Founding Engineer (Backend) job opportunity at Weekday AI.



Date2026-02-14T11:43:15.504Z bot
Weekday AI Founding Engineer (Backend)
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loacation Gurugram, India
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This role is for one of the Weekday's clients Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 3500000 (ie INR 10-35 LPA) Location: Gurgaon JobType: full-time We are building a vertical AI Sales OS platform designed to automate and enhance the sales process end-to-end, delivering human-level sales capability at machine speed through deep workflow integrations across telephony, messaging, CRM systems, scheduling, and reporting. As a Founding Backend Engineer, you will take ownership of the core backend systems that power real-time voice and chat interactions, campaign orchestration, lead management, reporting engines, and mission-critical integrations. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role where you will work closely with the founder on architecture, product direction, and long-term technical strategy, with meaningful ESOP upside and the opportunity to shape the foundation of a fast-scaling AI-driven SaaS platform. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and ship scalable backend services in Python for campaign workflows, lead orchestration, reporting, and integrations Architect and maintain secure, well-structured REST APIs and internal microservices Develop real-time, event-driven systems using queues, webhooks, background workers, and streaming workflows Implement caching strategies using Redis or similar technologies to improve performance and reduce latency Optimize database queries and ensure efficient data modeling and storage strategies Integrate with external APIs including telephony platforms, STT/TTS providers, LLM endpoints, WhatsApp systems, and CRM tools Implement rate limiting, retries, idempotency mechanisms, and observability best practices Own system reliability including monitoring, logging, incident response, and deployment hygiene Collaborate on architecture decisions, roadmap planning, and product strategy Continuously improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of backend infrastructure What Makes You a Great Fit Strong backend engineering experience using Python Hands-on experience with frameworks such as Django or FastAPI Solid understanding of REST API design, authentication mechanisms, and scalable service architecture Experience building real-time systems using event-driven architectures and message queues Practical knowledge of caching concepts (Redis/memcache) and database fundamentals Experience debugging performance bottlenecks and optimizing backend systems Basic understanding of AI/ML integrations including LLM APIs, STT/TTS systems, embeddings, and model output handling Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP Exposure to distributed systems and message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS Comfortable working in ambiguity and taking full end-to-end ownership Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to build scalable, production-grade systems Key Skills Python, Backend Development, Django, FastAPI, REST API Design, WebSocket, Event-Driven Architecture, Redis, Distributed Systems, Artificial Intelligence Integration, LLM APIs, Docker, CI/CD, Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP), Message Brokers, Real-Time Systems

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