Lucknow sweet seller's son gets Rs 2.5 crore AI job in Dubai
IIT Kanpur graduate Tejesh Vaish is working as an AI engineer in Dubai after starting from a modest family background.
Tejesh Vaish, a 26-year-old IIT Kanpur graduate, has secured an AI engineer position in Dubai with an annual package of approximately Rs 2.5 crore, according to reports by Prabhat Khabar and Moneycontrol.
Vaish, who lives in Dubai in a hybrid role for a US-based AI firm, works on machine learning systems, advanced AI agents, and large-scale infrastructure.
His father, Ashok Kumar Vaish, runs a small sweet shop in Lucknow's Sadar Bazaar with an annual income of about Rs 5 lakh.
Vaish was the first member of his family to earn a college degree and studied Computer Science at IIT Kanpur, graduating with a 9.14 CPI.
During his studies, he received the Alpha Grep Merit Scholarship, the C3iHub UG Fellowship, and the PD Murti Scholarship, and earned the Academic Excellence Award.
He previously worked in Bengaluru for companies including Texas Instruments, Securonix, Squarepoint Capital, and Abacus.AI before moving to Dubai.
Vaish stated that he saves about Rs 3 lakh every month and invests a similar amount through SIPs, while using his earnings to build a new house for his family in Lucknow.
