Lead Python/Senior Software Engineer

I Base Software; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

I Base Software in Hyderabad, India seeks a Lead Software Engineer/Sr. Software Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with product intuition and end-to-end ownership of features. You will design scalable systems using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL and AWS, while collaborating on frontend with React.

You will leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate productivity and innovation, drive best practices, and ensure reliable, scalable services for multi-tenant environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end feature or product delivery.
• Strong collaboration with Product Managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Delivery: Contribute to architecture, design, development, and launch of key features.
• Build Scalable Systems: APIs and backend systems using Python (FastAPI) and PostgreSQL on AWS.
• B2B Systems Integration: Design and implement integrations using APIs, webhooks, and data pipelines.
• Contribute to Full-Stack Experience: Collaborate with frontend engineers and contribute to UI in React where applicable.
• Product-Centric Engineering: Partner with Product and Design to shape requirements and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• AI-Accelerated Development: Leverage AI tools to improve speed and quality.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to coding standards and drive best practices.
• Operational Excellence: Own reliability, scalability, monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

React/Typescript

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

OpenSearch

Job description

Role & responsibilities

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer/ Sr. Software Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong product intuition. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and business, and enjoys taking end-to-end ownership of building and launching impactful features.

You will contribute to the design and delivery of scalable systems using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS, while also collaborating on (and optionally contributing to) modern front-end experiences using React. Youll leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate productivity and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Delivery: Contribute to the architecture, design, development, and launch of key product features and services.
• Build Scalable Systems: Design and implement high-performance APIs, backend systems using Python (FastAPI), and PostgreSQL deployed on AWS.
• B2B Systems Integration: Design and implement System Integrations using APIs, webhooks, and data pipelines for secure data transfer.
• Contribute to Full-Stack Experience: Collaborate with frontend engineers and contribute to UI development using React where appropriate.
• Product-Centric Engineering: Partner closely with Product and Design to shape requirements and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• AI-Accelerated Development: Leverage AI tools (e.g., coding copilots, LLM workflows) to improve speed, quality, and innovation.
• Technical Leadership: contribute to coding standards, and drive best practices and delivery of high quality software.
• Operational Excellence: Own system reliability, scalability, monitoring, and incident response.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong expertise in:

Python

FastAPI (or similar backend frameworks)

React/Typescript

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS Opensearch

AWS

• Proven experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems
• Proven experience building scalable multi-tenant applications
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end feature or product delivery
• Strong collaboration with Product Managers and stakeholders