About the Role :
Geri Support is building a first-of-its-kind AI Voice Bot to support families and elders seeking home care, assisted living, and medical coordination services. We are looking for a hands-on AI engineer, preferably passionate about healthcare tech, to develop the first version of the Geri Support Voice Assistant using open-source AI models, and eventually evolve it into a proprietary in-house AI product (IP).
This role is ideal for a builder, researcher, or startup-minded AI engineer who wants to work with reduced salary but long-term equity / co-founder style growth.
Key Responsibilities :
- Build and deploy the first prototype of GeriSupport Voice Bot using open-source voice / LLM models
- Integrate Speech-to-Text (STT), NLP / LLM, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) models into a seamless pipeline
- Design conversation flows that can understand elder-care queries, intake needs & recommend services
- Implement summarization and form-filling via conversation (e.g., converting a senior-care conversation into an evaluation)
- Add support for multiple Indian languages (Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu etc.) - preferred
- Architect the platform with scalable microservices for future development
- Work on data privacy & compliance for medical conversations
- Iterate toward the long-term goal of building a proprietary GeriSupport Voice AI IP
AI / NLP :
Open-source LLMs (LLaMA, Gemma, Mistral, OpenVoice, Whisper, Vosk, etc.)RAG / Vector DBs (FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate)Fine-tuning / LoRA / Prompt engineeringTTS / STT pipelines, diarization, intent recognitionPython (FastAPI / Flask)Node.js - optional but good to haveDocker + API integrationsExperience deploying on AWS / GCP / AzureVoice & Bot Frameworks (good to have) :
Vocode / Rasa / Deepgram / Coqui / Mozilla TTSWebRTC / Twilio / WhatsApp APIPhone-call bot experience is a plusStartup mindset - comfortable with ambiguity & building from zeroPassion for AI + impact-driven healthcare innovationAbility to research rapidly, prototype, iterate, and shipComfortable working with flexible compensation + equity modelBuilder attitude : I can build it rather than I can study itMinimal fixed monthly component (open to discussion)Equity / shareholding / ESOP model based on milestonesClear growth roadmap to Tech Lead / Co-founder (AI) position if successfulWhat makes this role unique?
Unlike typical AI jobs, this role leads to ownership of a global healthcare innovation IP :
Build a Voice AI that understands geriatric needsImpact families and elders across India & globallyDirect pathway to core founding tech member role(ref : hirist.tech)