<p><b>Backend + Voice AI Engineer</b></p> <p><b>Location:</b> Gurgaon (In-office)</p> <p><b>Company:</b> Omli Technologies Pvt. Ltd.</p> <p><b>Category:</b> Consumer Tech &middot; AI &middot; Kids/EdTech</p> <p><b>About Omli</b></p> <p>Omli is building the next generation of <b>AI-powered interactive companions for children</b></p> <p><b>aged 3&ndash;8</b>. Our mission is to create meaningful, safe, and delightful voice-based experiences</p> <p>combining <b>AI + hardware + design</b>.</p> <p>We&rsquo;re an early-stage, well-funded startup backed by leading angels and VCs. If you want to</p> <p>work on a technically ambitious consumer product that impacts families at scale, this is the</p> <p>place.</p> <p><b>Role Overview</b></p> <p>We are looking for a <b>Backend + Voice AI Engineer</b> who can design, build, and scale core</p> <p>backend systems, real-time APIs, and integrations with AI services. You will work directly</p> <p>with the founders and play a key role in shaping Omli&rsquo;s technology from the ground up.</p> <p><b>What You&rsquo;ll Do</b></p> <p><b>Backend Engineering</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Build and maintain <b>production-grade backend services</b> (Python preferred).</p> <p>●</p> <p>Design <b>REST &amp; WebSocket APIs</b> used by companion devices and mobile apps.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Own data modeling and storage for <b>conversations, analytics, and user data</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Implement robust <b>monitoring, logging, alerting</b>, and system health checks.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Set up and optimize infrastructure on <b>AWS</b> (compute, storage, networking,</p> <p>deployments).</p> <p>●</p> <p>Collaborate closely with mobile and hardware teams to deliver seamless</p> <p>experiences.</p> <p><b>AI Integration</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Evaluate and compare providers for <b>accuracy, latency, and reliability</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Work on inference routing, fallback strategies, service orchestration, and cost</p> <p>optimization.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Ensure all AI integrations follow <b>privacy and safety requirements for kids</b>.</p> <p><b>Architecture &amp; Systems</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Participate in system design discussions: API contracts, scaling, caching, queues,</p> <p>auth, etc.●</p> <p>Design backend components for <b>low-latency voice experiences</b> (without touching</p> <p>pipeline internals).</p> <p>●</p> <p>Setup and manage <b>queues/event systems</b> (Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS/Redis Streams).</p> <p>●</p> <p>Define engineering standards: code quality, reliability, documentation, and testing.</p> <p><b>You&rsquo;d Be a Great Fit If You Have</b></p> <p><b>Must-Haves</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>2&ndash;7 years of backend engineering experience (Python preferred; Node/Go/Rust a</p> <p>plus).</p> <p>●</p> <p>Strong understanding of <b>API design</b>, distributed systems, and microservices.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Hands-on experience with <b>cloud platforms</b>&mdash;AWS preferred.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Experience with at least one database: <b>MongoDB / Postgres / DynamoDB</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Solid knowledge of <b>caching, queues, concurrency, and performance tuning</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Experience integrating <b>external AI/ML APIs</b> or similar high-availability services.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Strong debugging skills; you enjoy solving deep system-level issues.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Comfort working in a fast, iterative startup environment.</p> <p><b>Nice-To-Haves</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Experience with <b>audio, speech, or real-time communication systems</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Exposure to consumer hardware (Raspberry Pi, IoT) or edge-device integration.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Knowledge of <b>LLM-based architectures</b>, embeddings, vector search, or prompt</p> <p>engineering.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Interest in <b>Rust</b> for performance-heavy components.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Experience building products for children or in safety-critical domains.</p> <p><b>Who You Are</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>You love building things that real people (and kids!) use daily.</p> <p>●</p> <p>You think in terms of <b>systems, reliability, and long-term scalability</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>You&rsquo;re excited to work on a product that blends <b>AI + hardware + emotion</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>You take ownership, move fast, and are comfortable with ambiguity.</p> <p>●</p> <p>You enjoy collaborating across disciplines&mdash;hardware, design, AI, mobile.</p> <p><b>What We Offer</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Opportunity to build a category-defining product from Day 0.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Work with a small, sharp founding team.</p> <p>●</p> <p>Competitive salary + meaningful <b>ESOPs</b>.</p> <p>●</p> <p>In-office energy and rapid iteration culture.</p> <p>●</p> <p>A chance to directly impact families and children across India.<b>Contact</b></p> <p>●</p> <p>Shivam Munshi (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivam-munshi/ ) : shivam@omli.in</p> <p>●</p> <p>Siddhant Garg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gksiddhant/ ) : sidd@omli.in</p>