Backend / Platform Engineer — Agentic AI Systems
Location : Ahmedabad,India
Type : Full Time (In Person Only)
Experience : 2-5 Years
About Us
Perceptive Labs is building the marketplace of autonomous AI agents. Each agent runs 24 / 7, connects directly to customer data, and delivers measurable business outcomes (recommendations, automations, workflows). We’re early-stage and looking for a Backend / Platform Engineer — Agentic AI Systems, to join us. This role will own the technical backbone of the company and help shape the culture, standards, and product DNA.
What You’ll Build
Platform & Backend
- Multi-tenant APIs (FastAPI / NestJS) and Postgres schemas
- Temporal workflows for long-running agent behavior
- Redis Streams / event-driven pipelines
- Connectors for databases, file storage, SaaS APIs, WhatsApp, email, etc.
Agent Execution Layer
Tool / action APIs for autonomous behaviorData ingestion and transformation pipelinesSafety / evaluation loops and error recoveryIntelligent orchestration for 24 / 7 agentsInfrastructure & Deployments
CI / CD, Docker, and deployments to Fly.io / Render / AWSCost-efficient infra : scale-to-zero workers, caching, R2 / S3Observability : OpenTelemetry, Langfuse, Sentry, PostHogCreative Problem Solving
Break down fuzzy problems into agent workflowsPrototype fast, validate, then harden into productionInvent new agent patterns, capabilities, and system abstractionsIdentify edge cases, failure modes, and design around themRequired Skills & Experience
Strong in Python (FastAPI / Pydantic) or TypeScript (NestJS)Solid SQL + Postgres fundamentals (schemas, indexing, multitenancy)Experience with asynchronous workflows (Temporal / Celery / Airflow / Dagster)Comfortable with Redis Streams, Docker, CI / CD pipelinesExperience integrating LLMs into real productsStrong creative reasoning — can design agent workflows from scratchExcellent ambiguity navigation — can build without perfect specsStrong problem-solving across engineering layersAbility to evaluate trade-offs and choose pragmatic solutionsCuriosity, experimentation mindset, and ability to discover better paths than the obvious onesNice to Have
Prior work with Langfuse (prompt / version tracking) or OpenTelemetry.Experience with S3 / R2 storage and CDN integration.Understanding of multi-tenant security (scoped API keys, audit logs).Startup / early-stage experience, shipping 0→1 products.Interview Process
Our selection process is designed to assess both technical expertise and cultural alignment :
Initial Conversation (30 minutes, online) : Introduction to Perceptive Labs, career aspirations, and behavioural assessment.Technical & Case Study Assessment (90 minutes, group interview) : Evaluation of problem-solving, system design (multi-tenant APIs, workflows), and applied coding through a structured case study.Final Discussion (30 minutes) : Deep-dive on role expectations, collaboration style, and growth opportunities.What We Offer
Hands-on experience designing a first-of-its-kind AI product.
Competitive salary + benefits.
Direct mentorship from founder, exposure to end-to-end company building.