Backend (Python+AI)
RemoteIndia or India, Madhya Pradesh, Republic of India
Job Summary
Design and implement scalable backend systems in Python using FastAPI, GCP/AWS, and Postgres, prioritizing performance and developer ergonomics. Integrate intelligent features by prototyping and automating workflows with GenAI tools, APIs, and frameworks. Own projects end-to-end, managing ideation, design, deployment, monitoring, and iteration to fuse backend infrastructure with AI capabilities. Partner with leadership to co-create product experiences that turn wild ideas into production-ready solutions. This role supports a startup environment focused on rapid experimentation, clean architecture, and shipping fast with high ownership.
Required Qualifications
- Python expertise
- Clean, idiomatic Python
- Knowledge of common backend frameworks
- Knowledge of testing libraries
- Knowledge of deployment pipelines
- Experience deploying systems in real-world environments
- Understanding of stability, observability, and scaling
- Comfort with Docker
- Comfort with CI/CD
- Comfort with cloud infra (AWS/GCP)
- Experience with GenAI tools
- Experience with GenAI APIs
- Experience with GenAI frameworks
- Experience prototyping intelligent features
- Experience integrating intelligent features
- Experience building with LLMs
- Experience automating workflows using GenAI tools
- Ability to take projects end-to-end from ideation to deployment
- Ability to handle monitoring and iteration
- Ability to partner with leadership
- Ability to co-create product experiences
- Ability to turn ideas into working prototypes
- Ability to turn prototypes into production
- High ownership
- Initiative
- Ability to follow through
- Comfort with autonomy
- Comfort with accountability
- Ability to build fast
- Ability to wear multiple hats
- Ability to figure things out on the fly
- Product mindset
- Thinking in terms of user impact
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with FastAPI
- Experience with GCP
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Postgres
- Experience with local LLMs
- Experience fine-tuning models
- Experience with open-source models
- Experience with internal GPT tools
- Enjoyment of thinking about UX for backend services
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