Backend Python Developer

Vakeel AI Solution Private Limited; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Vakeel AI Solution Private Limited is seeking a skilled backend engineer to build and maintain REST APIs for the core product. The role focuses on clean service layers, relational databases, and secure object storage integration in a Python-based stack.

You will implement caching, search integrations, and background processing, while collaborating with teams to ensure robust authentication, authorization, and scalable deployments.

Qualifications

• Strong Python with production experience in a modern web framework (FastAPI, Flask, or similar).
• Solid understanding of relational databases and ORMs.
• Experience with object storage (S3-compatible) and secure access patterns.
• API design, authentication/authorization, and input validation.
• Comfortable working with containerized deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain REST APIs for core product features.
• Design clean service/repository layers with thin routes and business logic in services.
• Work with relational databases for structured data, ownership, quotas, and subscriptions.
• Integrate object storage for secure file handling with proper access controls.
• Implement and maintain search and retrieval integrations.
• Handle background and scheduled processing jobs.
• Use caching layers to improve performance and manage sessions.
• Integrate third-party services (payments, real-time communication, etc.) as needed.
• Write validated, type-hinted, production-grade Python with proper error handling and structured logging.

Skills

Python

FastAPI/Flask

Relational databases

ORMs

Object storage

API design

Authentication/authorization

Containerized deployments

Vector/search infrastructure

Caching layers

Task schedulers

Integrating third-party APIs

Regulated-domain backend experience

Job description

About VakeelAI: VakeelAI is an Indian legal-tech platform building AI-powered tools for lawyers, spanning legal research, search, drafting, and case management. Our backend powers document processing, search, AI research, and case management at scale.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain REST APIs for core product features
• Design clean service/repository layers - thin routes, business logic in services
• Work with relational databases for structured data, ownership, quotas, and subscriptions
• Integrate object storage for secure file handling with proper access controls
• Implement and maintain search and retrieval integrations
• Handle background and scheduled processing jobs
• Use caching layers to improve performance and manage sessions
• Integrate third-party services (payments, real-time communication, etc.) as needed
• Write validated, type-hinted, production-grade Python with proper error handling and structured logging

Must-Have Skills

• Strong Python, with production experience in a modern web framework (FastAPI, Flask, or similar)
• Solid understanding of relational databases and ORMs
• Experience with object storage (S3-compatible) and secure access patterns
• API design, authentication/authorization, and input validation
• Comfortable working with containerized deployments

Good to Have

• Experience with vector/search infrastructure
• Exposure to caching layers and task schedulers
• Experience integrating third-party APIs (payments, messaging, etc.)
• Legal, fintech, or other regulated-domain backend experience

Why Join: Own core backend systems for a fast-growing legal-tech product handling real documents, real money, and real compliance requirements.