Staff AI Engineer

Staff AI Engineer JD:

About Us:

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.

Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers—ranging from the world's top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies—depend on to drive high-stakes decisions. From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.

We operate globally with offices in the US (NYC, Austin, Miami, Mountain View) APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and India. Our award-winning, people-centric culture—recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years—emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.

What It's Like to Work at YipitData:

YipitData isn't a place for coasting—it's a launchpad for ambitious, impact-driven professionals. From day one, you'll take the lead on meaningful work, accelerate your growth, and gain exposure that shapes careers.

Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData:

• Ownership That Matters: You'll lead high-impact projects with real business outcomes
• Rapid Growth: We compress years of learning into months
• Merit Over Titles: Trust and responsibility are earned through execution, not tenure
• Velocity with Purpose: We move fast, support each other, and aim high—always with purpose and intention

Who Thrives Here?

We hire sprinters, not coasters—people who:

• Choose growth over comfort
• Lead through challenges
• Are energized by high expectations

It's not for everyone, and that's intentional. If your ambition is matched by your work ethic—and you're hungry for a place where growth, impact, and ownership are the norm—YipitData might be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

About The Role:

Own the design, build, and production release of AI/ML and LLM systems on Databricks. Set standards, lead cross-team delivery, and land high-impact features end to end.

What you'll do

• Architect and ship pipelines on Databricks (data → features → train/eval → serve → monitor) using Python and Spark.
• Productionize LLM use cases: RAG, evaluation/guardrails, latency & cost optimization, caching, and rollout.
• Lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and drive multi-quarter initiatives with Data, Platform, and Product.
• Drive ambiguity and ownership: Own 0→1 charters and hold deprecation/migration authority across services.
• Handle data governance and access controls; keep systems reliable and compliant.

This is a fully remote opportunity based in India. Standard work hours are from 11am to 8pm IST.

You Are Likely To Succeed If:

• 8 years building and shipping AI/ML systems; proven Staff-level scope and cross-team impact.
• Expert Python Spark; strong Databricks/AWS/Azure experience (Delta, MLflow, Jobs/Workflows; Model Serving a plus).
• Hands-on LLM production work (RAG, evals/safety, serving, tracing, cost/perf tradeoffs).
• Solid system design, CI/CD, containers, and monitoring.

What We Offer:

Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary:

• We care about your personal life, and we mean it. We offer flexible work hours, flexible vacation, parental leave, team events, wellness budget, learning reimbursement, and more
• Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics. Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust. See more on our high-impact, high-opportunity work environment above

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

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