Backend Engineer (Python + AWS) - Conversational Systems

About RightWalk

RightWalk Foundation (RWF)

Our Mission:

Our Vision:

enabling over 10,00,000 children

The Opportunity: Backend Engineer (Python + AWS)

We're building a chatbot product and looking for a Backend Engineer who can take full ownership of backend services, deployments, and infrastructure on AWS. You'll be responsible for building and running FastAPI-based backend systems, managing AWS deployments, setting up simple and reliable CI/CD, and integrating self-hosted open-source modules that form part of our product ecosystem. You'll work directly with the Tech Lead and Product Manager, owning the backend and deployment layer end-to-end from code to production. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in lean product teams and enjoys making systems work in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own deployment, scaling, and reliability of backend systems on AWS.
• Build and maintain FastAPI-based backend services supporting product features.
• Implement and manage simple, effective CI/CD pipelines for fast and safe releases.
• Set up, integrate, and maintain self-hosted open-source components that extend the system (e.g., analytics, customer engagement, or monitoring modules).
• Ensure system security, uptime, and smooth integration between AWS services and internal modules. Collaborate closely with the tech lead and PM to deliver stable, production-ready features quickly.

Who Will Thrive in This Role -

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Proven track record of working on production-ready systems (live customer-facing products).
• Strong command over AWS especially RDS, EC2, and deployment workflows.
• Hands-on experience with FastAPI (or Flask, but with production deployments).
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines. (GitHub Actions, AWS codepipeline etc.)
• Comfort with debugging, optimizing, and securing production systems.
• Solid fundamentals in Python and system design for small-to-mid scale web services.
• (Bonus) Exposure to server monitoring or alerting tools.
• (Bonus) Experience in scaling systems to handle higher load.
• (Bonus) Familiarity with version controlled and structured release processes.

• At RightWalk, thriving also means embodying our core values every day

• Integrity & Ethics:

  Do what's right, always.

• Ownership & Excellence:

  Take full charge, no excuses.

• Resilience & Audacity:

  Be fearless, even when it's hard.

• Empathy & End-User First:

  Listen, understand, and design what matters most.

• Helicopter Mindset:

  Zoom out to think big, zoom in to deliver relentlessly.

Team Structure

• Tech Lead: Architecture, code reviews, and mentorship.
• Product Manager: Feature planning and delivery coordination.
• Your Role: Build + deploy + maintain the system on AWS and contribute actively in backend development