Senior Python & AWS Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 6, 2026. Persistent Systems scores A on the Alion truth index.
About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor?s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026.
About Position:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Python & AWS Engineer who can independently design, build, deploy, and support production-grade AI and enterprise integration solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python development, AWS cloud services, APIs, data pipelines, infrastructure automation, observability, and DevOps practices. In this role, you will take AI agent configurations and customer system requirements and transform them into scalable, secure, observable, and reliable production deployments. You will work across application development, integrations, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, monitoring, and operational excellence while collaborating with product, engineering, and customer teams.
- Role: Senior Python & AWS Engineer
- Location: Pune
- Experience: 8 to 12 Years
- Job Type: Full-Time Employment
What You'll Do:
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend applications and integration services using Python.
- Build production-ready AI agent deployment solutions integrating with customer applications and enterprise systems.
- Develop and maintain secure REST APIs and integration frameworks.
- Design and implement reliable data flows between internal platforms and external customer environments.
- Create, manage, and optimize cloud-native architectures on AWS.
- Build and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery.
- Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting solutions to ensure platform observability.
- Establish operational dashboards and define metrics to measure business and technical outcomes.
- Design resilient, fault-tolerant, and highly available cloud solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Optimize application, infrastructure, and data pipeline performance.
- Collaborate with customers, architects, and engineering teams to understand integration requirements and deliver solutions.
- Ensure security, compliance, scalability, and reliability standards are maintained across deployments.
- Support production operations and continuous service improvement initiatives.
- Create technical documentation, deployment guides, runbooks, and architecture artifacts.
- Drive engineering best practices, automation, and operational excellence across projects.
Expertise You'll Bring:
- 8-12 years of experience in Software Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Backend Development.
- Strong proficiency in Python development and backend application architecture.
- Extensive experience developing RESTful APIs and enterprise integrations.
- Hands-on experience integrating applications with third-party systems and enterprise platforms.
- Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.
- Experience building and managing scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Experience designing and implementing data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
- Experience with NoSQL and cloud-based database solutions.
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices.
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience with observability tools covering monitoring, metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting.
- Knowledge of application performance tuning and operational optimization.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and GitHub.
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience building secure and resilient cloud solutions.
- Ability to independently own and deliver complex engineering initiatives from design through production support.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and customer-facing skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
Let?s unleash your full potential at Persistent -persistent.com/careers
?Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.?