Genai Software Engineer - Career Coach Agent

Platzi; A distancia; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology education platform in Mexico is looking for a GenAI Software Engineer. You will build an AI-powered career coach, leveraging large language models and developing advanced data processing systems. The role requires expertise in Python, RAG systems, and cloud platforms. You will also develop crawlers to gather real-time job market data and analytics to track the effectiveness of the coaching program. Join a vibrant team dedicated to transforming how students navigate their career paths.

Servicios

100% necessary work tools

Books on Kindle

Extended maternity/paternity leave

Option Pool for company shares

15 days of vacation annually

Online therapy sessions

Team syncs

Annual global team gathering

Formación

• Hands-on experience with RAG systems and conversation memory frameworks.
• Strong foundation in mathematics and statistics for ML.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL along with data warehouses.

Responsabilidades

• Build conversational AI systems using large language models.
• Implement RAG systems integrating course catalog and job market data.
• Develop analytics to track coaching effectiveness and optimize AI performance.

Conocimientos

Python programming

RAG implementation

Mathematics

Data science pipelines

Web scraping

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science

Herramientas

Google Cloud

AWS

SQL

NoSQL databases

Git

Descripción del empleo

About us

Platzi is the largest technology school in the Hispanic world with over 5 million students and 4,000 companies trusting us to deliver effective online education.

Our mission is to make Latin America a technology superpower.

We do it by training companies and individuals in areas such as AI, Cybersecurity, English, Programming and Leadership.

As an industry leader, our presence is highlighted by our massive and fanatic community, extensive press coverage and a daily stream of success stories from students.

We operate mostly remote, with key offices in Bogotá, Medellín and Mexico City.

Summary

We're building a revolutionary AI-powered career coach that will transform how students navigate their professional journey.

This AI agent will provide personalized career guidance, reduce student churn, and drive significant business impact across Latin America.

GenAI Software Engineer

What you’ll do

• Build the conversational AI system using large language models (Claude, GPT-4) that provides personalized career guidance and maintains context across student interactions.
• Implement robust RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems integrating Platzi’s course catalog and external job market data into coherent recommendations.
• Develop advanced memory layers (mem0 or similar) to maintain student conversation history, learning progress, and evolving career goals.
• Create web scraping systems to collect real-time job market data from LinkedIn, Indeed, and local job boards across LATAM markets.
• Build scalable backend APIs and deploy AI services on Google Cloud or AWS with monitoring and reliability best practices.
• Develop ETL pipelines processing student data, course metadata, and market intelligence into actionable insights.
• Implement analytics to track coaching effectiveness, student engagement, and optimize AI model performance through A/B testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field (Physics / Math strongly preferred).
• Hands‑on experience with RAG implementation, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), and conversation memory frameworks (mem0, LangChain).
• Expert‑level Python programming with AI/ML frameworks (transformers, langchain, openai).
• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, linear algebra, and probability essential for ML development.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP / AWS), RESTful APIs, version control (Git), and software engineering best practices.
• Proficiency with SQL/NoSQL databases, data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake), and data science pipelines.
• Experience with web scraping frameworks (Scrapy, BeautifulSoup) and handling anti‑bot measures.
• Full‑stack development experience (React, backend frameworks) is desirable but not required.

How to Apply

Please submit a Cover Letter (this can be a single document) that includes :

• A brief example of the most challenging AI system you’ve designed and deployed.
• Bonus (optional) : A short idea or proposal on how you’d approach building the conversation memory system for our Career Coach AI.

Benefits

• Hardware

  With Platzi’s help, you will have 100% of the necessary work tools such as a laptop, smartphone, desk, ergonomic chair, monitor, and other accessories.

• Books

  We provide you with all the books you need to grow professionally on Kindle, and we give you the Kindle too.

• Maternity / Paternity Leave

  At Platzi, we believe in gender equity and the importance of parents in the upbringing and care of their children. We make this a reality for new mothers and fathers through extended maternity and paternity leave.

• Option Pool

  All members of the Platzi Team have the opportunity to own a part of Platzi and have company shares.

• Vacation

  You have 15 days of vacation per year regardless of the country you are in, starting from the moment you join the team.

• Online Therapy

  We care about your emotional health by covering the first four online therapy sessions with specialized companies.

• Team Syncs

  Although we are in different parts of the world, Platzi teams meet in person during the year to exchange ideas, build, and strengthen bonds.

• Villa Platzi

  Every year, the entire team gathers somewhere in the world for a week to meet face‑to‑face, get to know each other, have interesting discussions, and plan ambitious projects.