Senior Lead Python AI Engineer

Ommify Technologies; New Delhi; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ommify Technologies in Delhi seeks a Senior Lead Python AI Engineer / Engineering Manager to build the technology function from the ground up. You will shape architecture, lead an engineering team, and own delivery of web and mobile products.

You will drive cloud-native backend development with Python, AWS, and AI-driven tooling, mentor engineers, implement CI/CD, and collaborate with product, design, and business teams to bring scalable solutions to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8-12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven leadership in building and scaling engineering teams.
• Expert in Python and OOP.
• Experience with AWS Cloud and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a 10+ engineering team.
• Own end-to-end product delivery from concept to production.
• Architect scalable backend systems using Python.
• Drive CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product, design, sales, and business teams.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

System architecture

Cloud technologies

Product engineering

Leadership

AWS Cloud

REST APIs

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

DevOps

PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/Redis

Team management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Lead Python AI Engineer / Engineering Manager to lead our technology function from the ground up. The ideal candidate must have hands-on expertise in Python, AI, system architecture, cloud technologies, and product engineering, along with proven experience in building and leading engineering teams.

This role requires a strong technical leader who can drive the complete product lifecyclefrom requirement gathering, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and infrastructure setup to successful launch and post-production support for web and mobile applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team of 10+ developers, QA engineers, and DevOps professionals.
• Drive the entire technology department from scratch and establish engineering processes, coding standards, documentation, and best practices.
• Own complete product delivery from concept to Website & Mobile App Live (Production) Phase.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems using Python.
• Lead architecture decisions for enterprise-grade applications.
• Develop secure, production-ready, and maintainable code while conducting code reviews and mentoring developers.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted software development tools while ensuring secure coding, testing, and code quality standards.
• Establish Agile, Sprint Planning, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, release management, and production monitoring.
• Collaborate closely with Product, UI/UX, Sales, and Business teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Manage cloud infrastructure, application security, API integrations, databases, and deployment pipelines.
• Ensure application scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and disaster recovery planning.
• Identify technical risks and proactively resolve engineering challenges.
• Lead vendor evaluations, technology selection, and engineering strategy.
• Drive automation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence across the organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in Python and Object-Oriented Programming.
• Experience in designing scalable microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud and cloud-native application development.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks, LLM integrations, and AI-driven application development.
• Hands-on experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with system architecture, application security, and performance optimization.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Leadership Requirements

The candidate must have successfully built and managed a technology team of at least 10 engineers and demonstrated the ability to:

• Build engineering teams from scratch.
• Hire, mentor, and manage developers across multiple technologies.
• Deliver complete software products from ideation to production.
• Successfully launch and maintain Web Applications and Mobile Applications in production.
• Establish engineering governance, coding standards, and development processes.
• Drive technical roadmap, sprint planning, and release management.