Software Engineer

Company Description
Ocean Friends is developing a cutting-edge platform that combines artificial intelligence and data analytics to deliver a comprehensive approach to pediatric therapies. The organization focuses on leveraging advanced technology to improve therapeutic outcomes and care experiences for children and their families. Team members collaborate across engineering, data, and clinical domains to build reliable, scalable solutions for real-world healthcare environments. Ocean Friends offers opportunities to work on impactful products that integrate innovation with social good.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site Software Engineer role based in Bengaluru. The Software Engineer will design, develop, test, and maintain software components that power the pediatric therapy platform, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and scalability. Day-to-day responsibilities include implementing backend services and APIs, integrating AI and data analytics modules, writing clean and maintainable code, and collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and clinical experts. The role also involves participating in code reviews, improving development processes, troubleshooting production issues, and contributing to architecture decisions and technical documentation.
Qualifications
B.TECH. in Computer Science from IIT/IIIT/Tier-1 institute
Software Engineer (AI & Business Systems) who is passionate about using AI to make a real-world difference in children's lives. This is not a “backend research” or “ML-only” role—it's a full-spectrum technology + business + product thinking position.You will:Build AI-powered agents, copilots, and automation workflows used daily by therapists and families
Stay on the cutting edge of the AI ecosystem (agents, RAG, speech models, multimodal, reasoning engines)
Translate business problems into elegant systems and intelligent tools
Work deeply with founders, users, and therapy centers to understand what actually moves the needle
Develop robust, scalable backend services (Python + GCP preferred) that power our core platform
Business understanding is nearly more important than pure technical skill.Your superpower should be connecting therapy workflows, parent journeys, and business needs to AI capabilities.What You will DoBuild and maintain AI agents for scheduling, claims, parent journaling, therapist documentation, and more
Evaluate, experiment, and integrate new AI models and tools quickly
Design systems that combine deterministic rules with LLM reasoning
Create delightful experiences for therapists, parents, and admin teams
EngineeringDevelop scalable microservices on GCP (Cloud Run, Firestore, BigQuery, Pub/Sub)
Write clean, maintainable Python or TypeScript code
Work with structured/unstructured data, PDFs, audio, and multimodal features
Build APIs, automation pipelines, and real-time event systems
Business & Domain UnderstandingWork closely with founders and customers to understand therapy workflows
Translate customer needs into product features
Use empathy and curiosity to understand how your work impacts children, parents, and therapists
Make product decisions that balance business value, ROI, usability, and technical feasibility
Who You Are
Mission-driven—excited about helping kids and families
Empathetic and comfortable talking to non-technical users
Curious about therapy, parent journeys, and clinic operations
Why Ocean Friends
Work directly with founders—zero bureaucracy
Best in class compensation including equity
Modern tech stack and an environment that embraces AI deeply
Huge ownership over product direction and outcomes
A profitable, growing company where your work has immediate real-world impact

Work arrangement
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