Role overview

Senior Backend Software Engineer with AI

Requirements and responsibilities

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Responsibilities:

  • Build and ship backend services as part of our microservice architecture, with AI agents and LLM-powered features as a core part of what you deliver
  • Design and write MCP servers and tool interfaces that let agents reliably interact with our systems and APIs
  • Develop agent harnesses, orchestration layers, and memory modules that give agents the context and state they need to act dependably
  • Make deliberate design decisions about agent behavior
  • Build evaluation frameworks and test harnesses to measure agent reliability, safety, and quality in a high-stakes healthcare context
  • Integrate large language models into production with strong attention to latency, cost, and observability
  • Raise the bar and drive technological innovations to keep us at the cutting edge
  • Apply continuous integration and deployment principles
  • Ensure code quality and maintainability by writing tests, doing code reviews, and refactoring

Requirements

  • Proven track record of backend software development with Java/Kotlin and/or Python, minimum of 5 years
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, agents, or agentic workflows (tool use, function calling, multi-step orchestration)
  • Familiarity with major LLM APIs and frameworks (eg Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar) and an understanding of how to design tooling, MCPs, and memory for agents
  • Experience designing and running evals or test harnesses for non-deterministic systems
  • Experience with Spring Framework and messaging brokers such as RabbitMQ
  • Solid understanding of SQL databases and developing containerized applications
  • Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform is a plus
  • A pragmatic mindset for shipping reliable software - and reliable AI - in a regulated, high-stakes domain
  • English working proficiency

Work Setup:

  • Flat hierarchies and a collaborative working environment.
  • Attractive compensation package.
  • Option for remote work.

Work Setup:

  • Flexible working hours with a high degree of personal responsibility.
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