AI Back End Software Engineer

Ciklum is looking for an AI Back End Software Engineer to join our team full-time in Ukraine.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As an AI Back End Software Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.  You will join a highly motivated team and will be working on a modern solution for our existing client. We are looking for technology experts who want to make an impact on new business by applying best practices and taking ownership.

Responsibilities: 

• Own the software products from conception to operation, taking over full responsibility for its applications, from design to operation, as part of a cross-functional team
• Tackle the whole software development cycle of designing, building, testing and deploying applications, with a broad toolkit of technologies and methods and a strong DevOps/DevSecOps mindset
• Architect and deliver advanced AI-powered Search solutions using AWS Bedrock, including orchestration of multimodal foundation models, custom model fine-tuning, vector-based retrieval augmentation, and latency-optimized inference paths
• Design microservices that consume Bedrock-hosted models securely and cost-efficiently, integrate them into our event-driven AWS architecture, and ensure observability, governance, and continuous delivery via GitLab CI and Terraform
• Work in an agile environment and keep up with the ever-evolving technical landscape as a lifelong learner
• Support your team in delivering the best answers to our customers' needs
• Together with the domains Practice teams as well as the Group Enabler teams, research, evaluate, test new approaches, processes, and tools and help teams to use them effectively
• Drive for technical excellence, ownership, and self-organisation at team and personal level

Requirements: 

• Proficiency in Java or Kotlin and their respective ecosystems
• Experience in Micronaut or SpringBoot framework, Terraform
• Experience building AI/LLM features, Hands-on with AWS Bedrock, and configuring Guardrails
• Understanding of machine learning/AI frameworks and libraries
• Proficiency in data preprocessing and feature and/or prompt engineering
• Experience with Open Search
• Experience with implementing resource-oriented APIs (REST, GraphQL) on client and server side
• Expertise in cloud design, infrastructure as code, tools, and services on AWS
• Experience with data persistence (SQL/noSQL)
• Creating Microservices
• Good experience with CI/CD, preferably Gitlab CI
• Ability to design, build, test, and deploy applications
• Customer-centric, passionate about delivering great digital products and services
• Demonstrating true software craftsmanship mindset
• Passionate about continuous improvement, collaboration, and great teams
• Strong problem-solving skills coupled with good communication skills
• Understanding of social and ethical implications of software engineering
• Open-minded, inquisitive, life-long learner
• Comfortable with ambiguity, highly autonomous

What`s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Flexibility: Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice
• Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

As one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies and a top employer recognized by Forbes, we’ve spent over 20 years delivering meaningful tech solutions. We proudly support diverse talent and military veterans, recognizing their unique skills and perspectives they bring to shaping the future.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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