
Backend Engineer III – Senior Python Developer (LLM & AI)
Location: Gurgaon, India
Positions: 1
Experience: 6 to 9 Years
Gurgaon Hybrid
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer III / Senior Python Developer to join our AI engineering team and play a critical role in building scalable, secure, and high-performance backend platforms for LLM and AI-driven applications. You will work as a hands-on individual contributor while collaborating closely with Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Cloud/DevOps teams to deliver innovative, production-grade AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and services using Python to support LLM and AI-based applications
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices that serve machine learning models and AI components
- Write clean, modular, efficient, and testable code following industry best practices and coding standards
- Participate actively in code reviews, ensuring high quality, security, and maintainability of the codebase
- Debug, profile, and optimize applications to improve performance, reliability, and scalability
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in AI/ML pipelines and backend services
- Collaborate with ML engineers, data scientists, and product teams to translate business and technical requirements into robust backend solutions
- Mentor and support junior developers, promoting a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment workflows to ensure consistent and reliable releases
- Stay up to date with emerging trends in Python, cloud-native development, and LLM/AI engineering practices and apply them to improve systems and processes
Required Skills & Experience
- 6 to 9 years of strong hands-on experience in Python development
- Solid understanding of Python software design, architecture patterns, and testing best practices
- Proven experience working on AI, Machine Learning, or LLM-based projects
- Strong experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
- Hands-on experience with FastAPI, Flask, or similar model-serving frameworks
- Strong debugging, performance profiling, and optimization skills
- Experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
- Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is a strong plus
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving AI/ML environment while mentoring junior team members
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- AWS or other relevant cloud certifications are preferred but not mandatory
Why Join Us?
- Work on cutting-edge AI and LLM platforms
- Collaborate with top-tier engineering and data science teams
- Opportunity to influence system architecture and technical direction
- Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities

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