Tell Sarah what you're building and what role you're hiring for - not a checklist of skills, but the high agency and ambiguity tolerance that actually make an early-stage hire work - and she'll take it from there.
Led core ranking services at Google - the systems and ML depth to build the hard parts in-house.
Startup-fitStrong
Has built 0-1 before; genuinely comfortable owning undefined scope with no playbook.
Ambiguity toleranceSolid
Re-scoped a vague problem live in the screening call without losing momentum.
Intent & convictionStrong
Wants a seed-stage bet for real - not chasing a title or hedging another offer.
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A rare 0-1 builder - the kind founders fight to keep.
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Uplers helped us hire an AI engineer for Slidely AI. Constant check-ins, follow-ups, understanding our needs for the role, adapting to the requirement changes based on the interviews, they were on top of it all.
Nikhil Shah, Founder
Seed Stage
You guys understand the project well and have delivered very good, the candidate are strong and my high level feedback is very positive. I am also very satisfied with the co-ordination happening from your side.
Zorik Gordon, Founder
Series A
Finding a trustworthy partner that is not going to screw you in the end, it’s difficult, especially when I was in the Middle East and when I was in India for a short period, it’s very difficult. And Uplers so far has been fantastic.
Jhonny B, Founder
Seed Stage
Uplers has been a true partner in building our team in Bangalore from day zero. They took the time to understand our requirements and consistently put us in front of the right candidates, not just any candidates. Their team streamlined what is usually a slow and painful hiring process and made it efficient and reliable. We’re grateful for their support and would recommend them to anyone looking to build a team in India.
Aaditya Subedi, Co-founder
Seed Stage
It is great to hear that the collaboration has been a positive experience for the team and that Mukul and the rest of the talent are feeling supported and motivated. We also value the partnership with Uplers and appreciate the commitment your team brings to our projects. We look forward to continuing this momentum together.
Vivek Nair, COO & Co-founder
Seed Stage
We got the candidate in the second batch only, so that was super helpful. Initially, I thought the batch system was a bit inefficient because we were getting about a hundred applications. But then I thought if you’re just providing four to five, what happens if all of them get rejected or we don’t find that relevance? Soon after I saw the first batch, I understood that these are highly qualified candidates and highly qualified applications which closely align with our expectations.
Anuj Agrawal, Co-Founder
Pre-Seed
Within 11 days of sharing the requirement we had talent joining us from uplers, it’s a record.
Abilash Soundararajan, Founder & CEO
Seed Stage
I like the platform to be honest. I think the way it has been crowdsourcing the things and all I think it’s pretty good. I’ve not seen platforms giving the expected salary... this is the only platform that I’ve seen that where you’re putting that the benchmark... it’s very closer to the near point actually.
Lakshma Dornala, Talent Acquisition Manager
Public
Despite conducting more than 20 interviews in 4-6 months, we were unable to find an AppSec Dev with a rich background in coding. However, Uplers quickly found three suitable profiles for us and we hired the first candidate we interviewed.
Wayne Haber, Director of Engineering
Series A
Uplers helped to source and bring out the top talent in India, any kind of high-level role requirement in terms of skills is always sourced based on the job description we share. The profiles of highly vetted experts were received within a couple of days.
Uplers helped us hire an AI engineer for Slidely AI. Constant check-ins, follow-ups, understanding our needs for the role, adapting to the requirement changes based on the interviews, they were on top of it all.
Nikhil Shah, Founder
Seed Stage
You guys understand the project well and have delivered very good, the candidate are strong and my high level feedback is very positive. I am also very satisfied with the co-ordination happening from your side.
Zorik Gordon, Founder
Series A
Finding a trustworthy partner that is not going to screw you in the end, it’s difficult, especially when I was in the Middle East and when I was in India for a short period, it’s very difficult. And Uplers so far has been fantastic.
Jhonny B, Founder
Seed Stage
Uplers has been a true partner in building our team in Bangalore from day zero. They took the time to understand our requirements and consistently put us in front of the right candidates, not just any candidates. Their team streamlined what is usually a slow and painful hiring process and made it efficient and reliable. We’re grateful for their support and would recommend them to anyone looking to build a team in India.
Aaditya Subedi, Co-founder
Seed Stage
It is great to hear that the collaboration has been a positive experience for the team and that Mukul and the rest of the talent are feeling supported and motivated. We also value the partnership with Uplers and appreciate the commitment your team brings to our projects. We look forward to continuing this momentum together.
Vivek Nair, COO & Co-founder
Seed Stage
We got the candidate in the second batch only, so that was super helpful. Initially, I thought the batch system was a bit inefficient because we were getting about a hundred applications. But then I thought if you’re just providing four to five, what happens if all of them get rejected or we don’t find that relevance? Soon after I saw the first batch, I understood that these are highly qualified candidates and highly qualified applications which closely align with our expectations.
Anuj Agrawal, Co-Founder
Pre-Seed
Within 11 days of sharing the requirement we had talent joining us from uplers, it’s a record.
Abilash Soundararajan, Founder & CEO
Seed Stage
I like the platform to be honest. I think the way it has been crowdsourcing the things and all I think it’s pretty good. I’ve not seen platforms giving the expected salary... this is the only platform that I’ve seen that where you’re putting that the benchmark... it’s very closer to the near point actually.
Lakshma Dornala, Talent Acquisition Manager
Public
Despite conducting more than 20 interviews in 4-6 months, we were unable to find an AppSec Dev with a rich background in coding. However, Uplers quickly found three suitable profiles for us and we hired the first candidate we interviewed.
Wayne Haber, Director of Engineering
Series A
Uplers helped to source and bring out the top talent in India, any kind of high-level role requirement in terms of skills is always sourced based on the job description we share. The profiles of highly vetted experts were received within a couple of days.
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Detail-oriented Data Scientist and Ex-Data Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience in AWS, Azure and GCP; designs, develops and maintains highly scalable, secure and reliable data structures. Working closely with software architects and analysts to understand business requirements to develop comprehensive data products. Expert in Model building, statistics, tuning, LLM summarization in conversational AI.
5-yr Microsoft tenureLegal AI specialistAcquisition-backed CV project
I work on developing and deploying innovative solutions for generative AI applications, such as text, image, and video synthesis, using LLMs, state-of-the-art techniques and frameworks, such as Langgraph, Langchain, Vector Databases, Advanced RAG, Multi-Agentic Systems, MCP etc. I have over 10 years of professional experience in software engineering, data science, and machine learning, with a strong background in Python, ML, NLP, LLMs, Multi Agentic Systems, Computer Vision, Azure, and AWS. I graduated with a B.Tech. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, where I also served as a teaching assistant for the course on Artificial Intelligence.
Software Engineer with 6+ years at Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon, applying ML/AI to e-commerce, finance, and cybersecurity. Developed ranking models at Google, enhanced fraud detection at LinkedIn, and led ML projects at Amazon. M.Tech from IIT Bombay, specializing in deep learning, NLP, and AI-driven solutions.
CV production deploymentYOLO + OCR practitionerVision-to-NLP crossover
Results-driven Machine Learning Engineer with 2+ years of experience in Deep Learning and Computer Vision. Passionate about AI/ML technologies, particularly in Machine Translation and NLP. Skilled in optimizing and deploying models in production, and seeking to contribute my skills and enthusiasm to a progressive organization for continued growth and new challenges.
Apple ML (doc extraction + LayoutLMV3)ML pivotIntel Gaudi internVision + OCR specialist
Passionate and results-driven Machine Learning Engineer with over 6 years of professional experience, and a robust academic foundation seeking to leverage expertise in machine learning and computer vision. Excited to apply knowledge in cutting-edge technologies and tools to craft intelligent systems that analyze extensive datasets, extract actionable insights and empower business in making strategic decisions.
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