Senior Full Stack AI Engineer (Remote, Contractual) [AS282]

Smart Working; India; Remote; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop and full medical insurance

Mentorship and community support

5-Day AI Training onboarding

No Weekend Work

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Smart Working is seeking a Senior Full Stack AI Engineer to join a small, autonomous team working at the intersection of product engineering and AI-driven solutions. You will own features from idea to production, spanning backend, frontend, architecture, and AI-enabled capabilities.

You’ll prototype AI-enabled solutions, iterate rapidly, and ship within tight timeframes while improving existing Python applications and ensuring scalable, secure data flows.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Python (5+ years) in production environments.
• Proven system design and architecture experience (5+ years).
• Hands-on with AI-assisted development tools (Codex, Claude, or similar).
• Experience integrating APIs, including AI/data-driven services (3+ years).
• Solid frontend with React and modern JavaScript/HTML (3+ years).
• Experience owning features end-to-end (3+ years).
• Strong SDLC knowledge and code quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous requirements into structured solutions and user flows.
• Design scalable, secure system architectures.
• Build end-to-end features across frontend and backend with ownership.
• Prototype AI-enabled solutions and push to production.
• Improve an existing Python app and address backlog and UX gaps.
• Define UX flows and usability improvements (non-visual).
• Integrate with APIs and AI services with robust data flows.
• Apply secure development practices for reliability and maintainability.
• Balance fast delivery with long-term engineering quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders independently in a low-structure environment.

Skills

Python

System design

AI tooling

API integration

Frontend: React

SDLC knowledge

Prototyping

Stakeholder comms

Data modelling

Data pipelines

Tools

Codex

Claude

React DevTools

REST APIs

Job description

About Smart Working

At Smart Working , we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being. Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally. Join one of the highest-rated workplaces on Glassdoor and experience what it means to thrive in a truly remote-first world.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack AI Engineer to join a small, high-impact team working at the intersection of product engineering and AI-driven solutions. This is not a traditional full-stack role. It’s a highly autonomous, product-focused position where you’ll take ownership from idea to production, working across backend, frontend, architecture, and AI-enabled features. You’ll operate in a fast-paced, low-process environment, translating ambiguous stakeholder needs into working solutions while balancing rapid delivery with long-term quality. You’ll work across both improving an existing Python-based application and building new AI-powered solutions, often prototyping and shipping within short timeframes. This role requires strong engineering judgment, a proactive mindset, and the ability to bring structure and best practices into an evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous stakeholder requirements into structured solutions, user flows, and deliverables
• Design system architecture, making decisions around scalability, maintainability, and security
• Build and deliver end-to-end features across frontend and backend with full ownership
• Rapidly prototype AI-enabled solutions and evolve them into production-ready systems
• Improve and scale an existing Python-based application, addressing backlog, performance, and UX gaps
• Define and implement UX flows and usability improvements (not visual design, but user journeys)
• Integrate with APIs, including AI-driven services, and design robust data flows
• Apply secure development practices and ensure systems are reliable and maintainable
• Balance speed of delivery with long-term engineering quality and structure
• Contribute to and elevate engineering practices (architecture, SDLC, testing) through hands-on work
• Collaborate with stakeholders and team members while operating with a high degree of independence

Requirements

• Strong experience with Python (5+ years) in production environments
• Proven experience in system design and architecture (5+ years), including making trade-offs
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Codex, Claude, or similar) in real workflows
• Strong experience integrating APIs, including AI or data-driven services (3+ years)
• Solid frontend experience with React and modern JavaScript/HTML (3+ years or equivalent frameworks)
• Experience owning features or products end-to-end, from concept to delivery (3+ years)
• Strong understanding of SDLC, engineering best practices, and code quality standards
• Experience working in ambiguous environments and shaping requirements independently
• Proven ability to prototype quickly and deliver at pace (2+ years)
• Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions (5+ years)
• Good understanding of UX flows and usability principles (2+ years)
• Experience working with databases and data modelling (3+ years)
• Understanding of secure development practices (3+ years)
• Experience handling data pipelines or ETL processes (2+ years)
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in a low-structure environment

Nice to Have

• Experience working in small, high-autonomy teams without dedicated QA or BA support
• Exposure to building AI-powered products or LLM-based workflows in production
• Experience improving engineering maturity (architecture, testing, SDLC) within teams
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping tools and experimentation environments
• Strong product mindset with the ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints

Benefits

• Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)
• No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words
• Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided
• Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared
• True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued
• 5-Day AI Training: Hands-on AI Academy onboarding to get you building with AI from day one

At Smart Working , you’ll never be just another remote hire. Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear your story.