Founding Software Engineer (Backend)

Clinikally is India's leading digital health destination for Dermatology, Nutrition & Wellness, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and architect new AI products. This is a founding role with extensive cross-functional opportunities.

You will be responsible for building and optimizing a highly scalable real-time voice AI platform that supports speech processing, conversational AI, and automated call handling for customer support and teleconsult systems. The platform utilizes FastAPI and WebSockets in a Kubernetes-based environment with event-driven architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and optimize a real-time voice AI platform using FastAPI, WebSockets, and Kubernetes
• Design scalable voice processing pipelines for speech-to-text and text-to-speech
• Implement high-performance event-driven architectures
• Manage infrastructure scaling and system observability

Technical Requirements:

• 4+ years backend engineering experience (Python)
• Expertise in FastAPI, WebSockets, and event-driven systems
• Strong background in async programming and Python concurrency
• Proficiency with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployments
• Experience with speech processing and conversational AI
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, and scalable solutions

The ideal candidate will have:

• Telephony integration experience
• Background in NLP and AI-driven assistants
• Systems monitoring experience
• Distributed systems knowledge
• Strong ownership and initiative
• Clear communication skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset

Join a fast-growing startup making trusted and science-backed healthcare accessible across India through innovative AI solutions and telemedicine services.