Lead Backend Engineer

1 day, 19 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Weekday

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Construction & Engineering
11-50
Founded 2020

Description

  • Architect and build the core backend and platform systems from the ground up.
  • Design and ship LLM agents that reason over large, messy organizational data.
  • Make foundational decisions across architecture, infrastructure, data, and tooling.
  • Set and uphold engineering quality standards for the team.
  • Own systems end to end from design through production.
  • Operate with full autonomy in a small, early-stage team.
  • Shape the product and codebase through technical judgment and high ownership.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating backend and platform systems at real scale.
  • Deep expertise in Python, distributed/platform systems, API design, and SQL data stores.
  • Experience owning systems end to end from design through production.
  • Track record of leading ambiguous, high-impact projects and setting technical direction.
  • Hands-on experience or strong intuition with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG.
  • Experience operating at Staff, Senior Staff, or Principal-level scope, regardless of title.
  • Background at a strong engineering organization or as an early/senior founding engineer at a reputable VC-backed startup.
  • Most experience should not come from banks, financial companies, slow-moving non-tech, telecom, transportation, or government organizations.
  • Strong agency, independence, and ability to define problems as well as solve them.
  • Preference for candidates excited to work in an early-stage, fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

Benefits

  • Salary range of Rs 50,00,000 to Rs 1,00,00,000 per year (INR 50-100 LPA).
  • Remote work from India.
  • Full-time role.
  • Backed by a16z and Together Fund.

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