AI Engineering - FTE

This is not a passive role. You will work directly on the AI systems powering a product heading to market - one where the AI operates within the tight constraints of a mobile phone environment, dealing with limited screen context, predicting user inputs, and real-time performance demands.
Your work will influence real product decisions and ship to users. For the right candidate, this role can expand into broader ownership across product quality and system design
What You’ll Do

Design and improve prompts for classification and extraction tasks

Run structured evaluation cycles (accuracy, error analysis, iteration)

Build datasets for testing and validation

Analyze outputs from real usage (logs, SQLite data, structured results)

Write Python scripts for testing, scoring, and comparisons

Identify failure patterns and propose improvements

Validate system behavior in iOS simulation environments

Document findings in a clear and structured manner

What We’re Looking For
We care most about problem-solving ability and a bias toward action — credentials matter less than evidence you can think clearly and ship things.

Currently pursuing a Masters degree in CS, AI/ML, Data Science, or related field with a Bachelor’s degree in CS

Experience shipping at least one production-grade mobile app

Strong proficiency in React Native, Expo, and iOS ecosystem

Python proficiency for scripting and data validation

Experience working with APIs and local databases (SQLite or similar)

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Experience or formal training with LLMs and prompt engineering

Clear and proactive communication

Availability for full-time (or near full-time) internship

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to analyze results and iterate systematically

This Role May Not Be a Fit If

You have no experience with mobile app development

Your experience with AI tools is limited to basic usage

All of your experience is from coursework only

You prefer well-defined assignments with clear answers

You are not interested in analyzing and debugging system failures

Work Timing - 7:30pm IST to 4:30 am IST
Or may be flexible with a half day overlap with US teams - 3pm to 12am IST shift maybe
About our US client.
PiggyBank Ventures is an incubator building AI-first consumer applications. We are currently building Nestora - an AI-powered mobile app that helps people manage communication intelligently. This is applied AI at the edge: limited context, small models, real-time performance, and messy data. Accuracy and reliability matter.
Our team includes repeat founders and operators with experience building and scaling products, along with backgrounds from top-tier universities and technical programs.
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