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Company DescriptionEduSkills Foundation®, a non-profit organization, focuses on building an Industry 4.0-ready digital workforce in India by bridging the gap between academia and industry. Through world-class curriculum development, EduSkills enables students and faculties with innovative teaching methods and ICT-based education. Collaborating with key stakeholders such as students, faculties, educational institutions, and government bodies, the foundation drives skilling initiatives. EduSkills aligns its mission with creating a positive social and business impact through education, employment, and entrepreneurship.Role DescriptionThis is a full-time, on-site role located in Bhubaneswar for an AI Platform Engineer specializing in Conversational and Applied AI. The role involves developing and maintaining AI platforms, troubleshooting technical issues, building software solutions, optimizing infrastructure, and working with programming languages and databases. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliable deployment and functionality of AI systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.Role OverviewWe are looking for an AI Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale intelligent systems that power AI-driven skill assessments, mock interviews, dashboards, and real-time guidance. The role involves working with conversational AI, AI agents/avatars, and backend APIs to deliver production-grade, scalable AI experiences.Key Responsibilities• Design, develop, and maintain *scalable REST APIs* and interactive platform features including *skill tests, mock interviews, dashboards, and analytics*.• Build and deploy *AI agents and virtual avatars* that provide real-time guidance, feedback, and coaching to users.• Integrate and fine-tune *AI/ML models* for NLP, conversational AI, recommendations, and intelligent scoring.• Implement *real-time communication* using WebSockets and async programming for interactive AI experiences.• Optimize application *performance, security, scalability, and code quality*.• Continuously improve AI systems using *user behavior, feedback, and performance metrics*.• Collaborate closely with *product, design, frontend, and data teams* to deliver end-to-end AI solutions.• Deploy and manage AI services on cloud infrastructure with monitoring and reliability best practices.Required Skills & TechnologiesBackend & APIs• Python, *FastAPI*• REST APIs, WebSockets• Async programmingAI / Machine Learning• NLP frameworks: *NLTK*, spaCy (preferred)• Conversational AI, recommendation systems• Experience with *OpenAI API or similar LLM platforms*Avatars & Interaction (Preferred)• 2D/3D avatar frameworks• Text-to-Speech (TTS) & Speech-to-Text (STT)• Unity / Unreal Engine (optional, good to have)Cloud & DevOps• AWS• Docker, containerized deployments• CI/CD basicsOther• Secure API design• Performance tuning• Version control (Git)Good to Have• Experience building *AI agents or copilots*• Exposure to real-time systems or interactive platforms• Understanding of data privacy & AI ethicsWhat We Offer• Opportunity to work on *cutting-edge AI platforms* with real-world impact• Ownership of *AI agents and intelligent systems* from design to production• Collaborative, fast-paced, innovation-driven environment