Senior Software Engineer - AI Focus (all genders)

Kertos Intro

Kertos is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing compliance startups in Europe. Backed by leading VCs, renowned business angels, and millions in funding from the European Union for our groundbreaking AI technology, we are perfectly positioned to dominate the rapidly growing compliance market.

With customers like Enpal, Grohe, A&O Hostels, and Blacklane, leading companies rely on our innovative platform. The compliance market is growing at 20% annually, and with upcoming regulations like the AI Act, NIS2, and DORA, we are ideally placed to become the European market leader.

At Kertos, we’re not just writing a unique growth story; we also have the rare opportunity to actively shape one of Europe’s core industries. Join our team and help us shape the future of compliance!

Your purpose at Kertos

As a Senior AI Software Engineer at Kertos – the European Champion for Compliance Automation – you’ll be at the forefront of integrating AI agents and LLMs deeply into our backend systems.

You’ll combine machine learning expertise with strong software engineering skills to design, build, and deploy intelligent automation features that deliver real value to our users. From developing concepts to deploying production-ready models, you’ll own the process end-to-end — making sure our AI delivers secure, stable, and impactful results.

Working closely with our CTO, product teams, and fellow engineers, you’ll continuously explore new AI capabilities, optimize retrieval and recommendations, and push the boundaries of what compliance automation can do.

OUR TEAM SETUP
We work in three cross-functional product squads, each focused on one of our core internal products or solutions:

• Squad composition: 1 Product Manager, 1 Product Designer, 3–4 Engineers
• Your role: The AI Software Engineer role sits at the intersection of backend and AI — collaborating across squads to integrate and optimize AI solutions.
• Collaboration style: Flat hierarchies, shared ownership, and strong cross-functional teamwork.

OUR TECH STACK

• Backend: Django (Python)
• Frontend: React (TypeScript)
• API Layer: GraphQL
• AI: LangChain & LangGraph (Python)
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS & Terraform
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker & Kubernetes

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive AI innovation: Design and integrate AI agents and LLMs directly into our backend workflows
• Own the lifecycle: Take AI features from concept through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Build for impact: Translate user feedback and data into model improvements and better recommendations
• MLOps: Implement best practices for deployment, automation, and monitoring of models in production
• Optimize retrieval & tool usage: Work with our agents, optimize their tool usage (MCP) & knowledge retrieval
• Ensure stability & security: Guarantee models run reliably and securely in production environments
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with engineers, product, and design to deliver AI-powered features that truly enhance user value

The skills, motivation, and mentality you should bring

• Senior-level experience in backend development
• Professional experience in MLOps, including deployment, automation, and monitoring
• Experience with agents, knowledge retrieval systems, embeddings, and optimizing retrieval performance
• Data-driven and quality-focused mindset, running reproducible experiments and improving iteration processes
• Curiosity to explore and push new tools, frameworks, and AI approaches
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, agile teams

Why Kertos

• You are Kertos: Don’t like something? Could be done better? You have the freedom to push things forward and contribute to making Kertos a great place to work
• Unique opportunity: Join the growing team of one of Europe’s most promising early stages companies and to work directly with our CTO Alex
• European funding in the millions: The EU has funded our AI research with a total of over 2 million euros
• Regular Feedback: We foster an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-on-1 meetings
• Full Flexib