Staff Software Engineer Job at AlphaSense (Bengaluru)

Staff Software Engineer

AlphaSense

Location:
India , Bengaluru

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with deep production experience in Python and hands-on expertise in AI systems — particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), BERT, or similar architectures. You’ll play a key role in building scalable, intelligent systems that power our next-generation AI capabilities. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with product teams, engineers within the team and also cross collaboration and to design and implement robust, high-performance solutions that bring AI research into production.

Job Responsibility:

Design and deliver production-grade systems and scalable AI pipelines, integrating models such as LLMs, BERT, and other architectures into Alphasense product
Develop innovative prompt engineering strategy and systems to maximize reliability and performance on confidential business documents
Solve Engineering challenges that come along with LLM solutions, such as high latency, non-deterministic output, etc.
Drive technical excellence through robust system design, algorithm optimization, and high-performance model deployment
Collaborate cross-functionally with product and business stakeholders to align technical strategies with roadmap goals, ensuring business impact and delivery predictability
Own end-to-end execution — from requirements to release — facilitating technical discussions, unblocking teams, and accurately forecasting deliverables
Ensure quality and reliability by proactively engaging in release planning, maintaining high development standards, and upholding service SLOs/SLIs in production
Apply strong DevOps practices to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production systems, anticipating and resolving risks early
Partner with other Engineers in the team to shape engineering standards, mentor peers across teams, and cultivate a culture of learning, documentation, and shared technical ownership

Requirements:

Expert in building scalable, high-performing, and robust applications in Python
Several years of production-level experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Python-based systems
Hands-on experience (1–2 years) working with AI models such as LLMs, BERT, or similar architectures at a large scale
Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, problem-solving, and object-oriented design
Proficient with Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration platforms
Deep understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases and data modeling principles
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
Experience in owning services end-to-end — building, running, performing iterative improvements and observability
Strong experience in writing RFCs, creating technical documentation, and driving engineering best practices

Nice to have:

Experience with Java
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in relevant technologies
Experience with testing frameworks
Experience with GitOps, ArgoCD

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Job Posted:
January 05, 2026

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