Preply

Senior Platform Software Engineer - R&D Automation

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8 hours ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and build AI agents and their supporting harnesses using Python.
  • Build reusable agent capabilities, tools, and integrations for engineering systems and internal knowledge.
  • Develop agentic workflows for coding, testing, code review, and other software development lifecycle activities.
  • Prototype, validate, and scale new AI capabilities and automation approaches.
  • Design context management, orchestration, verification, and human-in-the-loop mechanisms for reliable workflows.
  • Measure agent usage and value through data and feedback, and continuously improve the systems.
  • Collaborate with engineering, design, product, and data teams to understand workflows, drive adoption, and identify automation opportunities.

Requirements

  • Approximately eight years of experience designing and building complex backend software systems.
  • Strong software engineering skills and production 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.
  • Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, MCPs, internal tools, codebases, and other engineering systems.
  • Experience taking technical ideas from experimentation or proof of concept into robust, scalable solutions.
  • 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 experimentation, communication, and collaboration skills, including minimum C1 English proficiency.

Benefits

  • Open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse culture.
  • Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com.
  • Learning and Development budget, including time off for self-development.
  • Competitive financial package with equity and leave allowance.
  • Opportunity to impact learners and tutors across more than 175 countries.

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About Preply

10,000+ employees

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.

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