Backend Engineer – Vision Team at Sarvam AI

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, FastAPI, HTTP, WebSocket, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Celery, Taskiq, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, GCP, CI/CD, System Security

Industry

Software Development

Description

Company Overview Sarvam.ai is a pioneering generative AI startup headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Our mission is to make generative AI accessible and impactful for Bharat. Founded by a team of AI experts, we are building cost-effective, high-performance AI systems tailored for the Indian market — enabling enterprises to deploy speech, language, and vision models at scale. Join us to build the API backbone that powers the next generation of AI systems for India and beyond. Job Summary We are hiring a Backend Engineer for our Vision team, responsible for building the architecture and scaling the infrastructure behind our Vision APIs and the Akshar Platform. You will own key parts of the backend stack, from building high-throughput API services to setting up observability infrastructure and hardening system security. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on making systems faster, more reliable, and easier to operate. Key Responsibilities * Build and scale Vision APIs for high throughput, low latency, and fault tolerance, supporting public-facing and enterprise workloads. * Design, develop, and optimize Python-based API services using FastAPI to serve vision capabilities at scale. * Build and maintain an observability stack (monitoring, alerting, debugging) across APIs, deployments, and infrastructure. * Improve the security and reliability of backend systems, including authentication, rate limiting, and secure coding practices. * Configure and manage infrastructure for the Akshar Platform, including the orchestration engine and proofreading UI services. * Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and AI-assisted code review processes. * Work with HTTP and WebSocket protocols to build robust, real-time communication layers. * Ensure systems are observable, reliable, and maintainable across cloud environments. Must-Have Skills * Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience building APIs using FastAPI or similar frameworks. * Solid understanding of HTTP and WebSocket protocols. * Proven experience building and debugging backend systems with a focus on low latency and high availability. * Experience setting up or working with CI/CD pipelines for production deployments. * Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB (or similar data stores). * Experience with task queues and asynchronous processing using Celery, Taskiq, or equivalent. * Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration in production environments. * Hands-on experience with Azure (preferred) or another major cloud platform (AWS, GCP). * Strong focus on secure coding practices, code quality, and system reliability. Good to Have * Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry. * Beginner-to-intermediate understanding of ML concepts and model serving infrastructure. * Prior exposure to vision-based AI systems or document processing pipelines. * Contributions to open-source backend projects or a solid GitHub portfolio. Location Bengaluru, India (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

The engineer will be responsible for building and scaling high-throughput, low-latency Vision APIs and optimizing the backend stack for the Akshar Platform. Key tasks include developing Python services using FastAPI, managing observability infrastructure, and improving system security and reliability.