Sundeep Teki
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I am an AI Career Coach and AI Scientist with 18+ years experience in building and scaling AI products leveraging LLMs, NLP, Speech AI for B2C and B2B organisations. 

I transitioned from a Neuroscientist at Oxford and UCL (Academia in UK) to an AI Scientist at Amazon Alexa AI (Big Tech in USA) to an AI Leader at Swiggy & Docsumo (Startups in India). Now, I use my deep, multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural training and hands-on experience in Neuroscience and AI to better understand, motivate, and guide my clients to crack AI roles at Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind and emerging AI labs.

​If you are a high-performing and motivated candidate prepared to transition to the frontier  of AI, let’s discuss 1-1 coaching to fast-track your career -> Book a Discovery Call

Business Insider interview on my AI Career Coaching work: 'Why Everybody Wants to Work at Anthropic or OpenAI'

AI Career Coaching
With 5+ years experience of coaching 100+ tech professionals who landed roles at Anthropic, Prime Intellect, Liquid AI, Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, Databricks.. I am now rated as a top Career Coach for AI professionals by Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini.

I provide 1-1 personalised AI Career Coaching for 4 roles at Frontier AI Labs (read why and how):
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Engineer
  • Forward Deployed Engineer
  • AI Engineer​
  • AI Leadership Coaching

I write Career and Company guides for AI Research & Engineering roles, and labs:
  • Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind​

I work primarily with clients targeting Frontier AI labs in USA, UK, Europe 
  • Upskilling: advice and resources to gain skills for specific AI roles
  • Positioning: how to position yourself in the job market
  • Profile: enhancements of your CV and LinkedIn profile 
  • Priority: building a shortlist of of companies to target based on your positioning
  • Portfolio: suggestions for projects to enhance your profile relevant for target companies
  • Preparation: resources, guidance and tips for interview preparation
  • Practice: mock interviews for each type of interview round
  • Advice: negotiations, final offer selection, long-term career strategy

Review my Coaching services:
  • Process | Offerings | Coaching Fit | Why Work With Me | Pricing | Career Advice
  • FAQs | Testimonials

Schedule a discovery call if you’d like to work together to:
  • Break into AI roles at frontier AI labs
  • Get clarity on your AI career path
  • Leverage AI to get better at your job​

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FAQs

Who is Dr. Sundeep Teki?
Dr. Sundeep Teki is an AI career coach with 18+ years as an AI scientist and leader, including time at Amazon Alexa AI, a PhD in Neuroscience from UCL, and a Wellcome Trust postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. Over the past 5+ years he has coached 100+ professionals into roles at Anthropic, Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Databricks, and LinkedIn.

What roles does Sundeep coach for?
He provides 1-1 coaching for four frontier-lab roles - Research Scientist, Research Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, and AI Engineer - plus AI leadership coaching. Coaching covers positioning, role selection, interview preparation, and mock interviews for labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind.

Which countries does Sundeep coach in?
He coaches AI, ML and Engineering professionals worldwide, working primarily with candidates in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Australia, and India. Coaching is delivered remotely over video across time zones.

How much does AI career coaching with Sundeep cost?
Coaching is tiered by role and program, from a single strategy session to multi-session interview sprints and accelerators. See the coaching page for current pricing and to book a discovery call.

Where have Sundeep's coaching clients been placed?
Over 5+ years he has helped 100+ professionals land roles at frontier AI labs and technology companies, including Anthropic, Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Databricks, and LinkedIn, across Research Scientist, Research Engineer, AI Engineer, and Forward Deployed Engineer roles.

Where can I follow Sundeep's AI career analysis?
On the DeepSun AI Substack newsletter, which covers frontier-lab hiring trends, compensation data, and interview strategy weekly, and on the advice section of this website, which hosts in-depth role and interview guides.
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 ​© 2026 Sundeep Teki

Business Insider interview on my AI Career Coaching work: 'Why Everybody Wants to Work at Anthropic or OpenAI' (June 2026)
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