About the Role

We build AI-powered products for startups and scale-ups — from conversational AI agents embedded in enterprise SaaS (legal tech, fintech) to parametric insurance platforms running ML on credit card transaction data. We're Ignite Solutions, and we operate as the full technology team for our clients: not a dev shop, but a strategic engineering partner.

We're looking for a Lead Developer who loves building as much as leading. You'll own technical direction on client engagements, but you'll also be in the code every day — writing it, reviewing it, and setting the standard for it. You'll work across domains — AI agents, cloud platforms, mobile, and web — and you'll be as comfortable challenging a client's assumptions as you are shipping production Python.

What You'll Work On

Architecting and building AI-native products - agents, RAG pipelines, LLM integrations, agentic tool use - that solve real business problems, not demos
Working directly with clients to understand their domain, define the right solution, and set realistic technical expectations




Recommending technology stacks, cloud architectures, and API designs, and then building them yourself
Integrating with third-party systems (industry-specific APIs, government data sources, payment platforms, lab systems, and more)
Leading small engineering teams: hands-on coding, code reviews, mentoring, and day-to-day problem-solving
Representing the technical capability of Ignite in client conversations, including at the founder and C-suite level

What Makes You a Robust Fit
Non-negotiable:
7+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time in a lead role where you were still writing code daily
Deep, hands-on Python experience — Flask, Django, or FastAPI; comfortable owning backend architecture and API design end to end
Solid experience with one or more major cloud platforms (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP also relevant)
Proficiency across SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, MongoDB; Redis, and Elas

📌 Lead Developer — Python, Cloud (India)
🏢 Ignite Solutions
📍 India