maintain infrastructure using AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Infra-as-Code, and CI/CD.

Implement observability — logging, monitoring, and alerting via Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or OpenTelemetry.

Collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams to ensure seamless user experiences.

Strong programming skills in Java, Golang, or Python.

Experience with distributed systems, caching, and message queues.

Proficiency with Postgres/MySQL, MongoDB/DynamoDB, and optionally VectorDBs.

Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with AI-integrated systems (semantic search, ML-based workflows, or automation) is a plus.

Strong debugging, optimization, and system design skills.

Curiosity, ownership, and a drive to build high-impact products.

🚀 Impact: Shape how freelancers work and get paid — globally.

🧠 Innovation: Build systems that merge AI with real-world workflows.

⚙️ Challenge: Tackle distributed systems and large-scale architecture problems.

💡 Growth: Learn, lead, and evolve in a fast-moving AI-driven environment.

At Deccan AI, you’ll build the backbone of an AI-native freelancer platform that’s changing how talent connects with opportunity.