Senior Backend Engineer – Agentic AI

Job Title : Backend Developer – AI-Driven Product Development

Location : Hyderabad

About Leoforce

Leoforce is revolutionizing talent acquisition by building AI-powered agentic bots that automate and enhance hiring processes. Our backend systems form the foundation of these intelligent products, enabling scalable, reliable, and fast AI-driven workflows.

We are looking for backend developers who thrive in building scalable AI-first products using large language models and cutting-edge AI tools to ship impactful solutions quickly.

What You’ll Do

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs that integrate AI capabilities like LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows

Collaborate closely with AI and product teams to translate AI models and workflows into robust, production-ready features

Develop fast, asynchronous, and fault-tolerant microservices to handle complex user, candidate, and job data flows

Build and optimize pipelines for prompt engineering, model evaluation, and continuous improvement of AI components

Ensure code quality with testing frameworks and implement monitoring to maintain system reliability at scale

Continuously learn and apply the latest advancements in AI tooling and backend architecture

What We’re Looking For

Strong backend development experience in Python (FastAPI preferred) or Java with emphasis on scalable system design

Hands-on experience integrating large language models (OpenAI, Claude, etc.) into backend products

Practical knowledge of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), agentic workflows, and prompt engineering used to deliver product features

Familiarity with AI orchestration tools or frameworks like LangChain, Haystack, or similar pipeline tools

Experience evaluating and tuning model performance using tools such as Evals or prompt tuning techniques

Proven ability to design fault-tolerant, asynchronous, and high-throughput backend systems

Experience working with relational databases like MySQL or Supabase and handling unstructured data

Comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), especially AI and compute-related services

Bonus : Knowledge of real-time systems and protocols such as WebSockets or Livekit

Tech Stack

Backend : Python (FastAPI), Java, .Net

AI / LLM : OpenAI, Claude, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, guardrails, TTS / STT

Databases : MySQL, Supabase

Tools : LangChain, v0.dev, Cursor, Livekit

Testing : Pytest, Evals

Cloud : AWS, Azure

Why Join Leoforce?

Build cutting-edge AI-driven recruitment products that impact real users

Work on fast-paced, production-grade systems with significant autonomy and responsibility

Collaborate with a passionate team focused on innovation and quality

Gain deep experience in AI and backend systems that power next-generation talent acquisition