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Job Title: AI Developer (Entry Level)
City: East Brunswick
State/Province: New Jersey
Posting Start Date: 4/10/26
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future\-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever\-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to design, test, and maintain software programs for operating systems or applications which need to be deployed at the client’s end and ensure they meet 100% quality assurance parameters. This role will be part of Wipro's Industry, Cloud, and Digital Service Line Team to explore tech trends, develop domain expertise, and craft solutions for real\-world business challenges.
R͏esponsibilities
1\. Instrumental in understanding the requirements and design of the product / software
Develop software solutions by studying information needs, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes
Investigating problem areas followed by the software development life cycle
Facilitate root cause analysis of the system issues and problem statement
Identify ideas to improve system performance and impact availability
Analyze client requirements and convert requirements to feasible design
Collaborate with functional teams or systems analysts who carry out the detailed investigation into software requirements
Conferring with project managers to obtain information on software capabilities
2\. Perform coding and ensure optimal software / module development
Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, software development and proposed software
Develop and automate processes for software validation by setting up and designing test cases/scenarios/usage cases, and executing these cases
Modifying software to fix errors, adapt it to new hardware, improve its performance, or upgrade interfaces
Analyzing information to recommend and plan the installation of new systems or modifications of an existing system
Ensuring that code is error free or has no bugs and test failure
Preparing reports on programming project specifications, activities and status
Ensure all the codes are raised as per the norm defined for project / program / account with clear description and replication patterns
Compile timely, comprehensive and accurate documentation and reports as requested
Coordinating with the team on daily project status and progress and documenting it
Providing feedback on usability and serviceability, trace the result to quality risk and report it to concerned stakeholders
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3\. Status Reporting and Customer Focus on an ongoing basis with respect to project and its execution
Capturing all the requirements and clarifications from the client for better quality work
Taking feedback on the regular basis to ensure smooth and on time delivery
Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members
Consulting with engineering staff to evaluate software\-hardware interfaces and develop specifications and performance requirements
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
Documenting very necessary details and reports in a formal way for proper understanding of software from client proposal to implementation
Ensure good quality of interaction with customer w.r.t. e\-mail content, fault report tracking, voice calls, business etiquette etc
Timely Response to customer requests and no instances of complaints either internally or externally
4\. General responsibilities pertaining to strategic initiatives, teamwork, and collaboration:
Collaborate with global teams and senior leaders on internal initiatives aligned with our strategic partners
Initiatives will offer practical experience and exposure to the Wipro organization
Identify business requirements, translate into an actionable plan, and produce quality work
Participate in key meetings with partner leaders and cross\-functional stakeholders
Engage and network with senior leaders who provide focused mentorship and leadership coaching
Demonstrate leadership qualities and self\-confidence by working collaboratively in a team environment
Performance Parameters
No. Performance Parameter Measure
1\. Continuous Integration, Deployment \& Monitoring of Software 100% error free on boarding \& implementation, throughput %, Adherence to the schedule/ release plan
2\. Quality \& CSAT On\-Time Delivery, Manage software, Troubleshoot queries, Customer experience, completion of assigned certifications for skill upgradation
3\. MIS \& Reporting 100% on time MIS \& report generation
Q͏ualifications
Recent university graduate of a STEM Master's degree program
Minimum of a 3\.0 on a 4\.0 GPA scale
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem\-solving skills
Demonstrated teamwork and leadership abilities
A familiarity with computer science concepts, programming languages, cloud applications, and GenAI Tools and Architecture will be considered a plus
An internship or relevant experience will be considered a plus
The expected compensation for this role ranges from $74,750\.00 to $78,950\.00\.
Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.
Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post\-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.
Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.
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Salary Context
This $74K-$78K range is in the lower quartile for AI/ML Engineer roles in our dataset (median: $175K across 2162 roles with salary data).
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About This Role
AI/ML Engineers build and deploy machine learning models in production. They work across the full ML lifecycle: data pipelines, model training, evaluation, and serving infrastructure. The role has evolved significantly over the past two years. Where ML Engineers once spent most of their time on model architecture, the job now tilts heavily toward inference optimization, cost management, and integrating LLM capabilities into existing systems. Companies want engineers who can ship production systems, and the experimenter-only role is fading fast.
Day-to-day, you're writing training pipelines, debugging data quality issues, setting up evaluation frameworks, and figuring out why your model performs differently in staging than it did on your dev set. The best ML engineers are obsessive about reproducibility and measurement. They instrument everything. They know that a model is only as good as the data feeding it and the infrastructure serving it.
Across the 4,317 AI roles we're tracking, AI/ML Engineer positions make up 70% of the market. At Wipro, this role fits into their broader AI and engineering organization.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
What the Work Looks Like
A typical week might include: debugging a data pipeline that's silently dropping 3% of training examples, running A/B tests on a new model version, writing documentation for a feature flag system that lets you roll back model deployments, and reviewing a junior engineer's PR for a new evaluation metric. Meetings tend to be cross-functional since ML touches product, engineering, and data teams.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
Skills in Demand for This Role
Python and PyTorch dominate the requirements. Most roles expect experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow or JAX. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) has become a top-3 skill requirement as companies integrate LLMs into their products. Docker and Kubernetes show up in about a third of postings, reflecting the production focus of the role.
Beyond the core stack, employers increasingly want experience with experiment tracking tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases), feature stores, and vector databases. Fine-tuning experience is valuable but less common than you'd think from reading Twitter. Most production LLM work is RAG and prompt engineering, not fine-tuning. If you have both, you're in a strong position.
Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
Compensation Benchmarks
AI/ML Engineer roles pay a median of $214,900 based on 6,420 positions with disclosed compensation. Entry-level AI roles across all categories have a median of $110,000. This role's midpoint ($76K) sits 64% below the category median. Disclosed range: $74K to $78K.
Across all AI roles, the market median is $215,000. Top-quartile compensation starts at $266,300. The 90th percentile reaches $320,790. For comparison, the highest-paying categories include AI Safety ($287,500) and Research Engineer ($272,100). By seniority level: Entry: $110,000; Mid: $194,400; Senior: $227,400; Director: $274,554; VP: $241,000.
Wipro AI Hiring
Wipro has 12 open AI roles right now. They're hiring across AI/ML Engineer, Data Scientist, MLOps Engineer, AI Architect. Positions span Dallas, TX, US, Richfield, MN, US, Austin, TX, US. Compensation range: $78K - $375K.
Location Context
Across all AI roles, 15% (635 positions) offer remote work, while 3,657 require on-site attendance. Top AI hiring metros: New York (1,650 roles, $220,000 median); San Francisco (1,335 roles, $265,000 median); Los Angeles (708 roles, $214,112 median).
Career Path
Common paths into AI/ML Engineer roles include Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Research Engineer.
From here, career progression typically leads toward ML Architect, AI Engineering Manager, Principal ML Engineer.
The fastest path into ML engineering is through software engineering with a self-directed ML education. A CS degree helps, but production engineering skills matter more than academic credentials. Build something that works, deploy it, and measure it. That portfolio project is worth more than a Coursera certificate. For career growth, the fork comes around the senior level: go deep on technical complexity (staff/principal track) or move into managing ML teams.
What to Expect in Interviews
Expect system design questions around ML pipelines: how you'd build a training pipeline for a specific use case, handle data drift, or design A/B testing infrastructure for model deployments. Coding rounds typically involve Python, with emphasis on data manipulation (pandas, numpy) and algorithm implementation. Take-home assignments often ask you to build an end-to-end ML pipeline from raw data to deployed model.
When evaluating opportunities: Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
AI Hiring Overview
The AI job market has 4,317 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 138 entry-level, 2,071 mid-level, 1,655 senior, and 453 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 15% of the market (635 positions). The remaining 3,657 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.
The market median for AI roles is $215,000. Top-quartile compensation starts at $266,300. The 90th percentile reaches $320,790. Highest-paying categories: AI Safety ($287,500 median, 34 roles); Research Engineer ($272,100 median, 227 roles); AI Engineering Manager ($244,000 median, 23 roles).
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
The AI Job Market Today
The AI job market spans 4,317 open positions across 15 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (3,004), Data Scientist (345), AI Software Engineer (309). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.
The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (138) are outnumbered by mid-level (2,071) and senior (1,655) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 453 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.
Remote work availability sits at 15% of all AI roles (635 positions), with 3,657 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.
AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $215,000. Top-quartile roles start at $266,300, and the 90th percentile reaches $320,790. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.
Category matters for compensation. AI Safety roles lead at $287,500 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $145,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.
The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (2,249 postings), Aws (1,224 postings), Azure (938 postings), Rag (915 postings), Gcp (660 postings), Pytorch (640 postings), Prompt Engineering (624 postings), Kubernetes (559 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.
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