13 hours ago
Barcelona, SpainSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and build AI agents and their supporting harnesses using Python.
- Build reusable agent capabilities, tools, and integrations connecting AI systems with codebases, engineering systems, internal tools, and organizational knowledge.
- Develop agentic workflows for Engineering, Product, Design, and Data teams across the software development lifecycle.
- Prototype, validate, measure, and scale new AI automation approaches.
- Design context management, orchestration, verification, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms for reliable automation.
- Measure agent usage and value through data and feedback, and continuously improve the systems.
- Identify appropriate uses of AI while preserving essential human judgment.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, product, and data teams to understand workflows, drive adoption, and identify automation opportunities.
Requirements
- Approximately 8 years of experience designing and building complex backend software systems.
- Strong production software engineering experience with Python.
- Hands-on experience building AI agents, agentic workflows, or platforms that enable others to use AI-powered capabilities.
- Strong understanding of context management, tool use, orchestration, and evaluation or verification for agentic AI systems.
- Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, MCPs, internal tools, codebases, and other engineering systems.
- Experience turning experiments or proofs of concept into robust, scalable solutions.
- Ability to work with ambiguity, iterate quickly, and use data and feedback to evaluate results.
- Good understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture for reliable AI-powered systems.
- Strong product thinking and ability to connect technical solutions to measurable outcomes.
- Strong communication skills and minimum C1 English proficiency.
Benefits
- Open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse culture.
- Monthly allowance for Preply lessons, a Learning & Development budget, and time off for self-development.
- Competitive financial package including equity, leave allowance, and health insurance.
- Attractive relocation package for joining the Preply Barcelona Hub if located elsewhere.
- Access to free mental health support platforms.
- Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain.
- Opportunity to support learners and tutors through language learning in 175 countries.
- The role is based in the Barcelona Hub, with relocation support available for candidates outside Barcelona.
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About Preply
Preply builds an online marketplace that connects learners with human tutors for live language lessons, supported by AI tools. Consumers book 1:1 sessions and ongoing courses, while organizations use Preply Business for corporate language training; revenue comes from commissions and subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and privately held, Preply operates globally with 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages.