How to hire a GenAI software developer in Mumbai

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  1. What kind of GenAI developer do you need?
  2. Skills and tools to ask for
  3. What to put in the job description
  4. How to check real hands-on work
  5. Remote, hybrid and area in Mumbai
  6. Common mistakes when hiring a GenAI developer

Start here

What kind of GenAI developer do you need?

A GenAI software developer builds features on top of large language models. It is software work first, with a good understanding of how these models behave. Decide which of these is closest to your need.

  • Assistant or chat feature

    A helper inside your app that answers customer or staff questions.

  • Search over your documents

    Answers drawn from your own files, policies or product data.

  • Document processing

    Reading, sorting and summarising text such as emails or forms.

  • Automation of a task

    A workflow that does a repeated job and hands tricky cases to a person.

Start with one clear use case. A developer who has built one small thing that works is worth more than one who lists every new tool.

Skills

Skills and tools to ask for

This field changes fast, so tool names matter less than the habits behind them. Ask for these.

  • Python and APIs

    Writing clean code and connecting to model APIs and your own services.

  • Prompt design

    Writing clear instructions and examples that give steady results.

  • Retrieval (RAG)

    Finding the right pieces of your data and giving them to the model.

  • Checking outputs

    Test sets and simple scoring to see if answers are right and stay right.

Also useful, depending on your work:

  • Awareness of cost and speed: how much each call costs and how long users wait.
  • Care with data privacy: what is sent to an outside model and what is not.
  • Handling wrong or made-up answers, with fallbacks and a way for a person to step in.
  • A database and basic web back-end skills.
  • Clear writing, so others can understand and maintain the prompts and code.

The job description

What to put in the job description

Describe the real problem, not a list of buzzwords. Keep it short and include these points. More on this in how to write a job description.

  • The title and where the office is, with any remote or hybrid days.
  • What you want to build in the first few months, in plain words.
  • The language and tools you already use, for example Python and SQL.
  • Minimum experience, and whether a strong learner with real projects is welcome.
  • What data the person will touch, and your rules for handling it.
  • Your pay range, to be given honestly on the first call.
Title
GenAI Software Developer
Location
[Your area], Mumbai. [Number] days in office, rest remote.
Experience
2 to 4 years in software development, with at least one project using language model APIs. Strong projects from a shorter career are welcome.
Skills
Python, REST APIs, prompt design, retrieval over documents, SQL, Git. Docker is a plus.
The work
Build and improve [your use case], test answers for quality, keep cost and response time under control, and handle customer data with care.
Hours
[Days and hours].
Salary
[Your range], to be discussed on the call.
To apply
Share a link to something you built. We will call you if your profile matches.

This is an example only. Replace the brackets with your own details, and delete any skill you do not need.

Check

How to check real hands-on work

Many people have tried a chatbot demo. Fewer have shipped something people use and fixed it when it failed. These checks show the difference.

  • Ask for a link to a working project, a code repository or a short demo.
  • Ask them to walk through one project: the problem, what they tried, what failed and what they changed.
  • Ask how they knew the answers were good. Look for test examples, not just “it looked right”.
  • Ask what they do when the model gives a wrong answer with full confidence.
  • Ask how they kept cost and waiting time down, and what data they would never send out.
  • Offer a small paid task of a few hours, such as answering questions from a short document set, and talk through their choices.

Use our first-call questions to keep the first call short, and check the experience before you invite anyone in.

Where

Remote, hybrid and area in Mumbai

Much of this work can be done from home, so decide how many office days you really need. Team days are useful early on, when the developer is learning your data and your customers.

If you want people in the office, search the locality of your office and the areas along the same train or metro line, since the commute decides who accepts and who stays. See hiring by Mumbai locality.

Search in plain words, for example “Python developer with language model API experience in Vikhroli”. See how to use the resume database. For the wider software role, read how to hire a software engineer.

Avoid these

Common mistakes when hiring a GenAI developer

Mistake

Better

  • Mistake

    Asking for every new tool

    Tools change every few months and the list leaves you almost nobody.

    Better

    Ask for Python, APIs and the habit of testing answers.

  • Mistake

    Judging by a demo alone

    A demo can hide wrong answers and high cost.

    Better

    Ask how they tested it and what it cost to run.

  • Mistake

    Ignoring data privacy

    Better

    Ask what they would not send to an outside model. Check with a professional about the rules for your business.

  • Mistake

    Hiring for a vague goal

    Better

    Pick one use case and describe it in the job description.

  • Mistake

    Skipping the practical task

    Better

    A short paid task shows how they think and how they explain it.

FAQ

Common questions

Do I need someone who trains AI models?

Usually not. Most business products use ready-made models through an API. The work is to build the product around them: prompts, your own data, checks on the answers and a clean connection to your app. Training a model from scratch is a different and rarer job.

How can I tell a real GenAI developer from someone who followed a tutorial?

Ask them to walk you through something they built. A real builder can say what went wrong, how they measured the answers and what they changed. Ask to see the code or a working link, and give a small task on a call.

Should the developer know Python?

In most cases yes. Python is the common language for this work. If your product is built in another language, say so in the job description, since a good developer can often work in both.

How do I make sure customer data stays safe?

Ask how they decide what data may be sent to an outside model, and what they remove first. A careful person will ask you about this before you ask them. Check with a professional about the rules that apply to your business.

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