Senior Backend Engineer with Python and AWS

About Us 

PeakData is a Swiss-based AI startup revolutionizing healthcare by helping patients receive the best treatment available. We empower pharmaceutical companies to enhance their commercial and medical efforts through intelligent healthcare professional identification and engagement. 

The Opportunity 

We're seeking a talented Backend Engineer to join our innovative team in Poland. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge data products and contribute to meaningful healthcare solutions. 

Your Role 

As a Data Engineer at PeakData, you will: 

• Collaborate on designing and building data applications using AWS technologies 
• Utilize Python frameworks such as Pandas 
• Contribute to our innovative data product, focusing on large-scale ingestion of real-world web data and expanding AI/ML model usage 
• Help to build state-of-the-art Generative AI based features using AWS Bedrock 
• Assist in shaping and scaling data pipelines and our AWS-based data platform architecture, as well as more K8s native, build with docker containers and Argo 
• Develop and automate new data processing methods from various sources 
• Create tools to help stakeholders monitor and improve data quality 
• Work within a full-stack, stream-aligned team to achieve business objectives 
• Visit the Wrocław office periodically (aim for at least twice a month) 

Requirements 

• 5+ years of industry experience, with a focus on Python and AWS 
• Practical experience in building, debugging, and monitoring backend services (DataOps mindset) 
• Good experience with AWS ecosystem, desire to deliver scalable and secure solutions
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal 
• Ability to work in a dynamic startup environment, dealing with ambiguity and identifying improvement opportunities 
• Entrepreneurial mindset and proactive attitude 

Desirable Skills (Not Required) 

• Experience with serverless solutions (Lambda, Glue, Step Functions) on AWS 
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code solutions (e.g., Terraform) 
• Experience with Docker, Argo, and Kubernetes 
• Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases 
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and Graph databases 
• Basic understanding of NLP or other machine learning concepts 
• Previous remote work experience 
• Familiarity with the pharmaceutical industry 

What We Offer 

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience 
• Work with the cutting edge technologies
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product with real impact 
• Experience in a tech scaleup, helping shape the company's future 
• Professional and innovative work environment 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Continuous learning and growth opportunities 

Location 

Remote work with occasional visits to our Wrocław office (minimum twice a month)