Senior Backend Software Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland (Hybrid)
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Join our awesome team!
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About the job
Calvin Risk is a Swiss-based start-up helping companies create and manage trustworthy AI that is aligned with humanity. Founded in 2022 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, the company is building the most advanced platform for assessing risks associated with AI in commercial use and managing them throughout the entire product lifecycle. The Calvin platform creates a much-needed framework for transparency, governance and standardization for enterprises to manage their AI portfolios, while ensuring that AI remains safe and compliant with the highest ethical standards and impending regulatory requirements.
This is an opportunity to join a start-up at its early stages as a Senior Backend Software Engineer , where your work will directly impact the development and success of a platform that is at the forefront of AI governance and risk management. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the backend architecture, developing core features and improving code quality. As part of a small, dynamic team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to high-level decisions, work with cutting-edge technologies, and grow alongside the company as we scale.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable APIs to support the Calvin platform and its integrations with internal and external services.
- Build and maintain data pipelines and backend services to handle data efficiently, ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Work to improve backend code quality and best practices across the team, contributing to a more maintainable and scalable codebase.
- Work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools like Docker and Kubernetes to support deployment processes and make small adjustments when necessary.
- Contribute to the maintenance and monitoring of backend systems to ensure uptime and performance.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in backend software development, particularly in API development and data processing, using Python and frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices in software engineering.
- Proficient in using DevOps tools and processes, including CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes, with the ability to make minor adjustments and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
- Commitment to Code Quality: Experience in code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration to maintain high-quality code standards.
We follow the REEEEF principle as our guideline to success: respect, efficiency, entrepreneurship, excellence, empathy, fun. We cherish character traits such as result orientation, a sense of responsibility, integrity, and passion. This is an a**hole-free zone and it shall remain that way. Apart from this, no matter who you are or where you are from, you are highly welcome at Calvin Risk!
