Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer
Chennai, India

Are you passionate about building intelligent, AI-driven systems that transform how businesses work?
Do you want to be part of something transformative, right here in Chennai?
Vendasta is assembling a world-class AI team, and we're looking for a Senior Software Developer to help build the backbone of an AI-first future.

About the Job:

You'll work with cutting-edge technologies like Google Cloud, Langchain, MCP, and TypeScript, alongside various AI model vendors, to shape a platform that empowers small and medium businesses (SMBs) with AI employees, digital workers that deliver real impact. And it's not just for our customers, AI is deeply integrated into our internal developer workflows, with tools like Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and Claude Code enhancing how we plan, build, and deploy software. Our teams follow a Scrum Agile methodology and are supported by a robust Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) group to ensure dependable, scalable operations.

At Vendasta, our Research & Development department fosters a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and developer growth. With a dynamic team of over 100 developers, we're committed to building impactful solutions that help SMBs succeed in the digital economy. In this role, you'll serve as a visible steward of engineering culture, providing technical leadership, encouraging innovation, and enabling team success through clarity, collaboration, and proactive planning. You'll also be instrumental in driving the responsible integration of AI into our systems, helping codify and reuse knowledge, and reducing manual overhead through automation.

Your Impact:
As a Senior Software Developer you'll

• Provide technical leadership and direction to your team; act as the go-to resource for system design, scalability, and code quality.
• Champion AI-aligned work—proactively identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, and responsible AI use.
• Develop and maintain scalable, maintainable, and testable software using Vendasta's technology stack.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate strategic goals into actionable and executable backlogs, including AI-enhanced solutions.
• Participate in team sprint planning, offering technical insights and ensuring clear, feasible delivery of work.
• Mentor and coach team members on traditional and AI-enhanced programming practices.
• Document long-term technical vision for services owned by the team, ensuring continuity, clarity, and scalability.
• Lead incident response readiness by ensuring team confidence and capability in emergency scenarios.
• Advocate for strong engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, RFC creation, and safe experimentation.
• Contribute to Vendasta's broader engineering culture—through mentorship, tech blogs, internal working groups, and shared repositories.
• Drive AI literacy by embedding tools, building reusable prompt libraries, and leading AI-forward discussions and demos.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8+ years of software development experience, preferably within SaaS or technology environments.
• Proven track record of leading technical teams and delivering complex software solutions.
• Deep knowledge of software design patterns, scalable architecture, and cloud-native systems.
• Ability to drive AI adoption through hands-on implementation of AI-enhanced workflows, frameworks, or APIs.
• Strong communication skills to effectively engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for mentoring and growing technical talent within a team.
• Demonstrated experience working with the Scrum framework and modern development methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
• Technologies We Use:
  
• Cloud Native Computing using Google Cloud Platform
  
• BigQuery, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Data Studio, Cloud IAM, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Datastore, Google Maps Platform, Stackdriver, etc.… We have been invited to join the Early Access Program on quite a few GCP technologies.
  
• GoLang, Typescript, Python, JavaScript, HTML, Angular, GRPC, Kubernetes
• Elasticsearch, MySQL, PostgreSQL AI prompt libraries,
• AI-enhanced dev tools, internal AI use cases and frameworks

About Vendasta:

We're on a mission to build the most trusted AI-powered platform for small businesses and the partners who support them. At Vendasta, you'll be part of something ambitious: helping bring AI transformation to local businesses at scale. As a team member, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive health benefits, flex time, and annual work-from-anywhere options
• Equity opportunities and a chance to directly shape our AI future
• A vibrant workplace culture that embraces experimentation, thought leadership, and continuous learning
• A place where building AI isn't just a buzzword, it's the core of everything we do

Perks:

Join the Vendasta team, where your well-being and growth come first. Step into a workplace that blends competitive health benefits with true flexibility, including flex time and an annual work-from-anywhere policy. Take ownership of your future with our Employee Options Program, and enjoy the little things, like daily snacks, a vibrant cafeteria, and catered Friday lunches at our offices. Invest in your growth through education reimbursement, in-house learning opportunities, and a suite of leadership development programs. We're driven by our values; Drive, Innovation, Respect, and Agility, and it shows in everything we do. Give back through community initiatives and volunteer opportunities, and build more than just a career, build a life you love. At Vendasta, you'll find the support, the challenge, and the culture to thrive. Discover your potential. Make an impact. Grow with us.

Discover your potential. Build something that matters.

Help us lead the AI revolution from right here in Chennai.