Build Oolka's core ML intelligence by leading model selection, evaluation frameworks, and the foundational retrieval/memory layer for AI systems. This is a research-driven ML Engineering role focused on first-principles problem solving.

Company Details

Oolka is an AI-powered consumer fintech company focused on helping users improve and manage their credit health using AI.

Website: https://oolka.in/

Requirements

- 3–5 years of experience in Machine Learning or Applied AI
- Strong ML foundations with hands-on experience in XGBoost, NLP, recommendation systems, personalization, and large-scale retrieval
- Deep understanding of LLM architecture, training, and inference
- Mandatory experience in LLM post-training (fine-tuning and/or reinforcement learning approaches)
- Experience designing model evaluation frameworks and benchmarking methodologies
- Strong knowledge of retrieval systems, embeddings, ranking, and memory architectures
- Ability to define ambiguous ML problems from first principles and independently drive solutions
- Solid experimentation mindset with data-driven decision making




- Excellent communication and technical reasoning skills

Responsibilities

- Own the model selection strategy for production AI systems
- Design and build evaluation frameworks for LLM quality and performance
- Architect and build Oolka's retrieval and memory layer from scratch
- Develop scalable retrieval pipelines and ranking systems
- Improve model quality through post-training techniques including fine-tuning and reinforcement learning
- Drive research-backed experimentation for continuous model improvement
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to translate ambiguous problems into robust ML solutions
- Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, and deployment

Job Details

Location: Bengaluru

Interview Process

- Recruiter Screening
- Hiring Manager Discussion
- Machine Learning Deep Dive
- System Design & Problem Solving
- Founder Round

Important Note

ClanX is a recruitment partner, helping Oolka hire ML Engineering.

📌 ML Engineer (Intelligence) - Bengaluru (India)
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