Careers at Xterra Edze
We are an independent brand, technology and AI company serving enterprises and growing brands, with offices in New Delhi, Ludhiana and Saint John, Canada. One team covers six disciplines. Agents handle the repeatable work; people make the decisions.
Why join
This is the plan we intend to run for every new hire. Each week shows one reason to join and leaves something you can point to.
Week 1
You pair with your lead on live client work and take one change to production or client review.
Why it mattersWork that goes live
Merged change · reviewed by your lead
Week 2
You get your own AI workspace and build an agent for one repeatable task, tested before anyone relies on it.
Why it mattersAI as a tool you control
Agent + evaluation set · 20 cases, pass rate logged
Week 3
You join a weekly review in another discipline, for example a brand critique if you are an engineer.
Why it mattersSix disciplines in one room
Review notes · one question you raised
Week 4
You make one call on your workstream and log the options, the trade-off and what would change your mind, under your name.
Why it mattersSeniority without the politics
Decision-log entry · credited to you
Week 4, in practice
Any decision that changes scope, quality or risk goes in the log, with the reasoning and the owner's name. Reviews start from the log.
A sample decision-log entry: a new hire has an agent draft onboarding copy with a person approving each market, because letting the agent publish failed 3 of 20 test cases on regulated claims. It also notes when to revisit the choice.
How we work
Work from our offices in New Delhi and Ludhiana or, in roles marked remote, from anywhere in India. The same norms apply wherever you are.
Office · 01
Office at Aerocity, ten minutes from the airport.
9 open roles based here
Office · 02
Two floors on Ferozepur Road, opposite Hotel Park Plaza.
8 open roles based here
Remote
For roles marked remote: anywhere in India, with a team week in an office each quarter.
3 open roles open to remoteEach team agrees its office days, and client workshops are in person when that helps the work.
A shared window for working together; the rest of the day is yours to plan.
Briefs, decisions and reviews are written down, so remote never means out of the loop.
Licensed AI models and agent tools on enterprise accounts, with clear rules on client data.
How it works
We follow one campaign brief through five steps. Code, research and brand work go through the same steps.
The creative lead sets the goal, audience and claims needing legal sign-off, and writes what good looks like as testable checks.
Step 1, Brief, done by person: Brief B-2291 · 6 acceptance checks.
An agent drafts headline and layout variants to the brand guidelines, on an approved enterprise account that client material never leaves.
Step 2, Draft, done by agent: 48 variants · brand guidelines v3.2.
A second agent runs the brief's checks on brand rules, contrast, length and unproven claims, and flags anything uncertain.
Step 3, Check, done by agent: 41 pass · 7 flagged (claims).
Designers pick six variants, rewrite two by hand and send the flagged claims to legal.
Step 4, Decide, done by person: 6 approved · 2 rewritten by hand.
The log records who approved what, which checks ran and which model version drafted each variant.
Step 5, Record, done by system: Decision D-0142 · linked to B-2291.
The standards
The same six appear in every job description, interview scorecard and growth review. Here is what each looks like in practice and where hiring checks it.
Evidence over adjectives.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itApplication read: we open your links before your CV.
If it changed the work, it is in the log.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itWork sample: a short written rationale goes with what you make.
AI output is a draft until someone has tested it.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itPairing or exercise: use AI if you like, and tell us how you checked it.
An early warning beats a late surprise.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itConversation: we ask about a decision you got wrong.
The last ten per cent is the job.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itPortfolio or code review: we look at the details you chose to fix.
Accessible, inclusive and private by default.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itDesign review: we ask who your work leaves out.
Looks like
Does not look like
Where hiring checks itApplication read: we open your links before your CV.
Looks like
Does not look like
Where hiring checks itWork sample: a short written rationale goes with what you make.
Looks like
Does not look like
Where hiring checks itPairing or exercise: use AI if you like, and tell us how you checked it.
Looks like
Does not look like
Where hiring checks itConversation: we ask about a decision you got wrong.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itPortfolio or code review: we look at the details you chose to fix.
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Does not look like
Where hiring checks itDesign review: we ask who your work leaves out.
Life here
Our weekly routine keeps six disciplines working as one team, in the office and on calls with remote colleagues.
Mon10:00
Each team posts its plan for the week: goals, risks and what it needs from others.
Tue15:00
Work in progress goes on the wall, one discipline at a time; we critique the work, never the person.
Wed09:30
No meetings before 14:00, so mornings are free for focused work.
Thu16:00
A strategist in a model evaluation, a designer in a campaign read-out.
Fri16:30
What went live, what we learned and what went in the decision log.
Once a quarter, office and remote colleagues spend a week together in one office.
A calendar of the working week, Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00 India time. Core hours, 11:00 to 16:00, are shaded and the five fixed moments of the week are marked; the same five are listed beside it.
What you get
A draft of the package we intend to offer. Your offer letter sets out the final benefits for your role in full.
Offer letter · Schedule 2
Routes and levels
Whether it is your first job or a change of field, there is a route in. Each level and how to reach the next is written down.
01 1 open now
Students and recent graduates
Client work from week one, a named mentor and a written learning plan. Strong interns are offered a place on the early-careers track.
3–6 months · paid stipend
See internships
02 1 open now
0–2 years of experience
Rotate through three teams in your first year, with a mentor for each. Designed to take you to mid-level in about two years.
Two-year track
See early-careers roles
03 14 open now
3+ years in your field
Join at the level your evidence supports, own work from your first month and help shape your practice.
Mid to principal
See all roles
04
Moving in from another field
A teacher who writes, an architect who designs systems or an analyst who codes. Tell us what carries over and we will weigh it fairly.
Any level
Send a speculative applicationEach level is defined by the scope you own. Growth reviews twice a year assess you against the six standards at your level.
L1Intern
A task
Learns the craft on client work, with a mentor.
L2Associate
A deliverable
Delivers reliably, with review.
L3Mid
A feature
Owns a piece of work from start to finish.
L4Senior
A workstream
Sets the approach and develops others.
L5Lead
An engagement
Leads a team and the client relationship.
L6Principal
A practice
Shapes how the discipline works.
How we hire
Timings are typical, from application to offer. A no comes as clearly as a yes, with our reasons if you ask.
A three-week plan: Read, Within 5 working days; Conversation, Week 1 · 45 min; Work sample, Week 2 · 2–3 h, paid; Team day, Week 3 · half a day; Offer, Week 3–4.
01Within 5 working days
Someone from the practice reads your application, links first and CV second, with no keyword filter or recruitment agency.
We look atEvidence of your work
02Week 1 · 45 min
The hiring lead talks through the role and your work, and states the level and salary band before you invest more time.
We look atMotivation, fit and logistics
03Week 2 · 2–3 h, paid
A short exercise close to the job, or a deep review of work you have already done, paid either way.
We look atHow you approach a problem
04Week 3 · half a day
Meet the people you would work with, in an office or on video, and ask them anything.
We look atCollaboration and candour
05Week 3–4
A written offer with the level, salary, full benefits and a start date that suits you, and time to decide.
We look atYour questions answered first
Open roles
Filter the board, open a role for the details, then apply on one form with the role already filled in. No account needed.
Browse by practice
Practices with open roles. Choosing one filters the board below; choosing it again shows every practice.
Openings listed here are illustrative until hiring confirms them.
Showing all 16 open roles
Brand DesignHiring nowXE-BRD-104
Lead discovery, positioning and messaging for enterprise brands entering new markets or resetting what they stand for, and set the rules our brand checks apply.
New Delhi · Hybrid · Senior · Closes 15 Nov
Posted
Brand DesignXE-BRD-107
Design identity systems that stay consistent across markets, plus the design tokens, templates and usage rules client teams can apply on their own.
Ludhiana · On-site · Mid · Closes 31 Oct
Posted
Brand DesignXE-BRD-110
A six-month design internship in Ludhiana for final-year students and recent graduates, on live client projects with a named mentor and a learning plan.
Ludhiana · On-site · Intern · Closes in 1 day
Posted
Technology & IntelligenceXE-TEC-201
Build fast, accessible websites, apps and platforms for our clients in TypeScript, Node and Python, and mentor the mid-level engineers you work with.
Remote (India) +2 · Senior · Closes 30 Nov
Posted
Technology & IntelligenceHiring nowXE-TEC-203
Build AI agents and retrieval pipelines for client products, and show they work with evaluation sets, safety checks, approval steps and production monitoring.
New Delhi · Hybrid · Mid–Senior · Closes 30 Nov
Posted
Technology & IntelligenceXE-TEC-207
Our early-careers track for new engineers: a year rotating through web, data and AI teams on live client projects, with a named mentor throughout.
Ludhiana +1 · On-site · Entry · Closes 15 Dec
Posted
Campaign & Content DesignHiring nowXE-CCD-301
Lead integrated campaigns from idea to production. Agents draft options; you and your team choose.
New Delhi · Hybrid · Lead · Closes 20 Nov
Posted
Campaign & Content DesignXE-CCD-304
Write copy and design the voice rules, templates and content models that keep a brand consistent.
Ludhiana · Hybrid · Mid · Closes 30 Oct
Posted
Campaign & Content DesignXE-CCD-309
Design motion for campaigns and brands, from film titles to product micro-interactions.
New Delhi · On-site · Mid · Closes in 3 days
Posted
AI DesignXE-AID-401
Design AI features that show their sources, admit uncertainty and hand over to a person when needed.
Remote (India) · Senior · Closes 25 Nov
Posted
AI DesignXE-AID-404
Write the prompts, flows and refusals that shape how an AI assistant talks and when it hands over to a person.
New Delhi +1 · Hybrid · Mid · Closes 10 Nov
Posted
Product & Experience DesignXE-PXD-502
Find out what users need and turn it into decisions a product team can act on this sprint.
New Delhi · Hybrid · Mid · Closes 5 Nov
Posted
Product & Experience DesignXE-PXD-506
Design web and mobile products, from first flows to high-fidelity UI and a production-ready design system.
Ludhiana · Hybrid · Mid · Closes 18 Nov
Posted
Marketing TechnologyXE-MKT-601
Design the marketing stack that connects CRM, customer data, analytics and automation so a marketing team can run it.
Remote (India) · Senior · Closes 1 Dec
Posted
Marketing TechnologyXE-MKT-605
Build lifecycle journeys, segments and triggered messages, and approve the AI-drafted content they send.
Ludhiana · Hybrid · Mid · Closes in 11 days
Posted
Delivery & OperationsXE-DEL-702
Run two or three client engagements at a time: plans, budgets, risks, decisions and the weekly review.
New Delhi · Hybrid · Senior · Closes 28 Nov
Posted
Clear a filter or send a speculative application. Someone in the practice reads every one, and strong ones are kept on file if you ask.
Recently closed Application Security Engineer · Analytics Intern, Summer 2026
Questions
No. We hire from product companies, in-house teams, research and teaching as readily as from agencies. We look for evidence of the work, wherever it was done.
No. Someone in the practice reads everything you send, and a person makes every decision on whether you go forward. Software only schedules interviews and searches our own records. You may use AI in an exercise; tell us how you checked its output.
Yes, in roles marked Remote: from anywhere in India, with a team week in an office each quarter. Hybrid roles expect you at an office on the days your team agrees. We cannot hire outside India at the moment.
Once hiring confirms it, yes; until then the page marks it indicative. You hear the confirmed band in your first conversation, before any exercise.
Yes. Exercises are short, paid and close to the job, and you keep what you make. Each role page shows the brief for its exercise.
We plan around them: a long notice period is never a reason we decline an application. Where a buy-out makes sense for both sides, we discuss it openly.
Apply for the closest one and mention the other in your answers. We route applications between practices when someone would suit another team better.
For office-based roles, we discuss relocation support case by case and put what we agree in the offer letter.
We use it only to consider you for roles here, and only the people running your process see it. We delete it six months after the process ends or, if you tick "keep on file", keep it for twelve months to tell you about other roles. The full candidate privacy statement is on the application form.
Yes. Tell us on the form or by email: extra time, written questions in advance, captions or a different format. Asking never counts against you, and you do not need to explain why.
Next step
Someone in the practice you choose reads your application like any other and replies either way.
