Nearform

Senior Software Engineer - Python & AI

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15 days ago
USA (city not specified)Senior

Base Salary

$150k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build applications using Python.
  • Support component design, development, maintenance, and technical quality standards.
  • Define and improve practices for source code management, building, and deployment.
  • Design and implement data storage solutions.
  • Optimize application performance for speed and scalability.
  • Gather feedback from users and clients and build solutions based on their needs.
  • Analyze client requirements and support Technical Leaders with project execution and delivery.
  • Collaborate with client teams and distributed engineering teams.
  • Apply testing, code review, pull request, automation, and deployment practices.

Requirements

  • Significant senior-level engineering experience, typically at least 8 years of commercial experience.
  • Deep knowledge of Python and modern AI frameworks.
  • Experience with AI-native development practices and tools, AI and agentic workflows, and emerging LLM technologies.
  • Experience delivering practical, real-world software solutions in an agile environment.
  • Deep understanding of version control tools such as Git.
  • Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing and related tools.
  • Practical experience with databases and cloud environments.
  • Infrastructure experience with Kubernetes or similar platforms.
  • Experience with automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
  • Experience building software collaboratively through pull requests and code reviews.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills and professional proficiency in English.
  • Preferred: AI application development and agentic frameworks or platforms such as LangGraph and Agentspace.
  • Preferred: hands-on Golang experience.
  • Preferred: frontend experience with React.

Benefits

  • Full-time, permanent opportunity for candidates based in the United States who are authorized to work without sponsorship.
  • Remote and flexible working culture.
  • Travel to U.S. client sites is required, with travel expenses covered by the company.
  • Annual company bonus tied to company performance.
  • Flexible annual leave, public holidays, sick leave, and marriage leave.
  • Remote working allowance of up to €1250 every two years, plus essential equipment.
  • Training and development allowance subject to manager approval.
  • Additional private healthcare.
  • 401k plan with matching up to 4%, no minimum entry requirements, and immediate vesting of employer contributions.
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About Nearform

501-1,000 employees

Nearform is a privately held IT services firm headquartered in Waterford, Ireland, founded in 2011. It designs and builds custom software and AI-enabled solutions for large enterprises, spanning strategy, product design, data engineering, DevOps, and platform modernization. Its business is consulting and delivery services, with an open-source engineering focus, and clients have included Walmart and Starbucks.

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