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Location: Bangalore (Onsite)
Skills Required:
- Deep expertise in backend architecture using Python (FastAPI, Django), Node.js (NestJS, Express), or GoLang.
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure - AWS, GCP, Azure, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible).
- Mastery in CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and deployment automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux).
- Experience building high-performance distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architectures.
- Understanding of event-driven systems, message queues, and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams).
- Familiarity with database design and scaling - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, TimescaleDB.
- Deep understanding of system observability, tracing, and performance tuning (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
- Familiarity with AI integration stacks - deploying and scaling LLMs, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus), and inference APIs (vLLM, Ollama, TensorRT).
- Awareness of DevSecOps practices, zero-trust architecture, and cloud cost optimization.
- Bonus: Hands-on with Rust, WebAssembly, or edge computing platforms (Fly.io, Cloudflare Workers, AWS Greengrass).
Who We Are Looking For:
Upsurge Labs builds across robotics, biotech, AI, and creative tech, each product running on the backbone of precision-engineered software.
We are looking for a Senior Backend / DevOps Engineer who can architect scalable, resilient systems that power machines, minds, and media.
You should be someone who is :
- Disciplined and detail-oriented, thriving in complex systems without compromising reliability.
- Organized enough to manage chaos and gritty enough to debug at 3 a.m. if that’s what the mission demands.
- Obsessed with clean code, system resilience, and real-world impact.
- Finds satisfaction in building infrastructure where reliability, scalability, and performance are central.
- Comfortable working at the intersection of AI, automation, and distributed systems.
- Understands that this work is challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding for those who push boundaries.
At Upsurge Labs, only the best minds build the foundations for the future. If you’ve ever dreamed of engineering systems that enable breakthroughs in AI and robotics, this is your arena.
Shubham Vishwakarma
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About Upsurge Labs
About
Upsurge Labs is a next-generation innovation lab operating at the intersection of AI, robotics, and biotechnology. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible by blending first-principles thinking with daring, “weird” ideas — and then bringing those ideas to life through real-world prototypes and systems.
Our mission is to reimagine the future by building deep-tech solutions that challenge conventional paradigms. Through our research and development efforts, we aim to shape new possibilities in healthtech, biotech, robotics, and computation — turning bold hypotheses into tangible impact.
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We currently incubate several visionary projects under the Upsurge umbrella — each representing a unique exploration into emerging domains. Our portfolio includes:
- Bhindi
- Anannas
- Helium
- Openbio
- Bluebrain
- Banana upsurge.io
These projects cover a wide spectrum — from biotech and computational biology to robotics, AI research, and beyond. Through them, we experiment with radical, first-principles–driven ideas, aiming to build systems that could redefine the state of the art.
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