Senior Software Engineer

IQGeo UK Limited; Paris; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Meal vouchers

Training budget

Home office budget

Parental Leave

Commuting support

Wellbeing program

Résumé du poste

IQGeo UK Limited is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our AI team in Paris. You will design, build, and evolve backend services and APIs powering real-time computer vision for millions of images annually.

You’ll own the end-to-end lifecycle from architecture to deployment, collaborating with DevOps to ensure scalable, reliable production systems. You’ll contribute to GenAI integrations and help shape the growth of our AI platform across the globe, tackling complex problems in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficient in Python with Django/Flask or similar web frameworks.
• Solid experience with SQL and PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Docker, Linux, and scripting.
• Familiar with CI/CD tools and modern deployment practices.
• Fluent written and spoken French; professional English.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• Own end-to-end backend development lifecycle for scalable AI services.
• Design, build, deploy, test, and maintain APIs and services.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams; ensure production reliability.
• Contribute to GenAI integration and emerging technologies.

Connaissances

Python (Django/Flask)

SQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

Linux

CI/CD

English

French

Git / GitHub

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Outils

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Description du poste

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our AI team in Paris and help build systems that operate at real-world scale.

Our platform processes over 20 million images per year, enabling 30,000+ field technicians to make faster, more accurate decisions through real-time computer vision. This is production AI and it plays a critical role in how our customers build and maintain essential infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll design, build, and evolve the backend services, APIs, and systems that power our AI capabilities. You’ll contribute across the full lifecycle, from architecture to deployment, working closely with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure our solutions are scalable, reliable, and efficient in production.

You’ll have a high level of ownership and the opportunity to shape how our AI platform grows, while contributing to the integration of emerging technologies like GenAI into real-world applications.

About Us

Achieving universal broadband equity and meeting net zero carbon emissions are two of the biggest social and environmental challenges that the IQGeo team is tackling. To achieve this, more than 500 innovative telecommunications and utility companies around the world are “building better networks” using our award-winning geospatial software to deploy the fiber optic and distributed energy networks of the future. We play a vital role in helping utilities plan, design, construct and maintain the complex network assets essential to the success of our businesses and well-being of our communities. As a carbon neutral software company, we invite creative and talented people to join us in our mission to transform communication and utility networks for the long-term sustainability of our shared planet. Learn more about our customer stories.

Our Engineering teams are in Cambridge (UK), Denver (USA), Salt Lake City (USA), Ghent (Belgium), and Paris (France) and are responsible for designing and developing our geospatial products which are available both as cloud services and for on-premises deployment. You will be helping to develop the next generation of innovative geospatial products that support mission-critical operations for our global customer base.

We are convinced that diversity and inclusion are the true engines of innovation. In an industry still finding its way, we embrace difference as a core strength. We are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints,—creating an environment where everyone feels confident bringing their authentic selves to work so we can achieve our best, together.

What You’ll Do

As an integral part of the AI team, you will own the end-to-end development lifecycle - designing, building, deploying, testing and maintaining scalable services capable of 50k+ daily image analyses. You will have the opportunity to make critical technical and architectural choices, and work closely with our DevOps teams.

You will also take part of contributing to R&D topics, including the integration of GenAI technologies into our products, and making critical technical and architectural choices.

Within 1 month, you will:

• Learn everything there is to know about the business and the technology behind it. You will learn how our product works and how it's used by our customers


• Integrate your squad, follow the onboarding process and start working on your first tasks


• Dig into the code of one of thesystems of the platform.


• Start and complete your Onboarding Project, which all new employees do within their first month, and push at least one bug fix/small feature in production

Within 3 months, you will:

• Participate to the brainstorming session for the next cycle in the squad with the product team.


• Be familiar with a first systemand its various components


• Design and complete your first feature squad with success


• Help our solution architects to transition to your newly deployed feature

Within 6 months, you will:

• Monitor and improve deployed solutions: work on speed, stability and accuracy improvements, solve production issues and scaling needs.


• Help design specifications of the next big features of the platform.

Within 1 year, you will:

• Mentor team members

What You’ll Bring

Essential skills & experience:

• Fluent written and spoken French


• Professional written and spoken English


• Great human qualities and a love for teamwork


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills


• Great oral and written communication skills, able to present technical concepts to non technical profiles


• 5+ years of proficiency in development


• 3+ years of professional experience with web frameworks for building server-side applications in Python (Django, Flask or similar)


• Professional experience with SQL and RDBMS technology (PostgreSQL, SQLite, or similar)


• Experience with distributed systems and Docker


• Experience with Linux system and bash scripting


• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Desirable

Ideally, you’ll have some of the following:

• Experience with deep learning and/or computer vision.


• Experience with GenAi-powered tools for development


• Experience working in an agile software engineering environment (SCRUM, SAFe, or similar)


• Experience guiding and mentoring software engineers

Education

Master’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

What’s In it For You

• Salary range depending on profile:60 000 € to 75 000 € per year


• Annual leave: 25 days of paid vacation per year and approximately 0.8 RTT day per month.


• AlanHealth insurance: fully financed for the employee and their children.


• SwileMeal vouchers:€11.96 per working day, with 60% covered by the company.


• IQGeoSHINE program


• Commuting
  
  
  
  • 50% reimbursement of the Navigo pass, or
  
  
  • €700 annual sustainable mobility allowance (e.g., for bicycle purchase or rental)
  
  
  
  


• Training:annual budget for training or conferences


• Home office setup:a €350 budget to purchase additional work furniture for the office or remote work


• Family support
  
  
  
  • Parental Leave:one additional month of paid leave for the second parent
  
  
  • Childcare Assistance: financial support for children under 3 years old.
  
  
  • Sick Child Leave:3 paid days off per year for caring for a sick child.
  
  
  
  


• Wellbeing:WellPass (formerly Gymlib) subscription, granting access to a wide network of sport and fitness studios

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in France. This role does not support those requiring visas or visa transfers.

Diversity & Inclusion

At IQGeo, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to who we are and how we work. Guided by our values, we know that People Matter, and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of nationalities, backgrounds, skills, viewpoints, and abilities.

We create an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves with confidence, knowing they are respected, supported, and empowered to Deliver with Purpose. By embracing different perspectives, we Pioneer the Future together — shaping innovative solutions for our customers and our industry.

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platformsoftware was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software; in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium; in 2025, IQGeo acquired Deepomatic, the leading provider of AI computer vision for telcos and utilities.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.