Senior Backend Engineer (Python&Java) with AI/ML skills

  • Kraków, Poland
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Posted

on GFT Technologies' careers page

No Polish required

Salaryzł 15k–22k / month

Take-home pay

≈ 9,813 zł – 13,733 zł / month after tax

Estimate: single, no children, 2026 rules

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Not mentioned in the job post: visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

Type of contract: Employment contract 

Salary range: 14600-22300 PLN gross

What will you do?

You will build production-grade AI and GenAI solutions using Python, contributing to a large-scale enterprise technology transformation. You will work on LLM-based capabilities, RAG solutions, agentic workflows and integrations with an existing Java-based ecosystem while ensuring high standards of security, testing, governance and operational resilience.

Your tasks

  • Design and develop production-grade AI and GenAI solutions in Python
  • Build and integrate LLM-based applications, RAG pipelines and agentic workflows
  • Develop secure APIs, microservices and integration components
  • Integrate Python-based solutions with existing Java services and enterprise platforms
  • Evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs using measurable quality criteria
  • Apply human-in-the-loop controls, traceability and auditability
  • Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions
  • Develop unit, integration, contract and automated evaluation tests
  • Follow secure coding standards and AI governance requirements
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, quality gates and automated security checks
  • Implement logging, monitoring, metrics and tracing
  • Identify and resolve technical risks, dependencies and delivery blockers
  • Support releases, production readiness and incident response
  • Collaborate with architects, Tech Leads, QA, platform and operations teams
  • Contribute to engineering standards and continuous improvement

Your skills

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in Python and Java
  • Hands-on experience building AI and GenAI solutions
  • Practical knowledge of LLM capabilities, limitations and safe usage patterns
  • Experience designing and implementing RAG solutions
  • Experience with agentic or tool-using AI workflows
  • Experience with prompt engineering, evaluation and validation approaches
  • Knowledge of AI governance, security, traceability and auditability
  • Experience developing microservices and APIs
  • Previous commercial experience with Java and Java-based enterprise systems 
  • Ability to understand, review and occasionally modify Java code
  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or Oracle
  • Knowledge of schema design, transactional integrity and performance optimization
  • Strong unit, integration and contract testing practices
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) 
  • Knowledge of REST, messaging and event-driven integration patterns
  • Experience making pragmatic technical decisions in complex enterprise environments
  • Strong understanding of secure software development and operational resilience

Nice to have

  • Previous strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot development experience
  • Experience delivering solutions in regulated financial services
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containers and service mesh technologies
  • Knowledge of modern observability tooling
  • Experience with performance engineering and resilience testing
  • Experience with prompt and model version management
  • Experience establishing AI-enabled SDLC practices
  • Experience measuring the quality and productivity of AI-assisted development

We offer

  • Hybrid work in one of our client's office (Kraków) 6-8 days a month
  • Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
  • Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
  • Online training and certifications
  • Access to e-learning platform
  • Social events

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Overview

GFT Technologies is a global AI-driven partner helping businesses unlock data value, accelerate digital transformation, and achieve sustainable impact.