Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Location - Hyderabad / Hybrid Model

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Backend Engineer to join our team to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, AWS cloud services, LLM APIs integration , and relational databases like MySQL .

You will play a key role in building next-generation backend platforms that power intelligent applications and digital experiences.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and FastAPI .

Build and integrate LLM APIs (Large Language Models) to enable AI-driven features in our applications.

Develop RESTful APIs and ensure high performance and responsiveness.

Design and optimize database schemas and queries in MySQL .

Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.).

Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and performance of backend systems.

Collaborate with frontend developers, AI / ML engineers, and DevOps teams.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving coding standards and practices.

Monitor backend systems, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

7+ years of experience in backend development.

Proficient in Python with deep understanding of modern frameworks, especially FastAPI .

Strong experience with AWS services for building cloud-native applications.

Hands-on experience integrating and working with LLM APIs (such as OpenAI, Gemini, HuggingFace, Anthropic, etc.).

Strong knowledge of MySQL database design, optimization, and management.

Good understanding of RESTful API design principles.

Experience with version control tools (Git).

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with LangChain , MCP , LLM orchestration frameworks.

Exposure to CI / CD pipelines and automated deployment practices.

Familiarity with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).