Python Developer

We are looking for a Technical Lead - GenAI with a strong foundation in Python, Data Analytics, Data Science or Data Engineering, system design, and practical experience in building and deploying Agentic Generative AI systems. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving complex problems using LLMs, understands the architecture of modern AI agent frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph, and can deliver scalable, cloud-native back-end services with a GenAI focus.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement robust, scalable back-end systems for GenAI agent-based platforms.

- Work closely with AI researchers and front-end teams to integrate LLMs and agentic workflows into production services.

- Develop and maintain services using Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask), with best practices in modularity and performance.

- Leverage and extend frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, and similar to orchestrate tool-augmented AI agents.

- Design and deploy systems in Azure Cloud, including usage of serverless functions, Kubernetes, and scalable data services.

- Build and maintain event-driven / streaming architectures using Kafka, Event Hubs, or other messaging frameworks.

- Implement inter-service communication using gRPC and REST.

- Contribute to architectural discussions, especially around distributed systems, data flow, and fault tolerance.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Strong hands-on back-end development experience in Python along with Data Analytics or Data Science.

- Strong track record on platforms like LeetCode or in real-world algorithmic/system problem-solving.

- Deep knowledge of at least one Python web framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Django).

- Solid understanding of LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent LLM agent orchestration tools.

- 2+ years of hands-on experience in Generative AI systems and LLM-based platforms.

- Proven experience with system architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.

- Strong familiarity with Any Cloud infrastructure and deployment practices.

- Should know about any Data Engineering or Analytics expertise (Preferred) e.g. Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Databricks, ETL tools Talend, Informatica or Power BI, Tableau, Data modelling, Datawarehouse development.

Core Focus:

• Operate with a full DevOps mindset, owning the software lifecycle from development through production support.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and global team collaboration, including on-call support.

Mandatory/Strong Technical Skills (6–8+ years of relevant experience required):

• Java: 4.5 to 6.5 years experience
• AWS: Strong knowledge and working experience with Cloud technologies minimum 2 years.
• Kafka: 2 years of Strong knowledge and working experience with data integration technologies
• Databases: Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, MongoDB).

Other Key Technologies & Practices:

• Python, Spring Boot, and API-based system design.
• Containers/Orchestration (Kubernetes).
• CI/CD tools (Gitlab, Splunk, Datadog).
• Familiarity with Terraform and Airflow.
• Experience in Agile methodology (Jira, Confluence).

Company and Founders
Egregore Labs (http://www.egregorelabs.com/" target="_blank">www.egregorelabs.com) is a financial software company founded in 2017 by Prashant Vijay (ISB, Tulane) & Hari Balaji (IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Madras) both of whom have spent over a decade each in Financial Services, with a majority of their experience at Goldman Sachs across New York, Hong Kong & Singapore in roles across Trading, Quant & Technology. More about the founders is available here and here

We operate at the intersection of Unstructured Data and Finance. We run multiple products, including Romulus (http://www.romulus.co/" target="_blank">www.romulus.co) and Robana (http://www.robana.ai/" target="_blank">www.robana.ai) - all our products work on the same underlying principles and set of technologies.

Ideal Background

• At least 2 years experience in back-end development in a fast-paced environment, working in Python
• Deep understanding of technologies used in web-deployed SaaS products, including Rest APIs
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Sound understanding of computer science principles
• Exposure to any of the following
  • Financial services
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Intelligent Document Processing
  • Document Management and Repositories

Opportunity
We will share our workload as a team and we expect you to work on a broad range of tasks. Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Developing APIs and endpoints for deployments of our product
• Infrastructure Development such as building databases, creating and maintaining automated jobs
• Build out the back-end to deploy and scale our product
• Build POCs for client deployments
• Integrate our products with 3rd party products/tools/services
• Document your code, write test cases, etc.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python (2+ years)
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Deep familiarity with UNIX, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), DevOps
• Understanding of databases, and related tools, paradigms
• A computer science education would be great, but other engineering disciplines are ok as well

Desirables
We are looking for a person who has :

• Resourcefulness- - we're looking for versatile developers who are good at figuring out what they need to use, learn, build, re-purpose to get the job done quickly and efficiently.
• Ownership- - We like to be directive and not prescriptive in our management. We- d love for you to take ownership of what you work on, and tell us what to do, rather than the other way round.
• Work Ethic- - We've grown up on Wall Street. We work hard and have aggressive goals. We want our teammates to be focused, goal-oriented, and consistent high achievers.
• Execution Focus- - Our business is about getting things done and getting things done right. We want outcome-focused colleagues who can multi-task, and execute quickly and elegantly.

Interested?
We are an early-stage company. Working here is not for the faint-hearted. An intense and unstructured work environment, lots of excitement, and a group of motivated colleagues are what we bring to the table. We ask you to bring your undivided attention, strong worth ethic & resourcefulness. We are Delhi-based and work 6 days a week. Currently, due to the pandemic, we are operating remotely since Feb 2020.