Research Engineer — Wadhwani AI

About this ML Engineer role at Wadhwani AI

Wadhwani AI, a leading non-profit applying AI to solve real-world problems in agriculture and healthcare across India, is hiring Research Engineers in Mumbai. This is a direct-apply opportunity for mid-level ML engineers ready to move from research into production systems that serve India's farms and clinics—where your code touches millions of lives.

What you'll do

• Build and deploy production deep learning models for agriculture and healthcare use cases in real-world field settings across India
• Manage the full ML engineering lifecycle: training, validation, optimization, and deployment of models to edge and cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate with domain experts and field teams to understand problem constraints and translate them into technical requirements
• Debug and improve model performance in production, handling data drift and real-world edge cases that lab experiments don't capture
• Contribute to social-impact focused AI projects where technical decisions directly affect outcomes for underserved communities

Who should apply

You need 3+ years of hands-on ML engineering experience. This is a mid-level role—not entry-level. Wadhwani AI looks for engineers who've shipped production deep learning systems, understand field deployment challenges, and care about impact beyond benchmark numbers. If you've trained models in a lab but never deployed them to real devices, you'll need to bridge that gap first.

Salary & offer in context

Wadhwani AI offers ₹18–35 LPA (₹1,50,000–₹2,91,667 per month), placing this role at the mid-to-senior boundary for ML engineers in India's AI sector. For context, ML Engineer salary in India at the 3–5 year experience band typically ranges ₹15–30 LPA in private tech and non-profit sectors, so this matches market rates for impactful, mission-driven work in Mumbai.

Path to apply

This is a direct email application—no online portal, no exam, no screening filter. Send your resume and a brief note about a production ML project you've shipped to the Wadhwani AI careers contact listed on their website. Application deadline: June 6, 2026 (10 days from posting). Move fast; mid-level ML engineer roles with social impact attract strong talent.