AI Developer & Technology Specialist

Location: Bengaluru or Hyderabad (On-site preferred; Hybrid considered)

Engagement: Contract-to-Hire(preferred) or Full-Time

Experience: 2 to 5 Years

CTC / Rate: Competitive - based on experience and engagement type

Start Date: Immediate / As soon as possible

Reports To: Kaushal (Founder / Director)

Website: chattelsdesign.com

About Chattels Design

Chattels Design is a premium interior design firm operating in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. We specialise in full-home modular interiors - kitchens, wardrobes, living areas, and complete home transformations.

We are building a proprietary full-home interior design and maintenance platform - initially for our own studios, and then to sell to interior design firms across India. This is not a side project. It is a core strategic initiative that will become a SaaS product in its own right.

The Role

You will be the sole technical execution arm of this platform. The architecture, product decisions, and complex logic are handled collaboratively with Claude (AI). Your job is to translate that into working, tested, deployed code - and to set up the full ecosystem of tools that runs Chattels Design's technology operations.

Area, % of Time and What You Do

• Full-Home Design Platform - 55% - Build and maintain the React/Next.js platform: floor plan editor, 3D view, all 8 room types, catalogue, PDF outputs, MES, Production Portal, Maintenance module.
• SaaS Infrastructure - 15% - Multi-tenant DB (Supabase RLS), white-label config, Stripe billing, self-serve onboarding, analytics (PostHog), error monitoring (Sentry), support chat (Crisp)
• AI Automations - 20% - Make.com / n8n workflows for marketing, HR, after-sales; Zoho Books integration; Vapi voice agents; WhatsApp Business API flows
• Zoho Ecosystem - 10% - Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, Zoho Cliq APIs — integrations between the platform and Chattels Design's operational systems

What You Will Build — Phase by Phase

Each phase has real acceptance criteria. A phase is only 'done' when Kaushal can complete a real Chattels Design project task on it without any help. Dummy data tests do not count.

Skills & Experience

Must Have Skills & Why We Need It:

• React + Next.js (TypeScript) - 2+ years building and shipping production applications (TypeScript strongly preferred)
• Node.js - comfortable writing API routes, server-side logic, and async operations
• AI/LLM APIs: integrated at least one LLM API (Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar) into a real product
• Make.com or n8n - built automation workflows connecting 3+ apps; understands triggers, conditions, and error handling
• Supabase or PostgreSQL: written queries, understands joins and indexes; comfortable running SQL from a spec
• Git + Vercel: commits, branches, pull requests; one-click deployment pipeline
• Prompt Engineering - writes effective prompts; uses Claude/ChatGPT as a daily development partner
• Cursor IDE: uses AI-assisted coding tools as a primary workflow - not as an occasional helper

Good to Have:

• Three.js or WebGL: built or maintained a 3D scene; understands cameras, lights, materials
• Konva.js or any canvas library: built interactive canvas-based UI
• Stripe: integrated subscription billing with webhooks and billing portal
• Zoho API: connected Zoho CRM or Zoho Books to another system
• Vapi: built or deployed a voice AI agent
• WhatsApp Business API: sent automated messages or built a conversational flow
• PostHog / analytics tools: set up event tracking and built product dashboards
• Sentry: configured error monitoring and alert rules
• PWA (Progressive Web Apps): built a mobile-first web app that works like a native app
• Python: data processing scripts, CSV cleaning for catalogue migration
• Interior design or manufacturing industry experience: understands what a BOQ, cutlist, or CNC file is.

Who Thrives in This Role

(This is not a typical developer job. You will not be handed tickets and asked to close them. You will be given a vision, a set of tools, and a product owner - and expected to build. The AI handles complexity. You handle execution, testing, and judgment.)

• You use Claude, Cursor, and Emergent AI as your primary development environment - not as occasional helpers
• You care about whether the end result works in a real kitchen, not just in a browser console
• You are comfortable saying 'I'm stuck - let me describe this to Claude' rather than spending 3 days on a geometry bug
• You take ownership of quality: if a phase fails Kaushal's real-project test, you fix it before moving on
• You can work independently for days at a time, then clearly communicate progress and blockers
• You understand that multi-tenant SaaS architecture is not just a database concern - it is a security and compliance responsibility
• You are excited about building something that will be sold to thousands of interior design firms, not just used internally

Who Will Struggle Here

• Someone who needs detailed tickets for every task
• Someone who has never used AI coding tools as a core part of their workflow
• Someone who is uncomfortable with ambiguity in early-stage product development
• Someone who prioritizes code elegance over shipping and testing on real data

What Your First 30 Days Look Like

Weeks, Focus & Deliverables:

Week 1:

Focus - Onboard: understand Infurnia (our reference product), the platform spec (v5 MD), and the build plan (v5 DOCX). Run Phase 0 in Cursor

Deliverable - Next.js app live on Vercel; Supabase DB with all tables + RLS verified with 2 dummy orgs

Week 2:

Focus - Phase 1: Admin Panel. Use Emergent AI for all UI. Wire Stripe sandbox. Migrate 50 Chattels Design catalogue items via CSV

Deliverable - Admin Panel live; Kaushal can add a unit, a finish, and invite a user

Week 3 :

Focus - Phase 2: Floor Plan Editor. This is the hardest phase. Timebox daily. Use Claude for all geometry.

Deliverable - Kaushal can draw the Bengaluru studio kitchen layout and it matches physical measurements

Week 4:

Focus - Phase 3 begins: all 8 room catalogues, snap logic, violations tab

Deliverable - Kaushal can design a full kitchen - place units, add fillers, resolve violations, generate BOQ

Tools You Will Use Every Day

Tools, Purpose & Cost

Claude (claude.ai) : Architecture partner, code reviewer, RLS spec writer, daily problem solver : $20/month (Chattels pays)

Cursor : Primary code editor with AI completion and execution : $20/month (Chattels pays)

Emergent AI : Generates all React UI screens from prompts : $20–50/month (Chattels pays)

Supabase : Database, auth, storage, edge functions : Paid plan (Chattels pays)

Vercel : Deployment and hosting : Paid plan (Chattels pays)

PostHog : Product analytics - event tracking and dashboards : Free tier (Chattels pays)

Sentry : Error monitoring - alerts when users hit bugs : Free tier (Chattels pays)

Crisp : In-app support chat for SaaS customers : Free tier (Chattels pays)

GitHub : Version control - repository already created : Free

Make.com or n8n : Automation workflows : Subscription (Chattels pays)

Zoho Cliq : Team communication : Existing (Chattels account)

Compensation & Engagement

Contract-to-Hire: Daily rate×days worked - 3-month contract; convert to full-time on mutual agreement

Full-Time: Monthly Salary - Based on experience and interview performance

Recommended path: 3-month contract first - Assess fit on a real phase before committing either way

(The recommended approach is a 3-month contract at 3–4 days/week. This gives both sides a low-risk way to assess fit on a real project before committing to full-time. If Phase 0 through Phase 3 ship on time and pass acceptance tests, a full-time offer will follow)

7. How to Apply

Send the following to HR Team:

• Your CV or LinkedIn profile
• 2–3 projects you have shipped (GitHub links, live URLs, or a short description if confidential)
• One paragraph: describe a complex problem you solved using an AI coding tool (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, etc.) - what was the problem, what tool did you use, what was the result?
• Your availability and preferred engagement model (full-time / contract)

HR Email - [email protected]

Subject - AI Developer Application - [Your Name]

Response - We respond to all applications within 5 business days

Process - Application → 30-min intro call → Technical task (2–3 hours, paid) → Offer

(The technical task is a paid exercise. We will ask you to scaffold a simple Next.js + Supabase app with multi-tenant RLS using Cursor + Claude. This is the exact workflow you will use on day one. We assess judgment, not just code quality)