Job Description

Role: AI Stack Developer

Location:

Pune, Maharashtra (with occasional travel to project sites)

Experience Required:

2-3 years (exceptional freshers with strong AI portfolios may also apply)

About WOTR:

The Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a nationally and internationally recognized non-profit organization committed to advancing rural development, climate resilience, and ecosystem-based adaptation. As we scale our technology-driven initiatives- including AI-ready database systems, remote sensing analytics, and predictive advisory platforms- we are seeking an

AI Stack Developer

to join our growing technology team.


This position goes beyond conventional software development. It integrates

AI/ML modelling, data engineering, application development, and deployment pipelines

, contributing directly to solutions in climate resilience, agriculture, hydrology, and rural livelihoods.

Key Responsibilities:

AI/ML Model Development

Design, develop, and optimize machine learning models, including computer vision, time-series forecasting, geospatial ML, and NLP applications. Build end-to-end ML pipelines for model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring. Work with large multisource datasets--remote sensing, weather, IoT sensors, surveys, and operational databases.

Data Engineering & Architecture

Develop scalable data workflows for ingestion, transformation, and storage. Integrate heterogeneous datasets (geospatial, tabular, imagery, streaming sensor data) into the AI-ready DBMS. Work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) for compute and data management.

Application & API Development

Build APIs and microservices to integrate ML models with WOTR's existing platforms Contribute to web/mobile application modules that rely on AI-generated insights.

Collaboration & Cross-functional Support

Collaborate closely with researchers, geoinformatics analysts, agronomists, and field teams to translate real-world needs into technical solutions. Support pilot testing, iterative refinement, and deployment of AI-enabled features in field settings--similar to collaboration expectations from the Jr. Software Developer role.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML or related domain.

Technical Skills:

Programming:

Strong foundation in Python (must-have); working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript is a plus.

AI/ML Frameworks:

TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, XGBoost, OpenCV.

Data Engineering:

SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS preferred), ETL workflows, cloud storage.

DevOps/MLOps:

Docker, Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, model serving frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, TorchServe, ONNX, MLflow).

Visualization:

Experience with dashboards

Nice-to-have:

Experience deploying ML models in production environments or mobile/web applications.

Geospatial & Remote Sensing:

Experience with Google Earth Engine, GDAL, Sentinel/Landsat data processing is desirable.

How to Apply:

Send your application to careers@wotr.org.in with the subject line 'AI Stack Developer' and fill the Form:

https://forms.gle/ndmbFFvb1M3rLiie9