Senior Backend Engineer (NLU)

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Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in backend software development
• Experience with writing well-tested and high-quality code 
• Experience with Python & Typescript - additional experience with Golang is a plus
• Experience with message brokers e.g. with RabbitMQ or others
• Experience with Machine Learning Theory e.g. SVMs, Neural Networks and LLMs
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) - essential text processing algorithms such as tokenization, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition is a plus
• Experience with Natural Language Understanding (NLU) such as extracting meaning and intent detection is a plus
• Experience with Kubernetes and ideally familiar with writing Helm charts - additional experience with deployment of NLP Models e.g. with NVIDIA Triton Inference Server is a plus
• Familiar with multiple databases such as MongoDB and Redis 
• Familiar with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana 
• Open to various programming languages and willing to learn continuously
• Passionate about sharing best approaches

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver software solutions that meet customer needs quickly and efficiently – you know how to apply the 80/20 rule.
• Create high-quality, well-structured, and maintainable code.
• Keep our codebase tested and secure.
• Profile and benchmark our codebase to identify bottlenecks – you are interested in running regular benchmarks.
• Ensure operational excellence through monitoring, logging, and end-to-end testing – you have a you-build-it-you-run-it mentality.
• Provide guidance to other developers and act as a mentor for juniors.
• Solve complex problems with strong attention to detail.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
• Make informed decisions on software solutions.
• Gather technical requirements and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Approve and deploy code changes with confidence.
• Assess and troubleshoot software issues efficiently.
• Create and maintain software development best practices.