AI Software Engineer (all genders)

Speak our language! We are Lingoda. Our mission is to build bridges through life-changing language learning. Lingoda is a fast-growing online language partner for language learners aspiring to provide a human-centric, personalised and seamless learning experience unmatched by competitors. With Lingoda, you're not just learning - you're teaming up with an expert who understands your goals and guides you to success, every step of the way. Our classes are teacher-led, and supported in- and out-of-class by the latest technologies and a unique curriculum to empower our students to achieve their language goals. High-quality classes are available online 24 / 7, so anyone anywhere has the opportunity to learn a language with Lingoda. As a company we bring out the best in people with a positive culture. We challenge ourselves, and we challenge others. We work smart and make it happen. We believe in personal growth and inclusion. We work hard to contribute to a better society. How? Here are three examples:

• Lingoda’s MATCH network and Global Career Centre seek to upskill and match migrants to career opportunities in Germany, supporting them through government-funded education programs.
• In the German healthcare sector, we support international nurses, doctors and midwives to obtain language and professional recognition through state-sponsored education programs. As a result we have become one of the largest educational providers in this field in Germany.
• In December 2022 at the Digital Education Awards, we won “Best Digital Learning Product of the Year” and in 2024, Lingoda was included in The Time's list of the 100 best EdTech companies.

AI will help scale and enhance our human-centered teaching approach for our Teachers and Students. It is fundamental in the achievement of the Lingoda product vision. We are seeking a talented and experienced AI Software Engineer (all genders) to join as a founding member of our AI team. You will support our ambition to create a continuous learning experience (inside and outside of the classroom) and the best learning experience in the world.

Your mission with us:

• Work with AI prompt engineers and product designers to design AI proof of concepts and prototypes for the Lingoda Product.
• Develop rapid full stack POCs / Prototypes (including backend and frontend) to test ideas and concepts.
• For successful POCs create scalable / maintainable versions of the solutions.
• Where required create APIs that our main student and teacher platform can connect to.
• Integrate with external LLMs, Vector Databases, AI services from AWS, GPC, Open AI and more.
• Work with the DevOps team on Deployment, CI and security.

You bring to Lingoda:

• Demonstrable expertise and experience in developing AI solutions utilising LLM-based product solutions using a variety of LLM models and approaches.
• Experience using LLM APIs and integrating LLM solutions into applications.
• Understanding of NLP concepts and techniques. Experience with NLP libraries and frameworks like spaCy, NLTK, or transformers.
• Good experience with a variety of backend and frontend technologies. We use Node or PHP / Symfony / Doctrine / MySQL backend, with React front end.
• Good knowledge and practical experience with OOP and design patterns, as well as with modern architecture approaches.
• Experience with TDD and BDD.
• 4+ years of general web software development experience.
• You are passionate about code quality: writing tests and documentation belongs to your natural workflow.
• The ability to work together with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to achieve a common goal.
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with many other functions and departments.
• You are very strong in balancing business requirements and technical processes to deliver results and achieve success.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

What you can expect from Lingoda:

• Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts at Lingoda!
• Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialise + budgets towards team building events!
• An inclusive environment with great team spirit and passion for languages.
• A well-structured and exciting onboarding process to set you up for success!
• The possibility to work remotely from your home or in the office located in the heart of Berlin.
• Education funds because we want to see our people grow.
• Free access to our language classes.
• Mental Health programs.
• Corporate benefits & pension funds.
• 28 vacation days per year.
• Free snacks & drinks at the office.
• The modern hardware necessary for your work (n/a for freelancers).