Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python-Django)

Come join an impactful Engineering team that works closely with our customers and Product to ship code every week. We value ownership, independence, collaboration, communication, and bias towards getting things done with measurable results. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on the back-end development of Django models, serializers, business algorithms, and APIs, but is also able to work on the front-end with some help. The person should be keen to make a difference by writing defensive but performant code, thereby influencing where we go as a company, and how the code is organized to achieve the best results. We use Python, Django, PostgresSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, LangGraph, Gemini, Claude on the back-end, and React on the front-end. We use Claude Code, Cursor heavily and any other AI dev tools.

Company Mission: Build better workplace culture through food

Location: Bangalore, India [Preferrably Bangalore, Hybrid]

Department: Engineering

Experience Level: 5+ years

Education: B. Tech, M. Tech, BE, MCA from Tier I & Tier II institutes

Mandatory Skills: Python, Django, SQL, RESTful API, AI Development tools (Cursor, Claude, WindSurf, Codex, CoPilot, etc.)

Optional Skills: Langgraph, n8n, Agentic AI, RAG development, LLM fine-tuning, Vector database/search

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Architect robust, scalable, and secure back-end systems and APIs primarily using Python (Django).
• Lead the development and delivery of complex, business-critical features, including Agentic AI components, ensuring high performance and quality.
• Drive and enforce software engineering best practices (testing, code review, modularization) across the team to maintain a high bar for code health and maintainability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid and junior engineers, guiding their development and increasing team velocity and competency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Front-end) to define technical specifications and perform system design/architecture reviews.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical debt and advocate for innovative technologies and optimal architectural choices to improve the platform's foundation.

What we offer: 

Not only will you have the opportunity to grow your career with other food-obsessed colleagues who have a shared passion for creating delight for customers, but you will also work alongside a highly collaborative team that values leading with trust and respect, and taking smart risks.

• Time away: 15 days PTO, 12 days sick leave, 10 paid holidays
• Health, Personal Accident, and Life Insurance
• Annual Health Check-up & Wellness Benefit
• Retirement Benefits
• Broadband Reimbursement
• Equity 

To learn more about Zerocater:

• Checkout our Careers Page
• View our Engineering team profile on Work at a startup
• Meet our Engineering & Country Head India: Rahul Sharma
• Watch videos on our Youtube channel

“The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.”

- Michael Pollan

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@zerocater.com.