Backend Developer

We are looking to expand our existing Python team across our offices in Surat. This position is for SDE-1 - Junior Software Engineer.

The requirements are as follows:

1) Familiar with the the Django REST API Framework.

2) Experience with the FAST API framework will be a plus

3) Strong grasp of basic python programming concepts ( We do ask a lot of questions on this on our interviews :) )

4) Experience with databases like MongoDB , Postgres , Elasticsearch , REDIS will be a plus

5) Experience with any ML library will be a plus.

6) Familiarity with using git , writing unit test cases for all code written and CI/CD concepts will be a plus as well.

7) Familiar with basic code patterns like MVC.

8) Grasp on basic data structures.

Experience: 5+ years production software engineering, with 2+ years working directly on LLM or agent systems in production. 

Location: Remote 

To streamline and fast-track screening, please submit your details here (if you haven’t already): https://airtable.com/appbtkr4odapnb5I6/pagqo91lKv3VJg3GT/form 

We’ll review your responses as part of the initial screening process. Please make sure you complete and submit all details through the form to be considered for the next stage. Submissions outside the form may not be considered.

Why This Role Matters

Terrabase builds agent infrastructure that enterprise customers rely on daily for SQL generation, forecasting, data analysis, and artifact delivery. Our orchestration layer routes between specialized sub-agents, manages typed handoff contracts, runs structured eval suites, and enforces correctness across every turn.

This is not a research-prototype role. You will build and evolve agent architecture, but always in service of making the system observable, typed, evaluated, recoverable, and boringly reliable in production.

What You Will Do

Own the harness architecture and middleware stack. Our LangGraph orchestrator routes between sub-agents through a layered middleware stack: file upload handling, source resolution, local context, workspace sync, state hydration, aggregation barriers, and typed handoff contracts. You will extend this stack, enforce its contracts in code, and keep it operational as routing logic and agent surfaces evolve.

Maintain typed contracts and boundaries. Agent handoffs at Terrabase carry typed contracts with barrier conditions and retry predicates. You will design these contracts, enforce them with strict typing, manage backward compatibility when contracts change, and write the contract tests that prevent silent regressions.

Own the eval suites. We run structured eval suites across routing decisions, context-resolution accuracy, multi-turn coherence, visual reference alignment, and artifact correctness. You will extend coverage, write new evals where gaps exist, and build CI gates that block releases when regressions are detected. A routing change or prompt change with no eval coverage does not ship.

Triage production failures and close the loop. When an agent turn fails in production, you will trace it in LangSmith, identify the failure class, and convert it into a durable regression test. You will own the release gates, keep prompts and runtime contracts in sync, manage feature flag rollout risk, and remove dead paths as the system evolves.

Own SQL and artifact correctness. Our agents generate SQL over customer schemas and produce structured artifacts (reports, dashboards, data sheets) under a strict schema contract. You will own the correctness layer: source grounding, schema-aware validation, provenance surfaces, and the eval infrastructure that catches generated artifact failures before they reach customers.

Build and maintain HITL workflows. Human-in-the-loop checkpoints let users intervene, redirect, or approve mid-chain. You will design these workflows, enforce their resumable state contracts, and ensure they degrade gracefully when interrupted.

Instrument for traceability. You will extend LangSmith tracing coverage, add structured span annotations, and build the tooling that lets us diagnose a bad agent turn from production trace data alone, without requiring a local reproduction.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years production software engineering, with strong Python fundamentals
• 2+ years working hands-on with LLM-based systems: agent loops, tool use, context management, or inference pipelines
• Experience with LangGraph, LangChain, OpenAI/Anthropic tool-use systems, or equivalent multi-step agent/runtime orchestration
• Practical eval engineering: you have built or extended eval harnesses, written automated test cases for agent behavior, and treated evaluation as an ongoing engineering discipline
• Strong engineering hygiene: strict typing, small interfaces, contract tests, clear schema migrations, and CI discipline
• Ability to debug from production traces and artifacts, not only local reproductions
• Comfort working across prompts, Python runtime code, TypeScript product surfaces, data systems, and eval infrastructure
• Systems thinking: you design for observability, recovery, and state management, not just the happy path
• Maintenance ownership mindset: you triage, close loops, and leave systems more debuggable than you found them
• Pragmatic judgment: you can distinguish between reliability-critical infrastructure and speculative abstraction

Bonus Points

• HITL workflow design: checkpoints, approvals, mid-chain interrupts, resumable state
• Context engineering depth: chunking strategies, retrieval-augmented generation, semantic routing, re-ranking
• Experience with LangSmith, Weights and Biases, or similar trace and evaluation platforms
• Prior work shipping agent systems to enterprise customers where SQL or data correctness is a hard requirement
• Experience with mypy, Pydantic contracts, or strict typing disciplines in a production Python codebase

Life at Terrabase

We are a sharp, focused, fully remote team building agent infrastructure that enterprise customers trust with their data. You will work directly alongside the engineer who designed this harness, with broad ownership, generous compute budgets, and a culture that treats reliability as a product requirement, not a research topic.

Terrabase is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for every team member.

About the Role

We are looking for a strong software engineer who actively uses AI to build better software faster. This is a backend-heavy engineering role where LLMs and AI systems are integrated into real production applications.

You will design, build, deploy, and maintain AI-enabled systems, while maintaining strong engineering discipline and code quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable backend systems (Python / FastAPI preferred)
• Integrate LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, and AI workflows into production applications
• Deploy and maintain containerized applications on AWS/Azure
• Use AI coding assistants and agents to accelerate development, without compromising code quality
• Convert ambiguous requirements into production-ready systems

Must-Have Skills

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong Python backend experience
• Experience building REST APIs and production systems
• Solid understanding of system design and clean architecture
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Linux
• Experience deploying to AWS or Azure
• Experience integrating LLM APIs into applications
• Experience with embeddings / vector databases / RAG pipelines
• Strong Git and collaborative development workflows
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments

Most importantly:

• Strong engineering fundamentals
• High ownership mindset
• Comfort using AI tools to move fast
• Discipline to maintain structure and quality

Good-to-Have

• Experience with real-time streaming or WebSockets
• Kubernetes deployment experience
• Experience in a fast-paced startup or consulting environment
• Familiarity with agent frameworks or voice/multimodal systems

Screening Requirement

Please include:

• A portfolio of systems you’ve built (especially AI-enabled systems), and
• A short note explaining how you use AI tools in your development workflow.

We are specifically looking for engineers who lean into AI agents and coding assistants, but still understand architecture, performance, and clean code.

Strong Senior Backend Engineer profiles

Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 5+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems

Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong backend development experience using one or more frameworks (FastAPI / Django (Python), Spring (Java), Express (Node.js).

Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have deep understanding of relevant libraries, tools, and best practices within the chosen backend framework

Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have strong experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL, along with efficient data modeling and performance optimization

Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and backend systems, including system design and clean code practices

Mandatory (Domain) – Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, or fintech applications is highly preferred (fintech background is a strong plus)

Mandatory (Company) – Must have worked in product companies / startups, preferably Series A to Series D

Mandatory (Education) – Candidates from top engineering institutes (IITs, BITS, or equivalent Tier-1 colleges) are preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop,  implement and evolve our backend platform (whose APIs and functionality provided are used by other game services, apps, and admin back office)
• Develop highly efficient, robust, quality code for applications and services
• Maintain clean coding practices
• Enhancing and supporting existing functions, some of which are 24/7
• Supporting product owners as required
• Providing support to the testing team during testing phases of the projects
• Contributing to solution proposals as required
• Creating work effort estimates as required
• Mentor, train on the best practices junior software associates and other team members.

• Clean coding practices
• Knowledge of scalable web architectures is required
• A solid understanding of Linux, JVM is required
• Knowledge of DevOps, Docker, Build Pipelines is good to have
• Knowledge of git workflow is essential
• Working with SOA, Microservices.

Any specific knowledge / experience:

• Functional programming experience with immubtable datastructures is required
• Knowledge of Erlang / Elixir is a plus.
• Knowledge of Clojure is perfect

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
• At least two years' experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

FinCRM is a cloud-based Customer Relationship Management Solution with enhanced Office Management capabilities. It helps companies and individuals manage their sales, marketing, and support efforts all from a single place. It is equipped to help businesses of all sizes build excellent customer relationships.

Technical Experience:

• 2+ years' experience in creating applications using a framework such as CodeIgniter, Zend, Laravel, Bootstrap.
• Proficient in PHP, MySQL/SQL, CSS, HTML, Apache server, Java script, AJAX, jQuery, JSON, XML, APIs, Version Control/Git.
• Linux server Handling - Min 3 years experience
• LAMP, PHP & MySQL, OOP's, CodeIgniter - 3 to 4 years experience
• Experience with Version Controlling Tools - SVN, Mantis & Git

Skills:

• Able to create Solution Architecture and design based on requirements.
• Should possess excellent problem-solving skills and be a team player.
• Can identify technology trends and advances that may support the success of the project.
• Should have the ability to learn new tasks outside the immediate range of skills.

Responsibilities:

• Brainstorm with the team to come up with ideas regarding the development requirements.
• Determine the feasibility of ideas and identify the best way and tech stack to move ahead.
• Build products and api's as per the requirements with optimized code.
• Develop products considering scalable architecture and security.
• Testing and maintenance of different server environments.
• Handle code deployment on testing and production environments.
• Maintain code versioning and administer the database properly.

What you need to have: