Staff Software Engineer - Studio, Catch, Assistant Team (f/m/d)

Overview:

As a Staff Software Engineer at Aleph Alpha, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and optimizing software systems that power our AI-driven products. You will be part of one of our engineering teams, contributing to architectural decisions, writing high-quality code, and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a skilled engineer with a strong technical foundation, a passion for AI technology, and a proven track record of delivering impactful software solutions.

Your Responsibilities:

• Software Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, high-performance software solutions that support AI-driven products.
• Technical Contribution: Work alongside senior engineers and cross-functional teams to drive software architecture, development, and optimization efforts.
• Code Quality & Review: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while conducting peer reviews to uphold high coding standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, AI engineers, and data scientists to translate product requirements into actionable development plans.
• Performance Optimization: Ensure software solutions meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.
• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot technical issues and contribute to the resolution of software-related challenges during development and in production.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in AI and software engineering.
• Projects & Tools: Work on projects such as PhariaStudio, PhariaCatch, and PhariaAssistant. Utilize tools and technologies including Python & Kubernetes.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong experience in software engineering, with expertise in designing and implementing complex systems.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or similar, along with experience in relevant frameworks and libraries.
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable and maintainable software.
• Experience with AI or machine learning applications is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What you can expect from us:

• Be part of an AI revolution!
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
• Mental health support through nilo.health
• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
• Budget for additional technical equipment
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model for better work-life balance
• Virtual Stock Option Plan