Senior Developer

Location: Remote (India)Compensation: ₹50L–₹80L per annum (depending on relevant experience)Company: (FileSpin.io) – AI-powered Digital Media Management PlatformAbout UsFileSpin.io is a fast-growing B2B SaaS platform providing AI-powered Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Media Processing. We help enterprises scale their content operations with features like background removal, face recognition, video/image transformations, CDN delivery, and workflow automation.We're looking for a hands-on Senior Developer / Technical Lead who can take technical ownership, lead execution, and grow into our Chief Technology Officer over the next 12–24 months.This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to take on and shape a product that is scaling globally.We can’t match the salaries offered by large corporations but we offer something far more valuable — ownership and influence. At FileSpin.io, you’ll have the freedom to shape our technology, make real decisions, and see your work directly impact the direction of the company.Role OverviewYou’ll start as a Technical Lead, hands-on with backend architecture, APIs, and performance optimisation — and gradually take ownership of:- Technology roadmap & architecture- Infrastructure & scaling decisions- Team growth and mentoring- R&D direction for AI/ML features- Process improvement and automationThis is a rare opportunity for an ambitious engineer who wants to evolve into a CTO role within a fast-growing SaaS company.As our Technical Lead, you will:- Take technical ownership of our core SaaS platform (Python, MySQL, Celery, OpenSearch, Redis, React frontend).- Train and Deploy ML models at scale- Make architectural and design decisions that impact scalability, performance, and reliability.- Lead and mentor a small team of developers; instill best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.- Drive DevOps & infrastructure choices (AWS, Docker, GPU servers for ML inference, Github.).- Partner with the founder (current acting CTO) and step into leadership of technical roadmap planning and R&D.- Collaborate with product, sales, and customers to deliver features that create clear business value.- Champion security, compliance, and reliability across the platform.Our Tech Stack- Backend: Python, FastAPI, Celery, REST APIs- Data & Search: MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis/Valkey- Frontend/Design: React, Next.js, Tailwind, Framer Motion, Figma- Infrastructure: Docker Swarm, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, n8n- ML/AI: NVIDIA GPUs, Triton inference server, custom models- Workflows: Celery distributed tasksTechnical Requirements- 8+ years experience in software engineering with a track record of shipping SaaS products.- Strong expertise in Python, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.- Deep experience in databases, caching, queues, and search at scale.- Comfort with AWS services, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.- Experience with machine learning pipelines, GPU inference- Experience with Image/Video processing at scale is a plusLeadership & Soft Skills- Clear communicator and a strong sense of ownership- Able to work with Startup Hustle — thrives in a fast-moving environment that values delivery speed, ambiguity, teamwork, and multi-hat ownership.- Experience (or interest) in mentoring and technical decision-making- Eager to learn business context and drive outcomes, not just code- Ambition to grow into a CTO role within 12–18 monthsWhat Success Looks Like- Within 3 months: Owns key modules, delivers high-quality code, and improves system performance- Within 6–9 months: Independently leads product/feature releases- Within 12–18 months: Oversees all technical decisions, engineering operations, oversee enterprise customer infrastructureWhy Join Us- Impact & Ownership: Directly influence the technical direction of a growing SaaS platform.- Growth Path: Opportunity to step into the CTO role as we scale.- Cutting-edge tech: Work with AI/ML, distributed systems, and media processing at scale.- Global customers: Our clients include enterprises in events, e-commerce, media, and more.- Flexible work: Remote-first culture, outcome-driven, not time-clock driven.- Compensation: Competitive salary + performance bonus- Culture of learning, trust, and technical excellence