Senior Software Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026.
Job Description :
Position : Senior Software Engineer
Location : Bangalore
Experience : 8+ Years
About the Role : We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong hands-on Python development experience and exposure to AI, LLMs, and Agentic AI.
This role is primarily focused on software development (70%), with 30% focused on AI/LLM-based solutions.
The ideal candidate should have experience building production-grade applications, working with different architectures, cloud and DevOps environments, APIs, databases, and solving complex technical problems independently.
Responsibilities :
Software Development - 70% :
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable production applications and backend services using Python.
- Build APIs, microservices, integrations, and data-driven applications.
- Work with databases, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.
- Contribute to system architecture and technical decisions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Work with CI/CD, Docker, monitoring, logging, and DevOps practices.
- Take end-to-end ownership of projects and technical initiatives.
- Participate in code reviews and technical/design discussions.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
AI / GenAI - 30% :
- Build and integrate LLM-powered applications and AI workflows.
- Develop RAG-based solutions using embeddings and vector databases.
- Build and integrate Agentic AI solutions and AI orchestration workflows.
- Integrate LLMs with APIs, databases, and enterprise applications.
- Work on prompt engineering, context management, AI evaluation, and guardrails.
- Improve AI application reliability, performance, and scalability.
Qualifications :
Programming & Software Engineering :
- 8+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python.
- Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, clean code, testing, debugging, and software engineering best practices.
- Strong backend development experience.
- Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and backend services.
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, and DevOps practices.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and system design.
- Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems.
AI / GenAI :
- Hands-on experience with AI and LLM-based applications.
- Good understanding of RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
- Experience with Agentic AI / AI orchestration frameworks.
- Experience integrating LLMs with APIs, databases, and enterprise applications.
Good to Have :
- Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol).
- Multi-agent systems.
- LLMOps / MLOps.
- AI observability and evaluation tools.
- Data pipelines, ETL/ELT, or Data Lakes.
- Life Sciences / Pharma / Healthcare domain experience.
- Open-source contributions.
What We Offer :
- Opportunity to work on frontier AI problems with real-world scientific impact.
- High ownership and the opportunity to shape core product capabilities.
- Competitive compensation and employee benefits.
- Flexible working environment.
- A culture that values speed, depth, and technical excellence.
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and innovation.
- A team of builders operating at the intersection of AI, engineering, and science.
Skills
Python, Generative AI, LLM, Agentic AI, RAG, Microservices Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, OOPS, Design Patterns, NoSQL, AWS