Back-end Engineer Integration and AI (PHP/Python)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Feature development on the server back-end, such as new authentication or storage mechanisms and audio/video chat
• ▹Integration of AI services and models (Python / APIs / microservices), e.g. LLMs, speech-to-text and image processing
• ▹Database design
• ▹Systems design
• ▹Quality assurance
• ▹Project-based development, working on one project for a defined timeframe

Requirements

• ▹Technical experience with PHP and a bit of HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• ▹Experience with Python for AI/ML integrations
• ▹Experience with one or more frontend frameworks such as Vue.js, React, Angular, Svelte
• ▹Familiarity with AI/LLM frameworks (e.g. Hugging Face, LangChain)
• ▹Familiarity with REST APIs and REST-based AI services
• ▹Understanding of containerization (Docker) and model deployment workflows
• ▹Experience with speech, vision or NLP integrations (e.g. Whisper, OCR, embeddings)
• ▹Knowledge of open source technology

Nice to have

• ▹Open source experience, familiarity with git and GitHub
• ▹Experience with Nextcloud AI features or similar platforms

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹A distributed, open team with a passion for working within the open source community
• ▹A product that pushes the boundaries of technology, with a global user and contributor community
• ▹A competitive salary
• ▹Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance
• ▹Time for personal growth and education