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Practical use of AI in development and hands-on Generative AI capability are central to the role.\n\nReports to : Co-Founder & CTO\n\nLocation : Mumbai-based, with readiness to travel to the US as needed.\n\nKey Responsibilities :\n\nProduct & Technical Decisions :\n\n- Own build/no-build decisions for US Products in partnership with Product Owners what gets built, in what order, and why.\n\n- Own technical architecture and platform decisions for the US product line.\n\n- Lead the practical use of AI across development and testing to improve delivery speed while maintaining engineering quality.\n\n- Work with the Generative AI team to lead implementation of integrations in US Products, with a clear understanding of model capabilities, limitations, and evaluation.\n\n- Partner with the Co-Founder/CTO on product vision and strategy; translate that vision into an executable roadmap.\n\nTeam Building & Leadership:\n\n- Hire, structure, and lead a lean, hungry US Products engineering team 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