Job Description
Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives
India's leading Fresh produce (Fruits and Vegetables) agritech platform, Ninjacart (founded 2015) is revolutionising the $400B+ agri supply chain with tech-driven commerce, finance, and Supply chain solutions. We aim to reduce food wastage, improve information asymmetry in trades and help reliable sellers find trusted buyers to make fresh produce agriculture more predictable and dependable.
We've served 200,000+ farmers and 60,000+ retailers & and 5000+ Traders. Over the last 10 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have revolutionised the way fruits and vegetables reach consumers’ plates from farms daily. Eg: We move 300 tons of fresh produce from hundreds of farms to 20,000+ stores in a record 14 hours.
We are backed by Walmart, Flipkart, Tiger Global, Accel, Syngenta & 1000+ Employees. Named LinkedIn's Top 25 Startups to Work For and winner of "Best Tech for Agriculture" at India Digital Enabler Awards 2025, we're building a global network for fresh fruits and vegetables —now expanding to Malaysia & Europe via Ninja Global. Our goal is to be a global leader in fresh produce commerce in the next 10 years.
Our Ninja CODE? Customer obsession, Ownership mindset, Dream Big & bold responsibility, and relentless innovation. Join a results-driven clan where autonomy fuels scale: Think big & impact millions.
Dive Deeper:
Ninjacart Vision: Better Lives for Every Agri Citizen
Our 10-Year Evolution
Blog: Insights from the Frontlines
Nandan Nilekani on Ninjacart
Our Culture CODE
Location: Bangalore, KA, IN
Responsibilities
Provide technical and architectural leadership
for building scalable, production-grade AI systems, with hands-on experience deploying LLM-powered solutions and multi-agent architectures.
Design and deliver advanced ML solutions
across classical ML, deep learning, and statistical modeling, applied to structured and unstructured data to solve complex business problems.
Lead the use of LLMs and AI agents in real-world applications , including prompt engineering, agent orchestration, evaluation frameworks, and reliability guardrails, with demonstrated impact in past projects.
Own explainability, evaluation, and trust frameworks , ensuring model and LLM outputs are interpretable, auditable, and suitable for high-stakes decision-making.
Mentor and guide data scientists across levels , setting standards for problem formulation, experimentation, model validation, and production readiness.
Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams
to translate ambiguous requirements into scalable AI and analytical solutions.
Drive best practices in model governance and lifecycle management , including feature pipelines, versioning, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here’s what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan
Strong hands-on expertise across ML, LLMs, and agent frameworks, including:
Core tools:
Python, SQL, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow
ML models:
linear/GLM models, tree-based models (XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost), time-series methods
LLM & agent frameworks:
LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI-compatible APIs, vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate), workflow/orchestration tools
LLM landscape awareness:
experience evaluating proprietary models (e.g., GPT-4/4o-class models, Claude, Gemini) vs open-source models (e.g., Llama, Mistral, Mixtral), understanding trade-offs across cost, latency, controllability, privacy, and fine-tuning flexibility
Deployment:
API-based model serving, cloud platforms, and integration into production systems
Intellectual curiosity, passion for problem-solving, and comfort with ambiguity.
Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
Additional Information
At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business. Check out what Life at Ninjacart looks like!
