Senior Python Software Developer

About the role

Join the engineering team to design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems and AI-powered applications supporting high-impact missions. Day-to-day work includes building robust Python backend services and RESTful APIs, optimizing performance and security, integrating AI/ML models and pipelines into production, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on architecture and code reviews. Based in Pune as a full-time role.

What you’ll do

• Design and develop robust, scalable backend services and APIs using Python
• Maintain and enhance current frameworks and workflows
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security
• Build and integrate AI/ML models and pipelines into production systems
• Stay current with emerging AI/ML frameworks and engineering best practices

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience with scripting and web development
• Strong problem-solving skills and grasp of programming, concurrency, and design patterns
• Proficiency with web frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django
• Experience with Python libraries including regex, SQLAlchemy, NumPy, Pandas, Pydantic, Celery, pytest, and BeautifulSoup
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience building or deploying AI/ML applications

Nice to have

• Experience with RAG pipelines, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector), or agentic workflows
• Security domain knowledge
• Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and fine-tuning LLMs
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Skills