Caplena · 1 month ago
Senior Backend/AI Engineer (EMEA Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expCaplena is an award-winning Swiss tech start-up that provides an AI tool to extract insights from feedback. They are seeking a Senior Backend/AI Engineer to develop new features, improve application performance, and infuse AI into their software, collaborating closely with the backend team and founders.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine LearningMarket ResearchText Analytics
Responsibilities
Develop new features (e.g. integrations with other apps, new internal & public API endpoints)
Enable our application to discover interesting trends and statistics in our data
Infuse AI into every part of our app (it's already in a lot of places ofc)
Improve our agent and chatbot
Improve performance of endpoints (we're dealing with 1M row queries 🏋🏾)
Fix bugs 🪲. Which of course never happens
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, related field or equivalent practical experience
At least 2 years of professional experience in building backend systems with Python and solid knowledge of SQL Databases
First experience building applications that leverage GenAI
Solid foundations in Data Science and statistics
Strong analytical skills and knowledge of datastructure and algorithms
You are familiar with web APIs (mostly REST)
Performance issues are challenges you indulge in, not something you dread
Track record of getting features shipped for customer-facing applications
Solid written communication in English; German not required but a plus
Located in an EU country or Switzerland
Fast learner, with a resourceful and independent mindset
Upbeat team player
Preferred
You have knowledge of Django and / or Django Ninja
Some experience with Kubernetes
Cloud Devops exposure (we're on GCP)
Experience with Clickhouse is a plus
Benefits
Exciting, growing product 🔥
Modern & scalable tech-stack (GCP; Gemini; Kubernetes; Django; Postgres; Clickhouse; OpenAI; Redis; Vue; Vuex; eCharts)
Solid tooling (CI/CD; issue monitoring; session replay etc.)
Quick & inclusive decision-making; (AI engine, API, Frontend, DevOps)
Driven & down-to-earth team
Office near Zurich HB (easy to access by public transport, and we have great coffee!)
Team events
Choice of OS: macOS or Linux
Full-time; flexible working hours; remote or office depending on location
25 days PTO/year
Competitive compensation & equity
Company
Caplena
Caplena is an AI feedback analysis platform that combines open-ended text with quantitative variables.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$5.73MKey Investors
InvereadyVenture Kick
2024-07-10Seed· $3.25M
2022-03-29Seed· $2.47M
2020-12-01Seed
Leadership Team
Maurice Gonzenbach
Co-Founder and co-CEO
Pascal de Buren
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
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