Founding Engineer
New
Based in IndiaFull-TimeSenior
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 6–12+ years
- Required Skills
- PostgreSQLPythonDjangoFastAPICI/CDRESTful APIsDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 6–12+ years of experience in backend or full-stack engineering roles with strong production ownership
- Strong expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI) and PostgreSQL with ORM experience
- Proven experience building and scaling distributed systems in startup or high-growth environments
- Hands-on familiarity with AI coding agents and modern developer tools (Claude, Codex, Cursor, MCP tools)
- Strong understanding of system design, APIs, concurrency, and production reliability practices
- Ability to decompose ambiguous requirements into clear technical specs and execution plans
- Leadership experience mentoring engineers or driving technical direction in small, high-ownership teams
- Strong product and systems thinking with a focus on long-term maintainability and scalability
Responsibilities
- Architect and improve backend systems, APIs, and distributed infrastructure powering core business workflows
- Build AI-native engineering systems, including agent harnesses, evaluation pipelines, and production guardrails
- Design scalable data pipelines, search systems, and internal automation tools supporting operational efficiency
- Lead technical execution using Python-based stacks (Django, FastAPI) and PostgreSQL systems
- Establish engineering standards, review processes, and reliability practices for production-grade systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, operations, and business teams to translate needs into systems
- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and shaping a high-performance technical team
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