Senior 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

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, FastAPI, APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Celery, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, API Authentication, Security, CI/CD, Observability, Machine Learning, Document Processing

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 Senior Backend Engineer for our Vision team to own and improve our Document Intelligence and Vision APIs, as well as the backend infrastructure powering the Akshar Platform. This is a high-ownership IC role with tech-lead responsibilities — you will lead architectural refactors across core API systems, build out observability and security foundations, manage infrastructure and deployment resources, and raise the bar on developer experience for both external consumers and the internal team. You will mentor other engineers on the team and help shape technical standards and architecture. Key Responsibilities * Architect and implement improvements to the Document Intelligence and Vision APIs for higher throughput, lower latency, and better fault tolerance. * Scale API services to handle growing production traffic reliably and efficiently. * Set up a comprehensive observability stack to monitor API performance, deployments, storage, and the Akshar Platform, with alerting and automated fallbacks. * Manage allocation of infrastructure resources across APIs, model deployments, and cloud environments. * Build a strong foundation for security and reliability across all public-facing services and internal systems. * Improve developer experience for external API consumers (documentation, SDKs, error messages) and internal processes (tooling, local dev setup, onboarding). * Lead architectural refactors and improvements across API design, data layer, async processing, and inference serving strategies. * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to backend engineers on the team. * Define and maintain CI/CD pipelines, AI-assisted code review, and deployment workflows to support safe, frequent production releases. Must-Have Skills * Strong proficiency in Python with deep experience building and optimizing APIs using FastAPI or similar frameworks. * Proven track record of designing and operating low-latency, high-throughput, fault-tolerant backend systems. * Deep understanding of HTTP and WebSocket protocols. * Strong experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB (or similar data stores) in production environments. * Experience with task queues and asynchronous processing using Celery, Taskiq, or equivalent. * Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration at scale. * Hands-on experience with Azure (preferred) or another major cloud platform (AWS, GCP), including resource planning and cost management. * Strong understanding of API authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and security best practices. * Ability to lead architectural refactors, guide other engineers, and take ownership of technical problems. * Master’s in a technical field, or bachelor’s plus 4+ years of experience Good to Have * Experience building and maintaining observability infrastructure (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) from the ground up. * Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and progressive deployment strategies (canary, feature flags). * Intermediate understanding of ML concepts, model deployment workflows, and inference infrastructure. * Prior experience improving developer experience — API documentation, SDK design, internal tooling, or developer onboarding. * 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 Senior Backend Engineer will own and improve Document Intelligence and Vision APIs, as well as the backend infrastructure for the Akshar Platform. Responsibilities include architecting improvements, scaling API services, managing infrastructure, and mentoring other engineers.