Back end Python Developer with AI and ML

Build AI Systems That Change How Industries Operate

Tailored AI is not just another tech company. We’re building the McKinsey of AI systems a new kind of firm, made up of engineers who understand business deeply and use AI as a force multiplier.

As an SDE 2, you’ll lead and own the engineering for an entire product track, often working directly with clients and stakeholders. You’ll be the architect, the executor, and the problem-solver-in-chief. You’ll take vague problem statements, turn them into elegant solutions, and bring them to life in production.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and build AI-powered software solutions from scratch
• Own a full engineering track—backend, infra, integrations, and LLM workflows
• Interface with customers to align on specs, iterate fast, and deploy with confidence
• Mentor SDE 1s and Interns, conduct code reviews, and guide engineering quality
• Stay on top of AI trends, contribute to internal tooling and shared best practices

What You’ll Gain

• Leadership opportunties and fast progression to Senior SDE roles
• Deep knowledge of how AI is transforming industries while actually building it
• High ownership, zero bureaucracy, and direct influence on product direction
• Exposure to multi-agent AI systems, enterprise integrations, and scalable infra

Who You Are

• 2–3 years of strong backend engineering experience
• Proven track record of owning software modules and delivering in production
• Skilled in Python, Django/FastAPI, Postgres, AWS
• Exposure to system design and performance optimization
• Interest in AI tools like Langchain, OpenAI, vector DBs, etc.
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Tech Stack You’ll Work With

• Python, Django, FastAPI
• Postgres, Redis, S3
• EC2, Lambda, Cloudwatch
• Langchain, LLM APIs, Vector DBs
• REST APIs, Microservices, GitHub Actions

Some Real Problems You Might Work On

• Building a multi-agent career coaching assistant that guides users and automates job hunting
• Deploying a chatbot that generates employee performance reviews on-demand from HR data
• Designing an LLM pipeline to help Indian lawyers access precedents, statutes, and case law in seconds

Interview Process

1. Screening – A quick call with a Co-Founder to align on fit
2. CV + Puzzle + Programming – 1 hour round to gauge problem-solving and fundamentals
3. Live Coding – Solve a coding task using Python + docs
4. System Design – For SDE 2, a take-home problem and a detailed discussion round

JOB TITLE/HEADLINE: Backend Developer

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full time, permanent. 

REPORTING TO: Ajit Kumar

LOCATION: Andheri, Mumbai 

Backend Developer

Position Overview:

As a Backend Developer at FatakPay, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and efficient server-side applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems.

Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.

Implement and maintain data storage solutions, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity.

Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and manage applications in a cloud environment.

Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, following best practices and coding standards.

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, security issues, and other technical challenges.

Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in backend development.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.

Strong proficiency in server-side programming languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js.

Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB. Familiarity with RESTful API design and integration.

Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

ABOUT THE COMPANY: 

FatakPay Digital Private Ltd (FatakPay) is a digital-only lending platform that provides virtual credit facilities. The solution provides a 100% digital and paperless quick, transparent and secure way to transact in multilingual format with a ‘scan now, pay later’ facility and easy repayment options. 

We're a company that strongly believes in teamwork, design, creativity and tech. We love to build the best possible Financial Tech products that make the world a better place. 

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 

If selected for an interview, you will hear directly from someone from the HR department, usually within a week of the closing date.

Fulfil’s software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how millions of customer orders are fulfilled by merchants. Our products need to handle information at massive scale. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas into our technology.

As a senior software engineer, you will work on our python based ORM and applications that scales to handle millions of transactions every hour. This is mission critical software and your primary focus will be building robust and scalable solutions that are easy to maintain.

In this role, you will be collaborating closely with the rest of the team working on different layers of infrastructure in an international environment. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product are important.

What You’ll Do:

• Own definition and implementation of API interfaces (REST and GraphQL). We take pride in our 100% open API with over 600 endpoints.
• Implement simple solutions to complex business logic that enables our merchants to manage financials, orders and shipments across millions of transactions.
• Build reusable components and packages for future use.
• Translate specs and user stories into reviewable, test covered patches.
• Peer review code and refactor existing code.
• Integrate with our eCommerce partners (Shopify, BigCommerce, Amazon), shipping partners (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL) and EDI.
• Manage Kubernetes and Docker based global deployment of our infrastructure.

Requirements
We’re Looking for Someone With:

• Experience working with ORMs like SQLAlchemy or Django (2-3 years)
• Experience with SQL and databases (Postgres preferred)
• Experience in developing large server side applications and microservices
• Ability to create high quality code
• Experience with python testing tools (pytest) and test automation
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like GIT
• Strong sense of ownership and leadership quality
• Experienced in the tools of our web stack- Python, Celery, Postgres, Redis, RabbitMQ

Nice to Haves:

• Prior experience at a growth stage Internet/Software company
• Experience with ReactJS, Google Cloud, Heroku
• Cloud deployment and scaling experience