Job Description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our team full-time in India.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About The Role

As a Senior Python Engineer , become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. We are looking for a Senior Python Developer with deep expertise in Python backend architecture, AWS cloud infrastructure, and up-to-date data systems to build performant, event-driven applications. In this role, you will lead the backend design, manage scalable cloud infrastructure, maintain robust data layers, and integrate emerging AI/LLM components while working across the full application stack.

Responsibilities

Backend & System Architecture: Architect and maintain high-performance microservices,



REST APIs, WebSockets, and background job processing leveraging Python and FastAPI. Design resilient, event-driven systems built for scale
Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps: Drive AWS infrastructure deployment (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, API Gateway) using Terraform or AWS CDK. Build automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and monitor overall system health
Database & Data Management: Model, optimize, and maintain relational (PostgreSQL), NoSQL (DynamoDB), and in-memory (Redis) databases to ensure fast query performance and high availability
Frontend Engineering: Build responsive user interfaces using React, Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, and Tailwind/MUI, integrating state management and secure authentication flows
Security & Auth: Enforce enterprise-grade API security, OAuth/JWT authentication, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and centralized secrets management across all services
AI & Agentic

📌 Senior Python Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Ciklum India
📍 Chennai