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What India's Top AI Engineers Want from Global Employers 2026

Foreign founders are guessing about what you want. Here's your mic.

Global companies are hiring in India faster than ever, but they don't know what you actually care about. Let's set them straight. Your anonymous responses will help shape the 2026 report on what India's top AI engineers actually look for in an employer.

⏱️ 6 Mins | 🔒 Fully Anonymous | 💎 The Payoff:

This full report will retail globally to companies for $1,000. Because you're building it, you get:

➡️Free Contributor’s Edition: A data-packed Executive Summary (worth $250) free.

➡️First-Look Access: Lands in your inbox weeks before the public launch.

➡️Career Leverage: Use these global benchmarks to know your true market worth.

About you

Quick context first. No names, ever

How many years of professional experience do you have?

Less than 3 years

3 to 6 years

7 to 10 years

More than 10 years

What is your primary area of expertise?

Applied ML and AI

Backend or full-stack

ML infrastructure and platform

Data engineering

Research or LLMs

Other

What kind of company do you currently work at?

Global tech firm

Captive center or GCC

Funded startup or scaleup

Frontier AI lab or research group

Services or consulting

Other

How large is your current company?

Under 50 people

50 to 250 people

250 to 1,000 people

1,000 to 5,000 people

5,000 people or more

Which city are you based in?

How do you currently work?

Fully remote

Hybrid

Fully onsite