Senior Backend Engineer

Freiburg , Germany

•Full-time

3 years of experience• On site

Tech

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Job description

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Initial Scope

Design and implement production-grade model serving APIs
Build comprehensive monitoring, analytics, and observability systems
Develop secure, GDPR-compliant infrastructure
Create robust deployment and load balancing systems
Implement usage tracking and quota management
Design scalable data storage solutions

Growth Opportunities

As our team expands, you'll have the flexibility to:

Specialize in areas that match your interests and strengths (e.g., ML infrastructure, security, distributed systems)
Build and lead a team of engineers
Define technical strategy and architecture for new product initiatives

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity package
As one of the first hires, development opportunity to become a future leader of one of the top European seed stage companies
Work with state-of-the-art ML architecture
High-impact technical decisions
Professional development opportunities
Insurance and other benefits like transportation & sports

We're at the forefront of bringing foundation model breakthroughs to tabular data, with the potential to transform how organizations worldwide make decisions. If you're excited about creating robust, scalable systems that will power the next generation of AI applications, we'd love to hear from you.

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Preferred experiences

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3+ years of experience in backend engineering or related field
Strong Python expertise
Experience building production-grade APIs with FastAPI
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)
Understanding of security best practices
Experience with monitoring and observability
Knowledge of distributed systems
Familiarity with ML deployment and infrastructure

What sets you apart

Experience building ML infrastructure or collaborating with ML research teams
Contributions to open source projects in related fields
Track record of optimizing high-performance distributed systems
Experience with data privacy and security in regulated environments
Passion for solving complex technical challenges in novel ways
Interest in foundation models and their applications

Prior Labs

While foundation models have transformed text and images, tabular data has remained largely untouched. We're tackling this opportunity to revolutionize how we approach scientific discovery, medical research, financial modeling, and business intelligence