Senior Backend (Python) Engineer - Calvin Risk

We at Holycode are currently looking for a Senior Backend (Python) Software Engineer to join our new team, Calvin Risk.

Calvin Risk is a Swiss-based start-up helping companies create and manage trustworthy AI that is aligned with humanity. Founded in 2022 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, the company is building the most advanced platform for assessing risks associated with AI in commercial use and managing them throughout the entire product lifecycle. The Calvin platform creates a much-needed framework for transparency, governance, and standardization for enterprises to manage their AI portfolios while ensuring that AI remains safe and compliant with the highest ethical standards and impending regulatory requirements. 

This is an opportunity to join a start-up at its early stages as a Senior Backend Software Engineer, where your work will directly impact the development and success of a platform that is at the forefront of AI governance and risk management. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the backend architecture, developing core features and improving code quality. As part of a small, dynamic team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to high-level decisions, work with cutting-edge technologies, and grow alongside the company as we scale. 

What you will work on: 

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable APIs to support the Calvin platform and its integrations with internal and external services. 
• Build and maintain data pipelines and backend services to handle data efficiently, ensuring high performance and scalability. 
• Work to improve backend code quality and best practices across the team, contributing to a more maintainable and scalable codebase. 
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools like Docker and Kubernetes to support deployment processes and make small adjustments when necessary. 
• Contribute to the maintenance and monitoring of backend systems to ensure uptime and performance

Requirements:

• Proven expertise in backend software development, particularly in API development and data processing, using Python and frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django. 
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices in software engineering. 
• Proficient in using DevOps tools and processes, including CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes, with the ability to make minor adjustments and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Commitment to Code Quality: Experience in code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration to maintain high-quality code standards.

We follow the REEEEF principle as our guideline to success: respect, efficiency, entrepreneurship, excellence, empathy, fun. We cherish character traits such as result orientation, a sense of responsibility, integrity, and passion. This is an a**hole-free zone and it shall remain that way. Apart from this, no matter who you are or where you are from, you are highly welcome at Calvin Risk!

Benefits:

• High-growth company in which you can find exciting and trend-setting challenges
• Amazing product to work on
• Familial working atmosphere in an open-minded multinational team
• All necessary equipment – up to you to decide what you prefer
• The budget for professional improvement (courses, conferences, books…)
• Budget for the mastery of the English language during the working hours
• Nice office in Belgrade
• Fully stocked kitchen (tea, coffee, fruits, soft drinks, snacks…)
• Tournaments of table tennis, table soccer, and darts in our office
• Skilled and senior co-workers
• Opportunities to build products that really make a difference
• Opportunities to learn and grow with us

If you are looking for an environment where you can grow professionally, learn from the best in the field, balance work and life habits and have a pleasant and enthusiastic environment, please submit your CV in English.