Senior Application Engineer

Ex; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python (Django and FastAPI). You will occasionally contribute to frontend work (10-20%) with a modern JavaScript framework, and deploy enterprise-grade apps on AWS, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

This role offers opportunities to work across the stack, delivering end-to-end features and improving system performance in a dynamic, innovation‑driven

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python (Django and FastAPI).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Occasionally contribute to frontend development (10–20%) using a modern JavaScript framework.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend systems in Python (Django, FastAPI).
• Integrate with third‑party services and deploy on AWS.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ship end‑to‑end features.

Skills

Python

Django

FastAPI

AWS

JavaScript

Tools

AWS

Job description

EXL Digital is looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. At EXL, we believe there is always a better way. We look deeper, we find it, and we make it happen. We've built a culture founded on core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

In this role, you will primarily design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python (Django and FastAPI), while contributing approximately 10-20% of your time to frontend development using a modern JavaScript framework. You'll work on enterprise-grade applications running on AWS, integrate with third-party services, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. This is an ideal opportunity for a backend specialist who enjoys occasionally crossing into the UI layer to ship complete, end-to-end features.