Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Experience: 4 - 8 Years Exp

Salary : Competitive

Preferred Notice Period: Within 30 Days

Opportunity Type: On-site (Bengaluru)

Placement Type: Permanent

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' Clients)

Must have skills required :

Python, Generative AI, LLMs

Lucio (One of Uplers' Clients) is Looking for:

Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about their work, eager to learn and grow, and who is committed to delivering exceptional results. If you are a team player, with a positive attitude and a desire to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.

Role Overview Description

About Lucio:

We're an AI product company that wants to transform the legal industry using generative AI. We're a rapidly growing team with a truly innovative product that is already being used at many top law firms in the country.

We're building a team of talented developers who are passionate about building products that solve real-world problems. At Lucio, you'll work on powerful AI-driven productswhether its fine-tuning large language models (LLMs), creating robust data processing pipelines, or scaling distributed services.

We're looking for a Backend Engineer who:

• Has solid experience with Python (Celery, Flask, Gevent, Tesseract, PyTorch).
• Has built performant and scalable backend systems.
• Is comfortable working on distributed applications and asynchronous task queues.
• Has exposure to OCR tools, document processing, or integrating LLMs.
• Has worked (or is eager to work) on generative AI products.
• Has basic familiarity with & JavaScript (preferred, not mandatory).
• Understands fundamentals of Generative AI or Machine Learning.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
• Collaborate with AI researchers and product teams to integrate ML/LLM models.
• Work closely with frontend developers, DevOps, QA engineers, product managers, and the design team to deliver cohesive, high-quality features.
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with proper documentation.
• Solve real-world challenges in processing and managing legal documents.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement.

Who You Are:

• You have 4+ years of experience building backend systems.
• You've worked on independent projects or in fast-paced product teams.
• You're passionate about clean architecture, scalability, and AI-driven innovation.
• You thrive in a startup environment and take ownership of your work.
• A CS degree is not a must—skillset and mindset matter more.

To apply: Submit this technical puzzle

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Unlimited leaves (including sick leaves, period leaves, and more).
• Inclusive, diverse, and innovation-first work culture.
• A high-autonomy, zero-politics environment that values growth and ownership.

Selection Process:

• Tech Puzzle (you'll love this if you've done CTF/HackTheBox)
• Intro Call (HR)
• Technical Deep-Dive (w/ Backend Lead)
• Optional Coding Round (w/ Head of Engineering)
• Culture Fit Interview (Founder)

How to apply for this opportunity:

Easy 3-Step Process:

1. Click On Apply And Register or log in on our portal

1. Upload updated Resume & Complete the Screening Form

2. Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview

About Uplers:

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So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you