Senior Backend Engineer

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Role & responsibilities

Design and deploy RESTful APIs using Python (FastAPI/Django) on Azure Functions (serverless) or AKS.
Build a *Language-Aware Dispatcher* to intelligently route translation requests between the Python backend and client-side modules. Develop an ingestion pipeline for PDFs and images using Azure Blob Storage event triggers. Integrate Azure AI Document Intelligence and UiPath Document Understanding to extract text and layout from complex documents, including math-heavy textbooks. Work closely with the AI team to deploy proprietary T5 models and tokenizers as scalable APIs. Develop the Back-translation API to support the editors asynchronous linter workflow.

Manage Azure Cosmos DB for structured data and integrate Vector Databases for RAG-based features.
Ensure CSAP compliance by implementing secure cloud architectures and using Azure Key Vault for secrets and credential management.

Preferred candidate profile

5+ years of experience in Backend Engineering using Python.
Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (Azure Functions, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, Event Grid). Experience building pipelines for File Processing or OCR integration. Knowledge of Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Azure AI Search) and RAG architecture. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).

Preferred Qualification