AI SERVICES - Senior Python Engineer for Agentic AI /KE/

Which challenges are expecting you:
• You will be responsible for improving our backends for LLM-backed agent applications such as our Chatbots in Python as well as maintaining our Agentic AI platform.
• You will foster our customer experience by stabilizing and improving the existing solution (better visualization, automated validations, enable function calling and agent actions.)
• You will be responsible for identification and implementing upcoming, new business requirements
• Drive the cooperation with the business including your active contribution in customer workshops, meetings, and calls so the ability to explain technical points to business colleagues is a crucial part of this job, as is a consultant’s mindset
• Participate in team brainstorming sessions, code reviews, and pair programming sessions
• You will have the chance to identify possible use cases for automation and data science, innovative ideas are welcome

We work in a HYBRID STYLE of working with the possibility of working from home , but twice a week we meet in the office in Košice or Bratislava for meetings.

Your skills:
• At least 5 years profound experience in building and operating production-grade software using Python programming language, preferably including the use of frameworks like FastAPI, pydantic, Temporal and similar
• Furthermore, knowledge in LLM frameworks such as LangChain, LLamaIndex and the client APIs of Azure and OpenAI completes your profile. Ideally, you have already built a production-ready solution involving those APIs.
• Practical experience in working with relational database systems like Postgres, in-memory databases like Redis and as well as document-based databases like Elasticsearch & MongoDB is more than welcome
• You can provide references for RESTful APIs and web service applications you have built and operated on a production level
• Cloud DevOps Skills: Familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), and deployment to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) to ensure scalability and production-readiness.
• You are flexible and comfortable with changing work patterns and demands and you prefer working agile (e.g. following methodologies like XP, Scrum, Lean)
• Collaboration with our customers is key, so you master the challenge to explain complex architectures and technologies in a language easy to understand and you know how to demonstrate solution approaches and results
• Actively mentoring more junior personell and sharing your knowledge on software development lifecycle and best practices with them
• fluent written and spoken English.

Nice to have:
• German language skills
• Prompt Engineering: Understanding how to optimize prompts for LLM models
• Familarity with MLOps or AI Workflow Orchestration Tools such as MLflow or Dagster
• Domain-Specific Experience in Telco or Finance industries

• Annual Bonus (Variable Pay): In accordance with the employer’s compensation policy, employees are eligible for an annual bonus of up to 5% (expert positions).*
• Meal Allowance: Meal contribution of EUR 7.50 per working day, of which EUR 6.50 is paid by the employer, provided in advance via a Ticket Restaurant card or as a financial allowance. 
• Cafeteria Benefits: Monthly contribution of EUR 25 to the Cafeteria benefits system or a MultiSport card.* 
• Company Mobile Phone: Company mobile phone for both business and personal use, including unlimited calls, SMS/MMS, and 15 GB of EU roaming data at 4G speed. After the data allowance is consumed, the speed is reduced to 128 kbps. 
• Flexible Working Hours: Employees can organize their working day according to their preferences, while respecting the core working hours from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. 
• My Days: Entitlement to one or more paid leave days without the need to provide a medical certificate. The number of days is determined by the line manager. Additional paid leave is provided to parents of first-grade schoolchildren on their child’s first school day.* 
• Employee Referral Bonus: Reward of up to EUR 1,700 for the successful referral of a candidate hired on a permanent employment contract. 
• Telekom Product Discounts: Discounts of up to 50% on Telekom products, including internet, fixed-line, and mobile services. 
• Partner Discounts: Discounts with dozens of partners in the areas of health, sports, fashion, culture, travel, housing, and education.* 
• Supplementary Pension Contribution: Employer contribution to the employee’s selected supplementary pension scheme in the amount of 1.5% of gross salary.* 
• Learning & Development: Career development and training opportunities focused on both soft and hard skills. Employees receive a EUR 180 contribution towards language courses on each employment anniversary with DTSE Slovakia. 
• Corporate Events: Summer and Christmas parties, St. Nicholas Day events, Health Days, blood donation campaigns, team-building activities, and more. 
• Mojra.sk Psychological Counselling: Access to psychological counselling services through Cafeteria benefit points.* 
• Benefits for Future Parents: Employees receive a EUR 100 contribution upon the birth of a child. Fathers receive one additional week of paid leave on top of the statutory two-week paternity leave. Employees going on parental leave may retain their company mobile phone for up to one year. 
• Relocation Bonus: Employees relocating from another country to Slovakia based on an employment contract with DTSE Slovakia are eligible for a EUR 1,500 relocation allowance, paid during the first three months of employment (EUR 500 per month).
  
  * Available after successful completion of the probation period as defined in the employment contract.