Senior Software Engineer- AI Applications

Senior Software Engineer AI Applications

Location: Hyderabad, India

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site

Experience: 4+ Years

Expected CTC:

12-14 LPA

About SAITC

SAITC is an AI software development company based in Saudi Arabia, focused on building production-grade AI solutions for businesses.

We build AI chatbots, RAG applications, AI agents, AI-powered SaaS products, enterprise integrations, and custom AI software.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can take ownership of the backend architecture and software engineering behind these solutions.

Role Overview

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will design and build production software, make architectural decisions, work closely with our Applied AI team, review code, and guide other engineers.

The ideal candidate is a strong backend engineer with practical AI application experience who understands how to turn AI capabilities into reliable, scalable, and production-ready software.

Key Responsibilities

1. Backend Engineering & Architecture

• Design scalable backend architectures for AI applications, SaaS platforms, APIs, and enterprise solutions.
• Build production services primarily using Python and FastAPI.
• Design REST APIs, business logic, databases, integrations, and background processes.
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases and data models.
• Build integrations with third-party APIs, ERP/CRM systems, Odoo, and customer databases.
• Design secure multi-tenant systems with proper customer data isolation.

2. AI Application Engineering

• Work closely with Applied AI Engineers to integrate AI capabilities into production software.
• Build applications using LLM APIs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, AI agents, and AI-powered workflows.
• Integrate providers such as OpenAI, Google Gemini, OCI Generative AI, and open-source models.
• Design APIs and backend workflows around AI services, including streaming, retries, fallbacks, and cost/latency considerations.
• Ensure AI systems are securely integrated with customer and business data.

3. Technical Leadership

• Establish coding and architectural standards across projects.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain high engineering quality.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction.
• Convert business and client requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Participate in technical discussions with founders and clients when required.

4. Security, Testing & Quality

• Implement authentication, authorization, RBAC, tenant isolation, and API security.
• Ensure appropriate unit, integration, and API testing for backend services.
• Work closely with the DevOps/QA Engineer on deployment, monitoring, testing, and production issues.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Python and FastAPI.
• Strong PostgreSQL and database design skills.
• Strong understanding of backend architecture and REST APIs.
• Experience building and deploying production software.
• Practical experience with LLM APIs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, or AI agents.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and application security.
• Experience with Docker and Linux.
• Strong Git/GitHub experience.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming, APIs, queues, and caching.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging ability.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and mentor other engineers.

Good to Have

• Redis / Celery / RabbitMQ / Kafka
• AWS / OCI / GCP / Azure
• Kubernetes / Terraform
• Experience building AI SaaS products
• Experience with enterprise integrations
• Experience working directly with clients

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 612 months, you will help SAITC establish a strong technical foundation where:

• AI applications follow consistent and scalable architectures.
• Backend components can be reused across products and clients.
• AI services integrate cleanly with business applications and data.
• Customer data is securely isolated.
• Engineering standards and code quality improve across the team.
• SAITC can build and deliver new AI solutions faster.

Education

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.