AI Python Platform Engineer

Decskill; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking an AI Python Platform Engineer to join our Conversational AI Platform team. You will design, build and maintain AI-driven services, data pipelines and APIs in an Agile environment.

You will collaborate with Tech Leads, Product Owners and DevOps to onboard new countries and use cases, implement best practices, monitor performance and address security concerns.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with API management tools (Apigee).
• Data engineering background and Airflow workflows.
• Elasticsearch for data preparation and search capabilities.
• Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Argo CD).
• Familiarity with Agile software development and security best practices.
• Knowledge of Data, AI, DevSecOps, AIOps, and Private Cloud tech trends.
• Shell scripting and automation experience.
• Professional English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Conversational AI solutions as part of CAP.
• Support run and change activities for the platform.
• Collaborate with Tech Leads, POs, BAs in an Agile environment.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning.
• Develop and maintain APIs and AI-driven solutions.
• Build data pipelines using Airflow and prepare data with Elasticsearch.

Skills

Python

5+ years experience

Data engineering

Agile methodologies

English proficiency

Security best practices

DevOps mindset

DevSecOps awareness

AIOps awareness

Private Cloud concepts

Shell scripting

Tools

Python

APIs Management (Apigee)

Airflow

Elasticsearch

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people!

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for an AI Python Platform Engineer!

Responsabilities

• Develop and maintain Conversational AI solutions as part of the Conversational AI Platform (CAP).
• Support both run and change activities related to the platform.
• Work closely with Tech Leads, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Develop and maintain APIs and AI-driven solutions.
• Build and maintain data pipelines using Airflow.
• Prepare and manage data using Elasticsearch.
• Onboard new countries and use cases onto the Conversational AI Platform.
• Provide technical support, create environments, and monitor existing conversational bots.
• Develop playbooks and best practices to accelerate onboarding and deployment of new use cases.
• Monitor applications and resolve incidents to ensure platform stability and performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps, MLOps, AIOps, Data, QA, and Security teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Integrate new AI tools and technologies into the platform.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Identify, prioritize, and help reduce technical debt.
• Monitor and remediate application, dependency, and security vulnerabilities.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with API Management (e.g., Apigee).
• Experience with data engineering and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Experience with Elasticsearch for data preparation and search capabilities.
• Knowledge of the data lifecycle and continuous improvement based on user feedback.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Argo CD.
• Experience working with Agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledge of security best practices.
• Understanding of Data, AI, DevSecOps, AIOps, and Private Cloud technologies and industry trends.
• Experience with Shell scripting and automation. Nice to Have
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications. Nice to Have
• Experience working with Conversational AI, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and AI platforms. Nice to Have
• Professional proficiency in English.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

What you can expect from us?

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally.
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

Your next challenge might start here.

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.