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Location

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Required Skills

PythonAI

About the Role

🧠 Senior Backend Engineer (AI/ML – Python, PyTorch)

Experience: 10. Years

Location: Hyderabad (In-office preferred)

Company: Nova

🌌 About Nova

Nova is building a communication intelligence platform that transforms how people interact—starting with workplaces and expanding into human relationships.

Our core focus:


  • • Workspace Communication IntelligenceDetecting escalation across email, Slack, and internal tools

  • • Real-time warning systems for tone, conflict, and misalignment

  • • Helping teams communicate with clarity, empathy, and efficiency

  • • AI-Powered Behavioral SystemsTone detection, intent classification, and emotional pattern recognition

  • • Red flag detection (manipulation, aggression, escalation)

  • • Real-time NLP pipelines for human communication

    • We are also building an emotionally intelligent dating app as a live behavioral testbed, enabling us to train and refine our AI systems on real-world interactions at scale.

    ⚡ Role Overview

    We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong AI/ML experience who can architect, build, and scale Nova’s intelligence systems from the ground up.

    This is a foundational role.

    You will be responsible for:


  • • Designing the backend architecture

  • • Building AI-driven systems that operate in real-time

  • • Translating human communication into structured intelligence

    • 🧠 What You’ll Work On


  • • Designing and building:

  • • Scalable backend systems (Python-based)

  • • Real-time communication pipelines

  • • Event-driven architectures

  • • Developing AI/ML systems:

  • • NLP models for tone, intent, escalation detection

  • • Behavioral pattern detection systems

  • • Red flag detection engines (manipulation, abuse, etc.)

  • • Working with:

  • • PyTorch / deep learning frameworks

  • • Transformer-based models (fine-tuning, inference pipelines)

  • • Large-scale data processing

  • • Building:

  • • APIs for real-time AI feedback (chat/email/Slack integrations)

  • • Low-latency inference systems

  • • Data pipelines for training and continuous learning

    • 🎯 What We’re Looking For


  • • 10. years of backend engineering experience

  • • Strong expertise in:

  • • Python (must)

  • • System design . distributed systems

  • • API architecture

  • • Hands-on experience with:

  • • PyTorch (preferred) or TensorFlow

  • • NLP systems / LLM integrations

  • • Model deployment . inference optimization

  • • Experience building:

  • • Scalable production systems

  • • High-throughput, low-latency architectures

  • • Data pipelines and ML workflows

    • Bonus:


  • • Experience with real-time systems

  • • Prior work in communication tools / SaaS

  • • Experience in behavioral AI / safety systems

    • 🔥 What Makes You a Fit


  • • You’ve built systems at scale—but still want to build from scratch

  • • You think in systems, not just services

  • • You care about real-world impact, not just models

  • • You can balance:

  • • Speed vs scalability

  • • Research vs execution

  • • You are comfortable:

  • • Taking ownership of architecture

  • • Making key technical decisions

  • • Working closely with founders

    • ⏳ Commitment . Expectations


  • • We are a fast-moving startup

  • • Expected commitment: .60 hours per week

  • • High ownership, high accountability

    • This is not a maintenance role.

    This is a build-the-core-engine role.

    💰 Compensation . ESOP


  • • Competitive senior-level compensation

  • • Significant ESOP allocation

  • • We are an early-stage startup, about to close funding

    • This role comes with the opportunity to be a core technical pillar in a potential billion-dollar AI company.

    🌿 Culture at Nova


  • • Direct, no-politics communication

  • • Fast decision-making

  • • Deep respect for builders

  • • Emotionally intelligent, execution-focused team

    • We value:


  • • Clarity

  • • Ownership

  • • Speed

  • • Depth

    • 💡 Why Join Nova


  • • Build AI systems that understand human communication

  • • Work on real-world behavioral intelligence problems

  • • Define architecture from day zero

  • • Be part of a category-defining product (Communication Intelligence)

    • 🚨 Important

    Only apply if you:


  • • Understand early-stage startup dynamics

  • • Are ready to take end-to-end ownership

  • • Want to build something from 0 → 1 at scale

    • If you’re looking for stability, this isn’t it.

    If you’re looking to build something meaningful and massive—this is it.

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