Staff Software Engineer (Python)

Sia Partners is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to support the design and delivery of next-generation AI and Generative AI platforms within Sia’s AI Factory in Mumbai.

You will work closely with product, data science, and platform teams to build scalable, production-grade systems where LLMs, agentic workflows, and machine learning models integrate seamlessly with cloud-native backend services.

• Define and own architecture for backend systems (primarily Python) that integrate AI/ML into production services
• Deploy, optimize, and scale ML models in collaboration with Data Science and Data Engineering
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Helm; support deployments on GCP/AWS
• Lead containerization and orchestration best practices (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ensure data integrity and performance across SQL and NoSQL systems (Postgres, MongoDB, etc.)
• Establish and maintain monitoring, observability, logging, and alerting
• Ship backend microservices and platform tooling including APIs, auth, and data pipelines
• Act as a technical contact on client-facing projects and guide delivery

• Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or Physics
• 8+ years engineering experience building backend systems with demonstrable ownership
• Strong Python, Java, or JavaScript expertise and experience building microservices
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Practical experience with Terraform, Helm, and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)
• Familiarity with deploying and operating ML models in production
• Solid knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and performance tuning
• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Loki)