Software Development Engineer Python, AI/ML

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Location: HSR Layout / Tech Park, Bengaluru

Work Mode: Office / Hybrid

Experience: 1-3 Years

CTC: 5-8 LPA

Employment Type: Full-time

Joining : Immediate Joining

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly technical Software Development Engineer I (SDE I ) with strong expertise in Python, AI/ML and backend development to join our engineering team in Bengaluru.

The role involves working on the development and enhancement of technology products and modular product features across areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, automation, data processing and web-based systems.

You will work closely with the product and engineering team to develop individual modules, services and capabilities that form part of larger technology products.

The primary technical focus will be Python, logical problem solving, AI/ML and backend engineering. Knowledge of Node.js, JavaScript and frontend development will be an added advantage.

This role is intended for someone with strong computer science fundamentals and genuine software engineering capability, rather than someone whose experience is limited to short-term coding courses or basic development training.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain Python-based software modules and backend services
- Build AI/ML-powered features and integrate them into production applications
- Develop data processing, automation and intelligent processing pipelines
- Work with APIs, databases and third-party services
- Implement modular components that integrate with larger product systems
- Develop and maintain REST APIs and backend services
- Work with structured and unstructured data
- Integrate AI/ML models and external AI services into applications
- Develop automation and data extraction systems where required
- Debug, optimize and improve existing modules and services
- Understand existing codebases and contribute to their continued development
- Work with engineering and product teams to convert requirements into reliable technical implementations
- Evaluate and adopt appropriate technologies for specific product requirements
- Write maintainable, reusable and production-quality code
- Participate in the complete development lifecycle of assigned modules and features

Core Technical Requirements

- Python Mandatory
- Strong practical knowledge of Python is required.
- Candidates should be comfortable with:
- Python programming
- Object-oriented programming
- Data structures and algorithms
- Exception handling
- File and data processing
- REST APIs
- API integrations
- Debugging
- Package and dependency management
- Writing modular and maintainable code
- Basic asynchronous programming concepts
- AI / Machine Learning Mandatory
- Practical understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is required.
- Experience with some of the following will be preferred:
- Machine Learning fundamentals




- Supervised and unsupervised learning
- Model training and evaluation
- Feature engineering
- NLP
- Generative AI
- Large Language Models
- Embeddings
- RAG
- AI/ML APIs
- Model integration
- scikit-learn
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow

Candidates are not expected to know every framework or technology listed above. Strong fundamentals and the ability to apply them practically are more significant.

- Backend & Database
- REST API development
- FastAPI / Flask / Django or equivalent
- SQL
- MySQL / PostgreSQL or equivalent
- Database fundamentals
- Git / GitHub
- Basic Linux/server knowledge
- Additional Skills
- Knowledge or experience in the following will be an advantage:
- Node.js
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- React or other frontend technologies
- Docker
- AWS or other cloud platforms
- Redis
- MongoDB
- Web scraping and data extraction
- Selenium / Playwright / Puppeteer
- Data pipelines
- CI/CD
- Microservices architecture

Cybersecurity & Application Security Hands-on Knowledge Required

The candidate should have practical knowledge of web application and API security.

Understanding of the following is preferred:

- Web Security
- OWASP Top 10
- SQL Injection
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Broken Access Control
- Authentication vulnerabilities
- Session management
- Security misconfiguration
- Input validation
- Secure file upload
- Path traversal
- Command injection
- SSRF
- Sensitive data exposure
- CORS
- Security headers
- API Security
- API authentication
- API authorization
- JWT
- API keys
- OAuth concepts
- Role-based access control
- Input validation
- Rate limiting
- API abuse prevention
- Broken object-level authorization
- Secure API design
- Proper error handling
- Secure handling of sensitive information
- Practical Security Testing
- Hands-on experience with security testing or application debugging using tools such as:
- Burp Suite
- Postman
- Browser Developer Tools
- OWASP ZAP
- curl
- API testing tools

Candidates should understand how to identify, reproduce and fix common security issues, rather than simply knowing cybersecurity terminology.

Experience in secure coding, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing or application security will be an advantage.

Frontend development is not the primary responsibility of this role. Candidates with stronger Python, backend and AI/ML capabilities will be preferred over candidates with primarily frontend/full-stack experience.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an engineer with strong technical fundamentals, analytical thinking and genuine software development experience.





The ideal candidate should:

- Have strong programming and problem-solving ability
- Understand computer science fundamentals
- Be comfortable working with complex technical problems
- Be capable of independently understanding and debugging code
- Be able to work with an existing codebase and extend its functionality
- Understand the difference between writing code that works and writing code that is reliable and maintainable
- Be comfortable reading technical documentation and learning new technologies
- Have practical exposure to AI/ML technologies
- Be able to work across Python, backend systems, APIs and data when required
- Take ownership of assigned modules and features
- Have an engineering mindset rather than simply following predefined tutorials or instructions

Educational Qualification Mandatory

BE / B.Tech in Computer Science or Computer Science-related engineering discipline is mandatory.

Preferred backgrounds include:

BE / B.Tech Computer Science Engineering

BE / B.Tech Information Science / Information Technology

BE / B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

BE / B.Tech Data Science / related Computer Science engineering disciplines

Candidates without a relevant BE/B.Tech engineering background will be considered for this position only if solid background supports.

This position is intended for candidates with formal computer science/engineering fundamentals and professional software development experience.

Experience

13 years of relevant professional software development experience.

Experience should preferably include practical work involving Python, backend development, AI/ML, data processing or related software engineering.

Candidates whose experience is primarily based on short-term coding courses, training institutes, bootcamps or basic tutorial-based projects will not be suitable for this position.

Work Environment

You will be part of a technical product development team working on modular software components and features across multiple technology products.

The role provides exposure to:

- AI/ML product development
- Python engineering
- Backend systems
- Data processing
- Automation
- API development
- Product engineering
- Emerging AI technologies

You will work on defined product requirements and contribute to the development, enhancement and scaling of individual modules and features within larger product systems.

Compensation

58 LPA CTC, depending on experience and technical capability.

Location & Work Mode

HSR Layout / Tech Park, Bengaluru

Office-based or hybrid working model.

Who Should Apply

This role is best suited for a Computer Science/Engineering graduate with 1–3 years of actual software development experience who wants to work deeply with Python, AI/ML and backend engineering.

If you are strong in programming, enjoy solving technical problems and have practical experience building software systems, we would like to hear from you.

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