ML Engineer ( Full Time, Remote)

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At Hike, we’re building the Hike Gaming Nation 🎮 📲 💰

In the fast-paced world of gaming, AI is our edge. As a ML Engineer, you’re not just building models — you’re powering the intelligence behind the Hike Gaming Nation. Your work turns cutting-edge research into real-time, scalable systems that make gameplay smarter, faster, and more immersive. You don’t just build AI—you use it every day. You’re an AI-first thinker, leveraging state-of-the-art tools and intelligent systems to move faster, build smarter, and continuously push boundaries.

Introduction 📖

At Hike, we’re revolutionizing gaming and tech by blending innovation and immersive experiences. With our foray into Web3 gaming, we’re exploring uncharted territories to create products that redefine fun and ownership. Join us as we make waves in this exciting new frontier.

Hike Code 📝( Our core cultural values )

The Hike Code is our value system. We aim to live and breathe by these every single day. They inspire us to be the best we can be and they are weaved into every part of our decision making, how we review performance and much more. We have 9 core values:

• Top Talent in Every Role → Both a quest for greatness & shared values are important to us 🦸‍♂️
• Owner not a Renter → Proactive & radically responsible. Everyone is an owner 🤝
• Pro-Sports Team → Strength-based, results driven with a "team-first" attitude ⚽️
• Customer Obsession → We exist to delight our customers 😃
• Think Deeply & Exercise Good Judgement → Clear mind, obsession to simplify & data-informed 🙇‍♀️
• Build & Make Magic → Courage to walk into the unknown and pioneer new fronts 🙀
• Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving → Curiosity to acquire new perspectives, quickly 👨‍🏫
• Move Fast & Be Dynamic → Ruthless prioritization & move fast 🙋‍♂️
• Dream Big, Be Bold & Think Long Term → Courage to climb big mountains 🚀

Skills & experience we're looking for 👨‍💻

• 1-3 years of relevant industry experience | Top Talent in Every Role
• B.tech/MS from a top Tier institute | Top Talent in Every Role
• Strong programming abilities, especially Python Scientific & Deep Learning Stack (Numpy, Pandas, Pytorch/Tensorflow, Transformers, Diffusers etc.) | Top Talent in Every Role
• Solid foundations in Data-Structures, Algorithms, Design & Architecture | Top Talent in Every Role
• Exposure to Deep Learning, preferably building Generative AI applications | Top Talent in Every Role
• Experience working with LLMs such as Open AI GPTs, LLaMA & Claude with use cases taken to production. Preferably, experience working with SLMs and Mobile Language Models. | Top Talent in Every Role
• Strong AI-first mindset — you actively use AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, GPT, LangChain) to enhance daily workflows, improve velocity, and automate repetitive dev tasks. | Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment without compromising on quality I Move Fast & Be Dynamic
• Ability to be self-directed and learn quickly, coupled with a strong desire to stay on top of latest developments in the field of AI | Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving
• Teamplayer with excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills I Pro Sports Team
• Excited about building cutting edge AI products in the fields of Computer Vision, Graphics, Audio, AR/VR etc., preferably with experience, in at least one of the areas | Be Insatiably curious & keep Improving

You will 📲

• Strategy → Build deep learning models in the areas of computer-vision, graphics & audio
• Strategy → Own end to end Quality & Performance Metrics for AI deployment pipelines: from learning to inference to rendering
• Operations → Create deployment pipelines for server-side as well as on-device real-time inference
• Operations → Optimize ML inference pipelines to render high quality 3D graphics across multiple clients ranging from Android Native to game-engines like Unity.
• Collaboration → Collaborate in a cross-functional setup including Artists, Engineers & Scientists to translate cutting-edge research (AI, Art & Graphics/Multimedia) into high quality user-experiences.
• Operation → Leverage AI not just in product development but in your own workflow — from rapid prototyping with LLMs to automating test generation, documentation, and internal tooling.

💰 Benefits → We have tremendous benefits & perks. Check out work.hike.in to know more