Sr. ML Engineer

The Hike Code is our value system. We aim to live and breathe by these every single day. They inspire us to be the best we can be and they are weaved into every part of our decision making, how we review performance and much more. We have 9 core values:

• Top Talent in Every Role → Both a quest for greatness & shared values are important to us 🦸‍♂️
• Owner not a Renter → Proactive & radically responsible. Everyone is an owner 🤝
• Pro-Sports Team → Strength-based, results driven with a "team-first" attitude ⚽️
• Customer Obsession → We exist to delight our customers 😃
• Think Deeply & Exercise Good Judgement → Clear mind, obsession to simplify & data-informed 🙇‍♀️
• Build & Make Magic → Courage to walk into the unknown and pioneer new fronts 🙀
• Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving → Curiosity to acquire new perspectives, quickly 👨‍🏫
• Move Fast & Be Dynamic → Ruthless prioritization & move fast 🙋‍♂️
• Dream Big, Be Bold & Think Long Term → Courage to climb big mountains 🚀

Skills & experience we're looking for 👨‍💻

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience | Top Talent in Every Role
• B.tech/MS from a top Tier institute | Top Talent in Every Role
• Strong programming abilities, especially Python Scientific & Deep Learning Stack (Numpy, Pandas, Pytorch/Tensorflow, Transformers, Diffusers etc.) | Top Talent in Every Role
• Solid foundations in Data-Structures, Algorithms, Design & Architecture | Top Talent in Every Role
• Exposure to Deep Learning, preferably building Generative AI applications | Top Talent in Every Role
• Experience working with LLMs such as Open AI GPTs, LLaMA & Claude with use cases taken to production. Preferably, experience working with SLMs and Mobile Language Models. | Top Talent in Every Role
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment without compromising on quality I Move Fast & Be Dynamic
• Ability to be self-directed and learn quickly, coupled with a strong desire to stay on top of latest developments in the field of AI | Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving
• Teamplayer with excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills I Pro Sports Team
• Excited about building cutting edge AI products in the fields of Computer Vision, Graphics, Audio, AR/VR etc., preferably with experience, in at least one of the areas | Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving

You will 📲

• Strategy → Build deep learning models in the areas of computer-vision, graphics & audio
• Strategy → Own end to end Quality & Performance Metrics for AI deployment pipelines: from learning to inference to rendering
• Operations → Create deployment pipelines for server-side as well as on-device real-time inference
• Operations → Optimize ML inference pipelines to render high quality 3D graphics across multiple clients ranging from Android Native to game-engines like Unity.
• Collaboration → Collaborate in a cross-functional setup including Artists, Engineers & Scientists to translate cutting-edge research (AI, Art & Graphics/Multimedia) into high quality user-experiences.

At Hike, we’re building the Rush Gaming Universe. We're taking gaming, one of the fastest-growing segments of entertainment in India, and converting it into a brand new source of economic opportunity. We're building a new kind of game economy where players can play, earn & grow and become true owners in the very networks that they help create.

Hike’s latest round of funding came in August 2021, where we raised capital from the world’s best product innovators & investors. The round was led by Justin Mateen (Co-Founder, Tinder). Rajeev Misra (CEO, SoftBank Vision Fund), Sean Rad (Co-Founder, Tinder), Arjun Sethi (Co-Founder & Partner, Tribe Capital), Bhavin Turakhia (Co-Founder, Zeta & Titan), Kunal Shah (Founder, Cred), Binny Bansal (Co-Founder, Flipkart), Aditya Agarwal (Partner in Residence, South Park Commons), Kunal Bahl (Co-Founder & CEO, Snapdeal) & Rohit Kumar Bansal (Co-Founder, Snapdeal), also participated in the round.

Currently, our dedicated team comprises approximately ~160 professionals who work remotely from over 30 different cities. The way we see it is we’ve been dropped off on a mountain that’s unexplored, without a map and it’s our job to figure things out. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to do our life's best work.