Lead Software Engineer - Python

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Pune, Mahārāshtra, IND
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Software • Business Intelligence
The Role
The Lead Software Engineer will drive technical excellence by building and deploying scalable applications, focusing on backend systems using Python, and contributing to frontend and cloud infrastructure development. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and end-to-end system ownership is expected.
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About Onit
We're redefining the future of legal operations through the power of AI. Our cutting-edge platform streamlines enterprise legal management, matter management, spend management and contract lifecycle processes, transforming manual workflows into intelligent, automated solutions.

We’re a team of innovators using AI at the core to help legal departments become faster, smarter, and more strategic. As we continue to grow and expand the capabilities of our new AI-centric platform, we’re looking for bold thinkers and builders who are excited to shape the next chapter of legal tech.
If you're energized by meaningful work, love solving complex problems, and want to help modernize how legal teams operate, we’d love to meet you.

About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer to drive technical excellence, build scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. You will contribute to both frontend and backend engineering using modern technologies and AWS cloud services.

What You’ll Do

  • Build the design and development of backend services using Python, Django, and Flask.
  • Build intuitive and responsive UIs with React, jQuery, HTML, CSS.
  • Architect and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS EKS (Kubernetes).
  • Work with Postgres and AWS Aurora for data modeling, optimization, and high availability.
  • Implement secure systems using AWS KMS, and integrate AWS services like S3, ECS, SQS.
  • Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features.
  • Own end-to-end delivery, from system design to deployment and monitoring.
  • Backend
  • Python
  • Django, Flask
  • Superset
  • REST APIs
  • Frontend
  • React
  • jQuery
  • HTML5, CSS3
  • Cloud & Infrastructure
  • AWS EKS (Kubernetes)
  • AWS ECS, SQS
  • AWS KMS (Encryption)
  • Docker & CI/CD pipelines
  • Data & Storage
  • Postgres
  • AWS Aurora
  • AWS S3
  • Postgres-based search indexing

What We’re Looking For

  • 8+ years strong expertise in Python (Django/Flask) and modern web application development.
  • Solid frontend development skills using React and core web technologies.
  • Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native systems on AWS.
  • Deep understanding of SQL, relational databases, and data performance strategies.
  • Strong leadership, mentorship, and communication skills.
  • Ability to break down complex problems into scalable engineering solutions.

Bonus Skills

  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm).
  • Strong background in distributed systems or performance engineering.
  • Experience improving observability, reliability (SLOs), and system resilience.
  • Familiarity with Superset or advanced BI tooling.
  • Security or encryption domain expertise.

Benefits & Perks That Support You:
Onit offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the whole employee at work and beyond:
Health Coverage: Employee and immediate family members.
Time Away: Flexible paid time off and 10 company paid holidays annually.
Family Support: Exceptional paid leave for birth parents, non-birth parents, and caregivers.  Onit also offers surrogacy and adoption reimbursement.
Income Protection: 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Additional Coverage Options: Voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, critical illness, accident.
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Flexi, NPS.
Community Engagement: One paid volunteer day each year to give back to the community.

Our Commitment to Applicants
We know that not everyone will check every box in a job description. At Onit, we value diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly who we’re looking for.

Onit Values 
Customer First - Customer success is our success. We deliver value, listen, and act on customer needs. 
Purposeful Innovation - Innovation fuels our growth. We harness creativity to solve problems and lead with the intentions and expertise. 
Win as One - Teamwork is how we win. We are accountable, act with integrity, and communicate openly. 
Intentional Growth - Our people are the difference. We create an environment with compelling work, impactful contributions, and career growth. 

Skills Required

  • 8+ years experience in Python, Django, and modern web application development
  • Strong frontend development skills in React
  • Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native systems on AWS
  • Deep understanding of SQL and relational databases
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
302 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Onit is a global leader of enterprise software and artificial intelligence platforms and products for legal, compliance, sales, IT, HR and finance departments. Our software transforms best practices into smarter workflows, better processes and operational efficiencies. With a focus on enterprise legal management, matter management, legal spend management, contract lifecycle management and legal holds, we operate worldwide and help global companies and billion-dollar legal departments bridge the gap between systems of record and systems of engagement. Onit is the only company in our space with two platforms: Our leading no-code business process automation platform, Apptitude, and our business intelligence platform, Precedent. Apptitude allows customers to create, modify and deploy new software products and custom workflows. Onit’s legal AI platform, Precedent, enables our software products to read, write, and reason like a lawyer. Combined, the two platforms enable customers to digitally transform legal operations by automating processes, reducing costs and maximizing productivity with industry-leading cloud-based software.

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