Senior Python Engineer

DeweyLearn; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work arrangement

Collaborative environment

Opportunity to shape the future of education

Job summary

DeweyLearn, an innovative Education Tech startup in New York, is seeking a Senior Python Developer to join their dynamic team. You'll build and maintain backend services and APIs using FastAPI, while also leading technical projects and collaborating with peers.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering with a deep understanding of Python and related technologies. The company offers a flexible remote work arrangement and a collaborative environment driving innovation in education technology.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven software engineering fundamentals and reliability.
• Native/fluent proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production backend services and APIs in Python.
• Implement retrieval workflows and manage technical trade-offs.
• Ensure systems are clean, reliable, and easy to extend.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Docker

Natural Language Processing

Tools

CI/CD

Version control

Job description

We are DeweyLearn, Inc., an Education Tech startup on a mission to revolutionize the education landscape. We’re building something extraordinary and are seeking exceptional engineers to join us on this journey. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of education technology from the ground up.

Tasks

• Build and maintain production backend services and APIs in Python (FastAPI)
• Implement retrieval workflows (RAG, embeddings, vector search)
• Lead and work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to make good technical trade-offs
• Help keep our systems clean, reliable, and easy to extend

Requirements

General:

• You’re a curious technologist at heart. You like understanding how things work, and you enjoy exploring new tools, approaches, and ideas
• You are a fast self-learner and enjoy dialog
• You have proven software engineering fundamentals and can build reliable systems that others can understand, maintain, and extend
• You are a good communicator and can ask the right questions, explain trade-offs in a straightforward way, and collaborate with stakeholders
• You enjoy collaborating with other team members
• You have a proven track record as a senior Python developer, with at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
• You have experience working with ML/AI systems in a production environment.
• You have native/fluent proficiency in English
• Experience in early-stage startups is a plus

Technical:

• Exceptional command of the Python language is a must
• Exceptional command of FastAPI and related topics is a must
• Exceptional command of production API in combination with PostgreSQL DB is a must
• Good command of PostgreSQL DB is a must
• Good command of Docker in dev and deployment use cases
• Understanding of Infra as code is a plus
• Exceptional understanding of engineering basics (version control, CI/CD, environments, debugging)
• Familiarity with retrieval workflows (RAG) and embedding-based search
• Experience with Natural Language Processing is a plus
• Familiarity with at least one front-end framework is a plus

Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement (Europe and the Americas only)
• Collaborative, innovation-focused environment
• Opportunity to shape the future of education

Join us in building the future of education technology. If you're passionate about creating innovative solutions and want to be part of something groundbreaking, we want to hear from you.