Senior Python & AWS Engineer

About Persistent

We are an AI-led platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate whats next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptors mindset commitment to client success and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation leadership and inclusion. We reported $1654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27500global team members located in 18 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as theFastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in theEverest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK MatrixAssessment 2026andSoftware Product Engineering PEAK MatrixAssessment 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python & AWS Engineer who can independently design build deploy and support production-grade AI and enterprise integration solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python development AWS cloud services APIs data pipelines infrastructure automation observability and DevOps this role you will take AI agent configurations and customer system requirements and transform them into scalable secure observable and reliable production deployments. You will work across application development integrations cloud infrastructure deployment automation monitoring and operational excellence while collaborating with product engineering and customer teams.

• Role: Senior Python & AWS Engineer
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 8 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What Youll Do:

• Design develop and deploy scalable backend applications and integration services using Python.
• Build production-ready AI agent deployment solutions integrating with customer applications and enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain secure REST APIs and integration frameworks.
• Design and implement reliable data flows between internal platforms and external customer environments.
• Create manage and optimize cloud-native architectures on AWS.
• Build and maintain data ingestion transformation and processing pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Implement monitoring logging tracing and alerting solutions to ensure platform observability.
• Establish operational dashboards and define metrics to measure business and technical outcomes.
• Design resilient fault-tolerant and highly available cloud solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Optimize application infrastructure and data pipeline performance.
• Collaborate with customers architects and engineering teams to understand integration requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure security compliance scalability and reliability standards are maintained across deployments.
• Support production operations and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Create technical documentation deployment guides runbooks and architecture artifacts.
• Drive engineering best practices automation and operational excellence across projects.

Expertise Youll Bring:

• 8-12 years of experience in Software Engineering Cloud Engineering Platform Engineering or Backend Development.
• Strong proficiency in Python development and backend application architecture.
• Extensive experience developing RESTful APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Hands-on experience integrating applications with third-party systems and enterprise platforms.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.
• Experience building and managing scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Experience with NoSQL and cloud-based database solutions.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience with observability tools covering monitoring metrics logging tracing and alerting.
• Knowledge of application performance tuning and operational optimization.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and GitHub.
• Strong troubleshooting debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience building secure and resilient cloud solutions.
• Ability to independently own and deliver complex engineering initiatives from design through production support.
• Strong communication stakeholder management and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties flexible work hours and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life personal accident and Mediclaim hospitalization for self spouse two children and parents

Values-Driven People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals including those with disabilities and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent- is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.