Full-Stack AI Engineering Lead
Role Overview
A hands-on technical lead and senior developer responsible for the end-to-end backend stack—from LLM orchestration and data design to scalable API design—ensuring seamless integration with frontend applications.
Key Responsibilities
Build & Deploy AI Solution
Design and develop backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI).
Implement microservices and event-driven architectures where appropriate.
Ensure the platform is scalable, performant, and maintainable.
Mentor junior developers on coding best practices, patterns, and technical problem solving.
Collaborate with UI engineers (React/Angular) to integrate backend APIs and support delivery of modular, maintainable micro-frontends.
Experience developing in React is a plus.
Oversee Implementation on Cloud Infrastructure
Collaborate with infra team for required services on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Implement serverless, containerized, and microservices-based architectures.
Guide integration of databases (SQL and NoSQL) with backend and frontend services.
Implement Contemporary Software Engineering Practices




Provide hands-on guidance for backend and oversee frontend development.
Implement CI/CD pipelines and observability for the platform.
Optimize application performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Required Capabilities / Skills / Experience
8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on building scalable backend systems. Proven track record of shipping AI/GenAI Solutions.
Hands-on experience in Python (FastAPI), RESTful APIs, microservices, SQL/NoSQL/Vector databases.
Experience developing with LLMs and agentic frameworks such as MAF/Autogen/ADK.
Experience collaborating with frontend teams developing in React or Angular.
Robust experience in one or more cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP) and cloud-native application design.
Practical knowledge of containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
Solid problem-solving, coding, and system design skills focused on scalable, maintainable solutions.

📌 Full Stack Ai Engineering Lead Aitds Hyderabad
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Hyderabad