- Location
- India (Remote)
- Workplace
- Remote
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
Description
About Gruve
Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.
About the Role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work closely with business and technology teams to identify opportunities, rapidly prototype AI solutions, and deliver production-ready applications that drive measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner closely with business stakeholders to understand challenges and identify AI opportunities
- Rapidly prototype and develop AI-powered solutions for real-world business use cases
- Build and deploy applications using Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, RAG, APIs, and automation
- Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technical solutions
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, coding, testing, and deployment
- Work directly with users to demonstrate solutions, gather feedback, and continuously improve them
- Drive solutions from concept → prototype → validation → production
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for their practical application
- Collaborate with engineering, cloud, security, and DevOps teams to productionize solutions
- Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with engineering best practices
- Create reusable AI components, patterns, and accelerators for future projects
- Act as a technical evangelist and trusted partner for business teams
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- 2-5 years of experience in software engineering, application development, automation, or a related technical role
- Strong programming experience in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages
- Hands-on experience with Generative AI and LLM-based applications
- Experience with REST APIs, databases, Git, and cloud platforms
- Strong understanding of software development and engineering principles
- Experience with AI-assisted development/coding tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with RAG, AI Agents, embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering
- Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or similar frameworks
- Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and tool-calling patterns
- Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Azure OpenAI, or similar LLM platforms
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience working in customer-facing, consulting, solutions engineering, or forward-deployed roles
- Strong interest in emerging AI technologies and rapid prototyping
Why Gruve
At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
