Location: Bangalore, India | Full-time

About IIMBx

IIMBx is the online learning initiative of IIM Bangalore, delivering world-class management and professional education through digital platforms. We build and scale learning experiences for thousands of learners across India and globally.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Python Developer to join our engineering team to develop and maintain our learning platform and lead an upcoming Open edX migration and drive our next-generation AI initiatives. This is a hands-on technical role where you will own the migration end to end, from planning through execution, while also driving platform development and integrations.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, build, and deploy AI solutions, intelligent agents, and features utilizing cutting-edge AI frameworks and LLMs (e.g., Gemini, Antigravity) to address team and business requirements. Develop, customize, and maintain LMS and CMS components to adapt to the requirement document.
- Lead the Open edX migration – plan, coordinate, and execute the full migration including version upgrades, data integrity, and zero-downtime deployment
- Ability to understand team and business requirements and design AI solutions to address them
- Build and maintain frontend components using React JS

Build and maintain RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework Manage Redis for caching, session management, and task queuing (Celery)
- Deploy and manage the platform on Kubernetes, including cluster configuration, scaling, and monitoring
- Integrate third-party tools and services including LTI, SSO, and payment systems
- Troubleshoot platform issues and deploy patches and updates
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows




- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document technical decisions

Required Skills and Experience

- 5 to 8 years of Python development experience
- Robust proficiency in Django, Django REST Framework, ORM, class-based views, middleware, and signals
- Proven experience leading or executing an Open edX migration (version upgrade or infrastructure migration)
- Hands-on experience customizing LMS and CMS components in Open edX
- Proficiency in React JS for frontend development and Open edX MFE customization
- Hands-on experience with Redis for caching, session management, and Celery task queuing
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications on Kubernetes
- Working knowledge of MySQL and MongoDB
- Experience with NGINX and Ubuntu/Linux server management
- Familiarity with SCORM/xAPI, LTI, and SSO (OAuth, SAML)
- Experience with Docker, Git, and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with HTML5 and CSS for frontend work
- Proven experience leveraging AI tools and developing production-ready agents or products using LLMs and frameworks such as Gemini and Antigravity

Nice to Have

- Experience with Open edX Tutor-based Kubernetes deployments
- Contributions to the Open edX community via GitHub or forums
- Experience with micro-frontends (MFE) in newer Open edX releases
- Exposure to learning analytics tools and event tracking

What We Offer

- Work at the frontier where advanced technology, AI, and management education intersect
- Collaborative team with a strong engineering culture
- Opportunity to own a high-impact migration project at a nationally recognized institution
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience

Please send your resumes to [email protected]

📌 Senior Python Developer (Bengaluru)
🏢 IIMBx Digital Learning Foundation
📍 Bengaluru