Sarvam launches Chanakya AI, starts hiring for engineering roles

Sarvam AI has introduced its new high-security AI platform, Chanakya, aimed at governments and large enterprises that need a reliable LLM solution for handling sensitive data. The platform is designed to run in secure, on-premise environments and handle complex, real-world AI workflows, keeping data safe and off the public cloud. At the same time, the company has also announced new job roles for this vertical. It is looking for experts across engineering, product, data science, and delivery to help scale the initiative.

Sarvam is positioning Chanakya as a full-stack AI platform built for high-stakes environments, where reliability and data control are critical. “Think skunkworks, not services. On-prem deployments in air-gapped environments. Multi-modal data ingestion. Production-grade agentic workflows for institutions where failure isn’t an option. The systems this team builds will have dual use — enterprise and strategic sector,” the company said in its official announcement.

One of the key highlights of Chanakya is its ability to run in on-premise or air-gapped environments. This means organisations do not have to rely on cloud infrastructure. It is especially useful for sectors where data cannot leave secure systems. The platform is also said to be designed to handle multi-modal data, including text and images, and can power agentic workflows. In short, Chankya is an AI system that can independently execute complex, multi-step tasks in real-world settings.

Meanwhile, Sarvam also hints at “dual-use” applications. This means the same underlying technology can be deployed across enterprise use cases as well as strategic sectors tied to national priorities.

The company notes that it has been quietly building Chanakya over the past year, applying its AI stack to complex, real-world problems before formally rolling it out. With this launch, Sarvam is stepping into the larger conversation around sovereign AI, where countries and organisations want more control over their AI infrastructure instead of relying on global platforms.

Sarvam is hiring

Alongside the unveiling of Chanakya AI, Sarvam is also hiring aggressively. The company is looking for people with experience in deploying LLMs in on-premise setups, building agentic workflows in production, and solving real-world AI problems at scale. The company has especially emphasised on candidates who can quickly adapt to new technologies and work in high-impact environments.

Those interested can apply via the company’s careers page (careers.kula.ai/sarvam-ai). “If you've deployed LLM inference on-prem, built for high-stakes users, configured agentic workflows in production, or just learn new technical paradigms absurdly fast, apply Tell us who you are, what you've built, example repos/specs, and why this matters to you,” the company said in its post.

Some of the roles currently open at Sarvam AI include frontend and backend engineers, machine learning engineers, AI researchers, and backend systems engineers working on autonomous agents. The company is also hiring for specialised positions such as principal security engineers, product and go-to-market roles, as well as internships, reflecting its focus on building secure, large-scale AI systems across teams.