Company: Airtel Payments Bank

The Job Company; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Airtel Payments Bank in Gurgaon, India, is seeking a Software Development Engineer - AI to build and scale AI-enabled banking platforms. You will work on backend services and AI agent orchestration, contributing to a fast-growing fintech ecosystem.

You should have 1-3 years hands-on BE experience with Java/Python/Go/Node.js, plus expertise in LangChain and vector databases. The role offers a competitive 14–18 LPA salary and a dynamic, innovation-driven work culture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on backend experience with Java, Python, Go, Node.js, or BI tools.
• Language-agnostic coding ability with readiness to switch languages.
• Experience with AI orchestration frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or Strands.
• Practical knowledge of building Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines using vector stores (e.g., Pinecone, ChromaDB, Milvus, Qdrant, pgvector).
• Prompt engineering experience for deterministic, secure AI outputs.
• Exposure to Graph databases or caching to reduce LLM latency.
• Context engineering for complex banking data models.
• Foundational AI/ML knowledge including data preprocessing.
• Awareness of AI security and data privacy guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend solutions for AI platforms.
• Design, build, deploy, and manage AI agents.
• Collaborate with product, data, and security teams.
• Ensure deterministic and secure LLM outputs.

Skills

Backend Development

Language Agnostic

AI Orchestration Frameworks

Advanced RAG & Vector Databases

Prompt Engineering

Graph Databases & Caching

Context Engineering & SDD

Traditional AI/ML

AI Security & Compliance

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

Strands

Pinecone

ChromaDB

Milvus

Qdrant

pgvector

Neo4j

Redis

Job description

Airtel Payments Bank, India's first payments bank is a completely digital and paperless bank. The bank aims to take basic banking services to the doorstep of every Indian by leveraging Airtel's vast retail network in a quick and efficient manner. At Airtel Payments Bank, we’re transforming the way banking operates in the country. Our core business is banking and we’ve set out to serve each unbanked and underserved Indian. Our products and technology aim to take basic banking services to the doorstep of every Indian. We are a fun-loving, energetic and fast growing company that breathes innovation. We encourage our people to push boundaries and evolve from skilled professionals of today to risk-taking entrepreneurs of tomorrow. We hire people from every realm and offer them opportunities that encourage individual and professional growth. We are always looking for people who are thinkers & doers; people with passion, curiosity & conviction; people who are eager to break away from conventional roles and do 'jobs never done before

What are we working on?

• Increasing productivity of the developers by AI Assistant like Amazon Q, Claude, Kiro Or GitHub Co-pilot usage
• AI platform to design, build, deploy and manage AI agents.
• Run and use contextual LLMs, SLMs to solve business problems.
• Creating knowledgebase, awareness, and repository of AI in bank.

Required Technical Skills

• Hands-on Backend Development: 1-3 years of core backend experience using Java, Python, Go, Node.js, or BI tools.
• Language Agnostic: High proficiency in at least one core language, with a strong willingness to switch languages dynamically based on project needs.
• AI Orchestration Frameworks: Hands-on awareness or active utilization of agentic workflows such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or Strands.
• Advanced RAG & Vector Databases: Practical knowledge of building Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines using vector infrastructure such as Pinecone, ChromaDB, Milvus, Qdrant, or pgvector.
• Prompt Engineering: Experience writing, testing, and optimizing prompts for deterministic, secure, and reliable LLM outputs.

Preferred (Plus) Qualifications

• Graph Databases & Caching: Exposure to Graph RAG concepts using Neo4j or semantic caching via Redis to optimize LLM response latency.
• Context Engineering & SDD: Experience in SDD or context engineering for complex banking data models.
• Traditional AI/ML: Foundational understanding of traditional machine learning algorithms, data preprocessing, and statistical modelling.
• AI Security & Compliance: Familiarity with guardrails (e.g., NeMo Guardrails) and data privacy techniques to safely handle sensitive data.

1-3 years of experience in hand-on BE - java/python/node/GO/BI, prompt engineering, AI/ML, worked in fast paced deliveries.

Why Join Us?

Airtel Payments Bank is transforming from a digital-first bank to one of the largest Fintech company. There could not be a better time to join us and be a part of this incredible journey than now. We at Airtel payments bank don’t believe in all work and no play philosophy. For us, innovation is a way of life and we are a happy bunch of people who have built together an ecosystem that drives financial inclusion in the country by serving 300 million financially unbanked, underbanked, and underserved population of India. Some defining characteristics of life at Airtel Payments Bank are Responsibility, Agility, Collaboration and Entrepreneurial development : these also reflect in our core values that we fondly call RACE..

What is the role of Software Development Engineer -AI at Airtel Payments Bank?

The Software Development Engineer -AI role at Airtel Payments Bank involves working on key responsibilities mentioned in the job description and contributing to company growth.

Where is this job located?

This job is located in Gurgaon, India.

What is the salary for this position?

The salary for this role is 14-18 LPA (Expected).

Who all are eligible for this role

candidates with degree Any body with skills and graduating year will be Experience(1-3 yrs).