AI startups hiring: AI firms chase engineers with 40 lakhs to 1.5 crore pay, Esop, flexible operations

India’s artificial intelligence startups like Krutrim, Sarvam AI, TurboML, Smallest.ai and Soket Labs are in a hiring frenzy, offering salaries between Rs 40 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore a year for early-to-mid-career AI engineers, with stock option and flexible work arrangements, market trackers show.

TurboML is hiring engineers and researchers, offering internship stipends of Rs 1 lakh per month and full-time salaries of Rs 80 lakh per year. Smallest.ai founder is offering Rs40 lakh per annum for full-stack engineers with 0-2 years of experience with…