Lead Software Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Engineer with 3-6 years of hands-on experience building and shipping production backend and AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain backend services in Node.js with TypeScript
• Build data processing and automation components in Python
• Design and document REST APIs, including versioning, authentication and error handling
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests
• Work with relational databases: schema design, query optimisation, migrations
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions and release planning
• Debug and resolve issues in production environments
• Design and develop AI algorithms for natural language processing, including text classification, sentiment analysis, and entity recognition.
• Conduct research on neural networks and deep learning techniques to improve pattern recognition capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems.
• Develop expertise in TensorFlow framework for building scalable machine learning models.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in artificial intelligence.

Required skills

• 3-6 years of experience in AI research or development using Python programming language.
• Strong understanding of AI algorithms, particularly in natural language processing (NLP) domain.
• Proficiency in developing complex neural network architectures using TensorFlow or similar frameworks.
• Strong command of TypeScript and Node.js in a production setting
• Working proficiency in Python
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, event loops and concurrency
• Experience with PostgreSQL or a comparable relational database
• Proficiency with Git and standard branching workflows
• Understanding of software design principles, data structures and algorithms

Good to have

• NestJS or Express.js, FastAPI or Django
• Docker and container-based deployment
• CI/CD pipelines
• Message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) and caching (Redis)
• Experience working in an on-premise or air-gapped deployment environment