Senior Software Engineer

EMB Global; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,900,000; Full time

Job summary

EMB Global is seeking a hands-on engineer to build full-stack features using React/Next.js and Node.js/Python, while designing backend services and APIs. You will model data across relational and analytical systems and develop data pipelines.

The role includes deploying on GCP with Kubernetes and iterating on scalability and cost efficiency, including LLM-based workflows. You will own end-to-end delivery, work across tooling like Airbyte, Airflow, dbt, and Trino, and demonstrate practical AI

Qualifications

• Strong builder with demonstrable production system ownership.
• Experience building and operating production systems.
• Quantified impact on performance, scale, cost, and reliability.
• CRUD-only experience is insufficient.

Responsibilities

• Build full-stack features using React/Next.js and Node.js/Python.
• Design and implement backend services and APIs.
• Model and manage data across relational and analytical systems.
• Develop ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Deploy and operate services in GCP and Kubernetes.
• Improve scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Build and integrate LLM-based workflows including RAG pipelines and AI-assisted layers.

Skills

React/Next.js

Node.js

Python

API design

Data modelling

Cloud-native deployment

Kubernetes

LLM integration

AI workflows

GitHub/Open source

Tools

Airbyte

Airflow

dbt

Trino

Cube.js

Neo4j

GCP

GKE

Job description

• Build full-stack features (React / Next.js + Node.js / Python).


• Design and implement backend services and APIs.


• Model and manage data across relational and analytical systems.


• Develop ingestion and transformation pipelines.


• Deploy and operate services in GCP + Kubernetes.


• Improve scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.


• Build and integrate LLM-based workflows including RAG pipelines, agentic flows, and AI-assisted intelligence layers.


• Debug and enhance production systems.

Responsibilities

• Build full-stack features (React / Next.js + Node.js / Python).


• Design and implement backend services and APIs.


• Model and manage data across relational and analytical systems.


• Develop ingestion and transformation pipelines.


• Deploy and operate services in GCP + Kubernetes.


• Improve scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.


• Build and integrate LLM-based workflows including RAG pipelines, agentic flows, and AI-assisted intelligence layers.


• Debug and enhance production systems.

Requirements

• Strong Builder.


• Experience building and operating production systems.


• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership.


• Quantified impact (performance, scale, cost, reliability).


• CRUD-only experience is insufficient.

Skills And Expertise

• Comfortable across: React / Next.js, Node.js / Python, API design and data modelling.


• Cloud-native deployment (GCP preferred), containers / Kubernetes.


• Strong systems thinking; understands failure modes, scaling limits, and service boundary trade-offs.


• Practical experience building with AI including agentic workflows, LLM integration, and AI-assisted development.


• We work with Airbyte, Airflow, dbt, Trino, Cube.js, Neo4j and GCP (GKE preferred).


• Familiarity is a plus; curiosity and ability to ramp quickly matter more.


• Active Coding Signal (Required).


• Evidence of ongoing building: GitHub, Open source, Personal projects, Technical writing, Deep experimentation.