Senior Python Architect

Location: Chennai (Maduravoyal) — Work from Office only

Shift Timing: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 8+ years overall, with minimum 1 + year good hands-on AI experience

About the Role

We're looking for a Technical Lead who combines strong Python engineering skills with practical AI experience. You'll lead a small team of engineers, set technical direction, and stay hands-on with design, coding, and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and technical decisions for [product/team name]

Design, build, and review Python-based backend systems and services

Own the integration of AI components (e.g., LLM APIs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, model fine-tuning, or similar) into production systems

Mentor and guide a team of engineers; conduct code reviews

Collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into technical solutions

Ensure code quality, scalability, and reliability through testing, CI/CD, and best practices

Stay current with AI/ML tooling and evaluate new approaches for the product

Required Skills

8+ years of overall software development experience

Strong proficiency in Python (production-level code, not just scripting)

Strong coding and logical/problem-solving skills — should be comfortable with data structures, algorithms, and writing clean, efficient, well-structured code

Minimum 1+ year of practical AI experience — e.g., working with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), building ML pipelines, NLP, computer vision, or applied ML in production

Experience with common frameworks/tools: FastAPI/Django/Flask, Pandas/NumPy, and AI libraries (LangChain, Hugging Face, PyTorch/TensorFlow, or similar)

Solid understanding of system design, APIs, and databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Prior experience in a lead or senior IC role — mentoring, code review, technical decision-making