Senior Application Engineer

EXL Talent Acquisition Team; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python, with Django and FastAPI. You will work on enterprise-grade applications hosted on AWS, integrating with third-party services and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions.

Approximately 10–20% of your time may be spent on frontend development using a modern JavaScript framework, enabling end-to-end feature delivery and a holistic

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems using Python (Django and FastAPI).
• Contribute to enterprise-grade applications running on AWS and integrate with third-party services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Occasionally contribute to frontend development to ship end-to-end features.

Skills

Python

Django

FastAPI

AWS

REST APIs

Frontend basics

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.