Job Description

VP of Engineering – AI, Physical AI & Robotics @ Awign

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Location: Bengaluru (Preferred)

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Experience: 8–14 Years

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Employment Type: Full time

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About Awign

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At Awign, we're building the next generation of AI-powered products and Physical AI systems .

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Our vision extends beyond traditional software—we're creating intelligent systems that bridge AI with the physical world through robotics, automation, computer vision, and large-scale data generation .

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We're looking for a hands-on VP of Engineering who can lead engineering across software, AI, and robotics while staying deeply involved in architecture, coding, and execution.

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This is not a management-only role.

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You'll work directly with the founders to turn ambitious ideas into production-ready products at startup speed.

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What You'll Do

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- Lead engineering across AI, Physical AI, robotics, and enterprise software products.
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- Own the complete engineering lifecycle—from ideation and architecture to deployment and scaling.
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- Stay hands-on with system design, architecture reviews, coding, and technical problem solving.
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- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performance engineering team.
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- Maximize engineering productivity and execution velocity.
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- Drive engineering excellence, code quality, scalability, and operational reliability.
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- Collaborate closely with Founders, Product Managers, Business Teams, Tech Support, and Enterprise Clients.
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- Translate business ideas into scalable technology solutions.
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- Build an AI-first engineering culture across the organization.
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Physical AI & Robotics (High Priority)

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This role strongly favors candidates with experience building AI systems that interact with the physical world.

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Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

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- Robotics software and autonomous systems
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- Computer Vision and multimodal perception
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- Robot perception and sensor fusion
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- ROS / ROS2 ecosystem
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- Reinforcement Learning
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- Edge AI and Embedded AI
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- Simulation environments (Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, etc.)
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- Human-Robot Interaction
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- Industrial automation and robotic workflows
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Physical AI Data Generation (Core Responsibility)

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A significant part of this role involves building the infrastructure required to train next-generation Physical AI models.

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You will lead initiatives around:

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- Designing scalable data generation pipelines for Physical AI and robotics.
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- Building systems for real-world and synthetic data collection.
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- Creating high-quality data annotation and labeling workflows.
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- Developing simulation-based data generation and domain randomization pipelines.
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- Managing multimodal datasets including video, images, depth, LiDAR, IMU, GPS, and sensor telemetry.
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- Improving dataset quality, coverage, and diversity for model training.
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- Working closely with AI/ML engineers to improve model performance through better data.
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AI & Machine Learning

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Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including:

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- Large Language Models (LLMs)
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- Vision Language Models (VLMs)
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- AI Agents
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- Machine Learning
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- Deep Learning
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- Computer Vision
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- Model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment
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- MLOps and AI infrastructure
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Technical Requirements

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- Strong backend engineering expertise using Python.
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- Experience building scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
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- Strong frontend experience with React.
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- Experience building applications using Flutter.
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- Understanding of native Android and/or iOS development.
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- Experience with APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud infrastructure.
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- Strong knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and production operations.
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Leadership & Stakeholder Management

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You will work closely with multiple stakeholders across the organization, including:

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- Founders
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- Business Teams
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- Product Managers
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- Engineering Teams
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- Tech Support
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- Enterprise Clients
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You should be equally comfortable discussing product strategy with founders, solving architectural challenges with engineers, and translating technical decisions into business outcomes for customers.

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Who We're Looking For

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- 6–10 years of engineering experience with increasing technical leadership responsibilities.
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- A hands-on engineering leader who enjoys building as much as leading.
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- Strong system design and architecture skills.
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- Experience building and scaling engineering teams.
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- Bias for action with a startup mindset.
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- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and execute at high speed.
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- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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- Passion for AI, robotics, and building products that have real-world impact.
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Why Join Awign?

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This is an opportunity to build technology at the intersection of AI, Physical AI, Robotics, Automation, and Enterprise Software .

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You'll work directly with the founders, influence the company's technology direction, and build products from zero to scale with minimal bureaucracy and maximum ownership.

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If you're excited about creating intelligent systems that move beyond screens and into the real world—and you love building at startup speed—we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Vice President of Engineering - Robotics and Physical AI (Bengaluru)
🏢 Awign
📍 Bengaluru