Senior Software Engineer - Python/LLM

Job Description : Position : Senior Software Engineer

Location : Bangalore

Experience : 8+ Years

About the Role : We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong hands-on Python development experience and exposure to AI, LLMs, and Agentic AI.

This role is primarily focused on software development (70%), with 30% focused on AI/LLM-based solutions.

The ideal candidate should have experience building production-grade applications, working with different architectures, cloud and DevOps environments, APIs, databases, and solving complex technical problems independently.

Responsibilities : Software Development - 70% :

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable production applications and backend services using Python.

• Build APIs, microservices, integrations, and data-driven applications.

• Work with databases, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.

• Contribute to system architecture and technical decisions.

• Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Work with CI/CD, Docker, monitoring, logging, and DevOps practices.

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects and technical initiatives.

• Participate in code reviews and technical/design discussions.

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

AI / GenAI - 30% :

• Build and integrate LLM-powered applications and AI workflows.

• Develop RAG-based solutions using embeddings and vector databases.

• Build and integrate Agentic AI solutions and AI orchestration workflows.

• Integrate LLMs with APIs, databases, and enterprise applications.

• Work on prompt engineering, context management, AI evaluation, and guardrails.

• Improve AI application reliability, performance, and scalability.

Qualifications : Programming & Software Engineering :

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.

• Strong hands-on expertise in Python.

• Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, clean code, testing, debugging, and software engineering best practices.

• Strong backend development experience.

• Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and backend services.

• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.