Python Engineer (AI)

At Studocu, you’ll work with like-minded Data Scientists and AI Engineers to build a great experience. We want Studocu AI to be the leading platform for students, powered by intelligent AI.

Job description

About this Role:

We're seeking a proactive, pragmatic, energetic, hands-on, system-thinking, and strong communicator to join our team as an Agentic Backend Engineer (Python). You will be obsessed with delivering intelligent, intuitive, and impactful features that will delight students at scale. You’ll form part of a team working on our new Learning Experience: Studocu AI.

Job requirements

What you bring:

• Proven experience as a (Senior) Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Python and agentic applications.
• A track record of successfully launching and iterating on data-driven products that have delivered measurable user value and business impact.
• Deep understanding of agent architecture, including production agentic application experience (LangGraph / Langchain is a plus), multi-agent orchestration, and advanced state management.
• Expertise in AI/ML integration, including document processing, prompt engineering & management, evaluation & monitoring, and vector database operations.
• Strong API & deployment knowledge, including experience with high-performance async APIs (FastAPI).
• A system-oriented mindset with a bias for action and experimentation in a fast-paced environment.
• A genuine interest in student life, learning, and what resonates with a Gen Z audience.

Nice to have: Experience with tools like LangGraph / Langchain, FastAPI, Langfuse / Langsmith, Milvus, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS services, vector database management, and conversational AI.

Perks

Financial

• Equity scheme in the form of SAR
• Gifts
• Pension scheme
• Referral rewards

Leave-related

• 24 days of paid leave per year
• Option to buy unpaid leave
• Special occasions paid leave (e.g. moving day)

Learning & development

• Annual hackathons
• In-house Dutch lessons
• In-house L&D workshops
• Personal L&D budget of €2,500 per year

Well-being & mobility

• Annual company trip
• Sports subscription with OneFit
• Travel card (NS business) if you live outside of A10 ring road

Office, working remotely & flexibility

• Hybrid work set up between home and office
• Lots of company events and team building activities
• Lunch in our office prepared by our Chef Valentijn
• One floor with a garden and the other with a canal view!
• Open bar = Friday Drinks!
• Option to work up to 4 weeks per calendar year from abroad
• Pet-friendly office (with a no-pets zone)
• Snacks are on us
• Work From Home setup budget of €800 via Workwize

* these perks are based on full-time employment (40hrs/week) and may be adjusted based on your FTE%

Where are we

We are located in a beautiful city centre of Amsterdam. Modern-day commerce mixes with Amsterdam’s atmospheric old town in our cosy location that previously served as Woltjer Gymnasium.

Address Keizersgracht 424 Amsterdam, 1016 GC

Do you share our passion, drive and vision? Then we’d love to meet you!