Research Engineer - Applied AI/ML

Company Description

Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travellers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com

Job Description

As a Senior Research Engineer, you will be responsible for Research & Innovation, technology development including quick architecture, design & development of prototypes and ensuring timely evolution of prototypes into products. The primary objective of this role will be to ensure the constant launch of innovative products for online travel consumers with the help of a small team of highly qualified research technologists/developers.

Must have

• Thorough understanding of machine learning algorithms (supervised as well as unsupervised), including experience in predictive or statistical modelling, applied programming, data management, data transformation, data visualization, etc
• Thorough understanding of NLP and conversational AI algorithms including experience in predictive or statistical modelling, applied programming, data management, data transformation, data visualization, etc
• Strong understanding of data mining, ML in NLP and the ability to translate them into production quality code.
• Good understanding of model selection approaches, model evaluation techniques.
• Ability to perform Exploratory Data Analysis and to explain the key outcomes from that analysis.
• Creativity to handle large as well as small datasets.
• Ability to explain the results clearly.
• Good scripting as well as programming techniques.
• Exceptional Problem Solving ability
• Good knowledge of Algorithms/Data Structures.
• Development experience in Python.
• Proven development experience for API design and software architecture.

Good to have:

• Working knowledge of Apache Spark.
• Good knowledge of deep learning, PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• A PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• Good knowledge about architecture and software design is a plus.
• Awareness about the State-of-the-Art techniques in AI research.

Skills & Qualifications:

• At least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics
• 3-5 years of experience at cutting-edge organizations or startups, 2+ years for PhD Candidates.
• Experience with e-business/e-commerce applications and business environment will be a plus.
• Must be comfortable in software development using Python(Django), with good knowledge of machine learning & deep learning libraries.

Additional Information

Responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures.