Python Backend Developer

Egnyte is seeking a Python Backend Developer to build and maintain AI/Integration services at production scale, supporting high traffic. The role involves developing lightweight frontend layers using React, collaborating with the Egnyte AI team on Agentic Framework/MCPs, and influencing the direction of Egnyte’s Ecosystem. This position offers the chance to work directly with partners and develop communication skills, contributing to a platform that protects and enables collaboration on valuable data for over 22,000 customers worldwide.

Must Have

• Strong hands-on production experience with Python Backend service development
• Experience in REST APIs, Webhooks, server-to-server communication techniques, Auth protocols, Agentic protocols & LLMs
• Basic experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB
• Fundamental knowledge of databases and SQL, preferably MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Experience in debugging multi-threaded applications using Kibana and performance analysis
• Basic understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, ELK stack, APM/Observability
• Strong sense of ownership of a product
• Communicative English skills

Good to Have

• Knowledge in AI Services (A2A, MCP) development
• Fundamental knowledge of JavaScript/Typescript

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Medical insurance and healthcare benefits for you and your family
• Fully paid premiums for life insurance
• Flexible hours and PTO
• Mental wellness platform subscription
• Gym reimbursement

Description

EGNYTE YOUR CAREER. SPARK YOUR PASSION.

Egnyte is a place where we spark opportunities for amazing people. We believe that every role has meaning, and every Egnyter should be respected. With 22,000+ customers worldwide and growing, you can make an impact by protecting their valuable data. When joining Egnyte, you’re not just landing a new career, you become part of a team of Egnyters that are doers, thinkers, and collaborators who embrace and live by our values:

• Invested Relationships
• Fiscal Prudence
• Candid Conversations

ABOUT EGNYTE

Egnyte is the secure multi-cloud platform for content security and governance that enables organizations to better protect and collaborate on their most valuable content. Established in 2008, Egnyte has democratized cloud content security for more than 22,000 organizations, helping customers improve data security, maintain compliance, prevent and detect ransomware threats, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com

Around Egnyte’s core products: Egnyte Connect (Content Collaboration platform), and Egnyte Protect (Data Protection and Threats Analysis), there's a vast Ecosystem of 3rd party applications integrated with Egnyte. Our Ecosystem Team specializes in building integration apps, SDKs and adoption tools, allowing for 3rd party integrations with Egnyte, and also leading development with most crucial partners like Google or Microsoft. Team owns separate infrastructure (Kubernetes in Google Cloud) and has full independence in terms of choosing technologies and tools to use.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Build and maintain mostly Python/Node.js based AI/Integration services in Production scale supporting high traffic.
• Involvement in developing lightweight frontend layers using React or similar technologies
• Working with the Egnyte AI team to develop Agentic Framework/MCPs.
• Collaboration with other backend teams, product teams or UX/UI designers if required
• Be a part of the team which leads direction of Egnyte’s Ecosystem and have a strong influence in final Product integration.
• Have a chance to get in direct contact with our Partners and develop communication skills.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong hands on production experience with Python Backend service development.
• Nice to have knowledge in AI Services (A2A, MCP) development
• & fundamental knowledge of JavaScript/Typescript
• Experience in REST API's, Webhooks, various Server to server communication techniques, Auth protocols, Agentic protocols & LLMs.
• Basic Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB
• Fundamental Knowledge of databases and SQL, preferably MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Experience in debugging multi-threaded applications using Kibana and performance analysis.
• Should have a basic understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, ELK stack, APM/Observability etc
• Strong sense of ownership of a product: we are not only a producer of the code; this is actually our product.
• Communicative English skills

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salaries
• Medical insurance and healthcare benefits for you and your family
• Fully paid premiums for life insurance
• Flexible hours and PTO
• Mental wellness platform subscription
• Gym reimbursement

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:

At Egnyte, we celebrate our differences and thrive on our diversity for our employees, our products, our customers, our investors, and our communities. Egnyters are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work and to appreciate the many differences that collectively make Egnyte a higher-performing company and a great place to be.

Any employees with questions or concerns about equal employment opportunities in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of hr@egnyte.com. Egnyte will not allow any form of retaliation against employees who raise issues of equal employment opportunity. If employees feel they have been subjected to any such retaliation, they should contact hr@egnyte.com. To ensure the workplace is free of artificial barriers, violation of this policy including any improper retaliatory conduct will lead to discipline, up to and including discharge. All employees must cooperate with all investigations conducted pursuant to this policy.