Backend Engineer (hybrid/remote)

Verkko Robotics Ltd New Role Job Description
Title : Back End Developer
Location : Pisa Italy - Hybrid
Employment Type : Full-time

Verkko is at the forefront of AI-powered Personal and Enterprise Intelligence. We architect systems that unify disparate data sources and workflows across major productivity suites (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace) and business applications (Slack, Salesforce). Our mission is to elevate organizational and individual productivity through intelligent automation and contextual AI.

We are actively expanding our core engineering team in Pisa, Italy, and contributing to the broader Verkko Robotics Research Programme.

We are seeking a Mid-Level Backend Software Developer to join our hybrid engineering team in Pisa. This is an opportunity to work on high-throughput data processing, sophisticated API design, and the deployment of machine learning models within a production environment.

Design, implement, and deploy microservices and APIs using Python, focusing on scalability, resilience, and maintainability.

• API Integration: Data Engineering & AI Pipelines: Contribute to the design and implementation of data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines. Integrate machine learning models and LLM-based functionalities into backend services.
• Database Management: Work with relational (e.PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning. Experience with vector databases for AI applications is a strong plus.

• Code Quality & Best Practices: Champion best practices in coding, testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), and deployment. Conduct thorough code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance.
• Security: Adhere to security best practices in API design, data handling, and infrastructure deployment

• Deep proficiency in Python: API Design & Development: Proven experience designing and implementing complex RESTful APIs and understanding of API versioning strategies. Database Technologies: Strong experience with relational databases (e.PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases (e.Cloud Computing: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred, given our current infrastructure). Version Control: Software Design Principles: Testing Frameworks: Experience with Python testing libraries (e.Strong analytical and debugging skills, with a focus on performance optimization and root cause analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;

• LangChain, OpenAI API).
• Knowledge of vector databases (e.Understanding of Microsoft Graph API or Google Workspace APIs for data integration.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.Hybrid working model combining Pisa office presence with remote flexibility.
• A challenging and rewarding role at the cutting edge of AI and enterprise intelligence.