preply - Senior Platform Software Engineer - R&D Automation
Requirements
• Extensive experience (~8 years) designing and building complex backend software systems. • Strong software engineering skills with production experience using Python. • Hands-on experience building AI agents, agentic workflows or platforms that enable others to build and use AI-powered capabilities. • Strong understanding of modern agentic AI patterns, including context management, tool use, orchestration and evaluation/verification. • Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, MCPs, internal tools, codebases and other engineering systems. • Experience taking new technical ideas from experimentation or proof of concept into robust, scalable solutions. • A strong experimentation mindset: comfortable working with ambiguity, iterating quickly and using data and feedback to determine what works. • Good understanding of distributed systems and the backend architecture required to operate AI-powered systems reliably. • Strong product thinking, with the ability to understand user workflows and connect technical solutions to measurable outcomes. • Strong communication skills. Minimum C1 English level.
Responsibilities
• The Senior Platform Software Engineer in the R&D Automation team, you’ll combine strong backend software engineering with hands-on AI expertise to build agentic systems that change how software is developed at Preply. • Design and build AI agents and the harness that power them using Python. • Build reusable agent capabilities, tools and integrations that connect AI systems with our engineering ecosystem and internal knowledge. • Develop agentic workflows across Engineering, Product, Design and Data, including coding, testing and code review, and across the broader software development lifecycle. • Experiment rapidly with new AI capabilities, taking ideas from proof of concept through validation and scalable adoption. • Design effective context, orchestration and verification mechanisms for reliable agentic workflows. • Measure how agents are used and the value they create, using data and feedback to continuously improve them. • Make thoughtful decisions about where AI can add value, where human judgment remains essential, and how the two should work together. • Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, product, and data teams across Preply to understand their workflows, drive adoption and identify new opportunities for automation.
Benefits
• Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture. • Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com http://preply.com/ . • Learning & Development budget, including time off for your self-development. • Competitive financial package with equity, and leave allowance. • Opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors from over 175 countries through language learning and teaching. • Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing. • We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience. • Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters. • Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen. • Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently. • Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions. • Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks. • Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference. • Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made. • One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress. • DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
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