Staff Software Engineer - PhariaKernel (f/m/d)

Overview 

As a Staff Software Engineer at Aleph Alpha, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and optimizing software systems that power our AI-driven products. You will be part of one of our engineering teams, contributing to architectural decisions, writing high-quality code, and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a skilled engineer with a strong technical foundation, a passion for AI technology, and a proven track record of delivering impactful software solutions. 

Your Responsibilities 

You will be working on the PhariaKernel, a serverless runtime for AI skills. PhariaKernel is part of PhariaAI and interacts with almost all other components. PhariaAI delivers souvereign AI to enterprises. 

• Software Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, high-performance software solutions that support AI-driven products. 

• Technical Contribution: Work alongside senior engineers and cross-functional teams to drive software architecture, development, and optimization efforts. 

• Code Quality & Review: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while conducting peer reviews to uphold high coding standards. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, AI engineers, and data scientists to translate product requirements into actionable development plans. 

• Performance Optimization: Ensure software solutions meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements. 

• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot technical issues and contribute to the resolution of software-related challenges during development and in production. 

• Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in AI and software engineering. 

Your Profile 

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 

• Strong experience in software engineering, with expertise in designing and implementing complex systems.  

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Rust, or similar, along with experience in relevant frameworks and libraries. 

• Solid understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable and maintainable software. 

• Experience with AI or machine learning applications is a plus. 

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex technical challenges. 

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment. 

What You Can Expect from Us 

• Be part of an AI revolution! 

• 30 days of paid vacation 

• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub 

• Mental health support through nilo.health 

• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security 

• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket 

• Budget for additional technical equipment 

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model for better work-life balance 

• Virtual Stock Option Plan