
Senior Technical Lead
About the role
Job Summary
offshoreAI Backend Engineer with** 5+ years of backend development experience** and strong exposure to** AI-enabled systems**. The ideal candidate will combine solid Python FastAPI backend expertise with hands-on experience in AI/LLM integration,document intelligence, and Azure AI Search–based retrieval systems. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and production-grade AI-powered APIs using modern cloud-native and event-driven architectures and Devops deployment.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Engineer backend services that integrate LLMs and AI workflows
, including: -Prompt engineering and prompt versioning strategies
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Chunking strategies for unstructured data (documents, PDFs, text)
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Index design and retrieval optimization for AI search use cases
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Support data labelling and curation workflows for AI model input and evaluation
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Build intelligent document-processing pipelines using Azure Document Intelligence
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Implement semantic and hybrid search using Azure AI Search
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Experience , develop, and maintain scalable backend APIs using Python and FastAPI
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Build RESTful and event-driven microservices following clean architecture and best practices
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Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, RBAC)
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Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
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Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, especially:
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Azure AI Search
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Azure Document Intelligence
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Azure Service Bus
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Azure Storage
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Experience with Kong API Gateway,Postman, and SQL databases
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Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and API security
Skill Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Engineer backend services that integrate LLMs and AI workflows
, including: -Prompt engineering and prompt versioning strategies
-
Chunking strategies for unstructured data (documents, PDFs, text)
-
Index design and retrieval optimization for AI search use cases
-
Support data labelling and curation workflows for AI model input and evaluation
-
Build intelligent document-processing pipelines using Azure Document Intelligence
-
Implement semantic and hybrid search using Azure AI Search
-
Experience , develop, and maintain scalable backend APIs using Python and FastAPI
-
Build RESTful and event-driven microservices following clean architecture and best practices
-
Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, RBAC)
-
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
-
Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, especially:
-
Azure AI Search
-
Azure Document Intelligence
-
Azure Service Bus
-
Azure Storage
-
Experience with Kong API Gateway,Postman, and SQL databases
-
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and API security
Other Requirements
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Required skills
Technical leadership
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