Medior Python Backend/AI Engineer

Whale is on a growth trajectory and eager to welcome new members to our pod!
As a Ghent-based SaaS company hailing from Belgium, we’re dedicated to becoming the fastest way to get teams aligned.

However, our focus isn’t solely on ourselves. Let’s begin by explaining how becoming a Python/AI Engineer at Whale can enhance your professional life:

Becoming a pod member means you can count on:

• Unlimited paid leave
• A full health coverage plan via Alan
• An Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• All the tech tools you need
• A pool table & free soup on Wednesdays
• A healthy working environment with flexible working hours and hybrid remote work
• A caring team who’s there every step of the way

You’ll fit right in if:

• You closely follow and experiment with new AI technologies, frameworks and/or LLM models
• You have a solid knowledge of Python and relevant Python frameworks such as Django
• You have a thorough understanding of REST principles
• You have experience integrating 3rd party code and API’s
• You have experience using Docker/Kubernetes/Ingres
• You have experience with Postgres or comparable relational databases
• You at least have a basic understanding of Linux in production server environments
• You have an understanding of basic DevOps principles
• You have experience in maintaining and deploying production environments
• You have experience with Continuous Integration and Deployments

You get bonus points if you:

• Have experience using Google Cloud
• Are experienced in scaling Python infrastructure
• Have experience working in a SaaS environment

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills mentioned above, you will learn. We’re looking for attitude and ability, not just proven skills.

What you’ll be doing:

Together with the product & engineering team it is your task to turn product requirements and UI designs into high-quality features. You’ll help develop, test and debug our different applications while further growing our codebase in a maintainable way.

The mission you’ll join:

Whale is on a mission to becoming the fastest way to get teams aligned. Offering an incredibly easy to use piece of software, Whale is basically the organization’s brain: it stores its procedures and helps employees to learn them.