Software Engineer

Company Description

Ocean Friends is developing a cutting-edge platform that combines artificial intelligence and data analytics to deliver a comprehensive approach to pediatric therapies. The organization focuses on leveraging advanced technology to improve therapeutic outcomes and care experiences for children and their families. Team members collaborate across engineering, data, and clinical domains to build reliable, scalable solutions for real-world healthcare environments. Ocean Friends offers opportunities to work on impactful products that integrate innovation with social good.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site Software Engineer role based in Bengaluru. The Software Engineer will design, develop, test, and maintain software components that power the pediatric therapy platform, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and scalability. Day-to-day responsibilities include implementing backend services and APIs, integrating AI and data analytics modules, writing clean and maintainable code, and collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and clinical experts. The role also involves participating in code reviews, improving development processes, troubleshooting production issues, and contributing to architecture decisions and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• B.TECH. in Computer Science from an IIT/Tier-1 institute
• Software Engineer (AI & Business Systems) who is passionate about using AI to make a real-world difference in children's lives. This is not a “backend research” or “ML-only” role—it's a full-spectrum technology + business + product thinking position.You will:Build AI-powered agents, copilots, and automation workflows used daily by therapists and families
• Stay on the cutting edge of the AI ecosystem (agents, RAG, speech models, multimodal, reasoning engines)
• Translate business problems into elegant systems and intelligent tools
• Work deeply with founders, users, and therapy centers to understand what actually moves the needle
• Develop robust, scalable backend services (Python + GCP preferred) that power our core platform
• Business understanding is nearly more important than pure technical skill.Your superpower should be connecting therapy workflows, parent journeys, and business needs to AI capabilities.What You will DoBuild and maintain AI agents for scheduling, claims, parent journaling, therapist documentation, and more
• Evaluate, experiment, and integrate new AI models and tools quickly
• Design systems that combine deterministic rules with LLM reasoning
• Create delightful experiences for therapists, parents, and admin teams
• EngineeringDevelop scalable microservices on GCP (Cloud Run, Firestore, BigQuery, Pub/Sub)
• Write clean, maintainable Python or TypeScript code
• Work with structured/unstructured data, PDFs, audio, and multimodal features
• Build APIs, automation pipelines, and real-time event systems
• Business & Domain UnderstandingWork closely with founders and customers to understand therapy workflows
• Translate customer needs into product features
• Use empathy and curiosity to understand how your work impacts children, parents, and therapists
• Make product decisions that balance business value, ROI, usability, and technical feasibility

Who You Are

• Mission-driven—excited about helping kids and families
• Empathetic and comfortable talking to non-technical users
• Curious about therapy, parent journeys, and clinic operations

Why Ocean Friends

• Work directly with founders—zero bureaucracy
• Best in class compensation including equity
• Modern tech stack and an environment that embraces AI deeply
• Huge ownership over product direction and outcomes
• A profitable, growing company where your work has immediate real-world impact