About the Company

Iris.ai is a pioneering AI-first company on a mission to transform how humans discover and apply knowledge. For over a decade, we’ve built intelligent systems that empower researchers, engineers, and product teams to work faster and more precisely with scientific and technical data.

Our product suite — Neuralith, Axion, and RSpace — supports end-to-end AI development, from data orchestration and retrieval to LLM evaluation and deployment. At the core of our work are Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, LLM Evaluation Frameworks, and intelligent AI Agents that bring context-awareness, accuracy, and task-level reasoning to applied AI.

Backed by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and trusted by leading R&D teams across industries, we turn advanced AI research into real-world tools that help organizations solve high-impact problems.

About the Role

• Job Title: Senior Python Developer
• Location: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Department: AI Engineer - RAG & AI Agents

Opportunity

As an AI Engineer at Iris.ai, you’ll join a remote-first, AI-native team focused on building production-ready systems powered by RAG, LLMs, and AI agents. You’ll collaborate with research scientists, engineers, and product managers to design and deliver AI features that go beyond generation — helping users navigate, reason, and act on complex knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own the full development lifecycle — from idea to architecture, implementation, testing, and delivery of real-world AI products.
• Design and build robust AI systems, including Iris.ai’s proprietary Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM Evaluation Frameworks used by leading R&D teams.
• Drive innovation by testing new approaches and bringing new AI research into production.
• Collaborate across teams — work closely with researchers, product managers, and fellow engineers to shape and ship powerful features.
• Build systems for performance and reliability, ensuring they are scalable, testable, and maintainable.

Technologies Used

• Python & Django
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL)
• Non-relational and vector databases (Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, ChromaDB, Couchbase)
• AI / ML / NLP libraries (Gensim, Torch, Transformers, spaCy, Autogen, etc.)
• Cloud (AWS)
• GenAI tools (Windsurf, Cursor, Amazon Q, Claude, and others)
• Git & CI / CD

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development, including 3+ years with Python.
• Solid experience in web backends (Django/Flask), REST APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with ML systems or motivation to learn in depth.
• Ability to work in a remote-first, collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Previous work with LLMs, NLP, or AI model evaluation.
• Experience contributing to or using RAG systems in production.
• Open-source contributions, academic research, or mentoring.

Benefits

• Impact: Build responsible AI that shapes the future of science and tech; join a sharp, versatile team of ambitious builders; thrive in a flat structure with no corporate hierarchy, where every voice matters.
• Compensation: Competitive salary with annual reviews; stock options to share in our long-term success.
• Work Your Way: 30 days annual paid vacation + bonus days; flexible work hours; flexible work location; hybrid model or 100% remote work; regular team-building activities and travels; seasonal working camps; personalized work equipment allowance.