Senior Software Engineer, Python

We are seeking an experienced Python Engineer to develop and maintain AI-powered recruiting products and services, working closely with AI/ML teams to scale NLP, Machine Learning, and AI agent applications. The role involves designing, implementing, and integrating scalable, high-traffic AI systems within a secure, enterprise infrastructure.

Location: Remote (EU)

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full life-cycle of the product (including ideation, problem discovery, prototyping, design, implementation, and measuring adoption)
• Design and develop services with Python on top of Kubernetes/AWS infrastructure as well as connect to our persistence layer (Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
• Build and document developer-friendly RESTful APIs
• Design and build AI agents that can handle high traffic load and concurrency
• Bring your own product ideas to life

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in back-end development using Python microservices, working with modern RESTful APIs, and designing a persistence layer (e.g. Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
• Strong understanding of distributed software systems; how to design, operate and debug them
• Experience within Data Engineering, data processing pipelines (nice to have)
• Strong understanding of test automation techniques
• Familiarity with Amazon AWS, containerization software (Docker/Kubernetes), and monitoring/analysis tools (Kibana/Grafana/Prometheus)
• Nice to have: experience in building AI agents (design for non-deterministic systems, monitoring AI quality, etc.)
• Very good level of English (both verbal and written), B2/C1 level
• Sharing of SmartRecruiters's values and willingness to make an impact in the HRTech world