Senior AI Solutions Engineer (Backend)

About us
Devtech is a global digital innovation company that helps emerging and Fortune 1000 businesses transform, scale, and disrupt through digital and cloud technologies.
As a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading companies such as Google, Nokia, Ingram Micro, Mimecast, Acronis, Telecom Italia, Dogado, Coca-Cola, HBO, and others, we help our clients envision and develop next-generation technology solutions that drive business outcomes.
Founded in 2012, Devtech successfully bootstrapped the business for many years, before securing our first round of institutional funding from Claret Capital for €12M in 2022 to fuel our next stage of growth. We are now a team of more than 250 professionals that span Europe and North America. Our continued growth is a testament to the quality of work our teams produce.
At Devtech, we’re focused on building an environment that enables and encourages autonomy, mastery, and purpose for all team members. As we continue our global growth journey, we are seeking the best and brightest to join our team and help us execute our ambitious plans.
 

What you’ll do
As a Senior Backend Engineer focused on AI, you will design and develop backend systems that support AI-powered functionalities. Working closely with a collaborative team, your primary responsibility will be to build and maintain backend infrastructure that enables high-performance AI solutions.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve AI-powered backend applications.
• Implement backend systems in Java that support cloud-based AI solutions, with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, and agile development activities.
• Contribute to ongoing technical design and architecture discussions.
• Mentor and provide guidance on AI best practices to team members across the organization.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Solution Architects, Software Developers, and DevOps engineers.

What you’ll need

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Java, with proven proficiency in building scalable solutions.
• Solid understanding of AI technologies and architectures, such as Transformer models and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Experience with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus) and Parameter Efficient Fine Tuning (PEFT).
• Familiarity with orchestration frameworks for AI (LangChain, LlamaIndex) is a plus.
• Working knowledge of cloud environments (AWS or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Good understanding of CI/CD processes and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) is a plus.
• Proficiency with Python is desirable, particularly for AI orchestration.
• Excellent command of the English language.

What we offer

• Development program (training & conferences, internal knowledge sharing)
• Outstanding referral bonuses
• Private health insurance and 100% paid sick leave
• 25 days of vacation
• Paternity leave – 15 days for new dads
• Reduced working hours for the first month after returning from maternity leave
• Mental health program
• English language courses
• FitPass.