AI Software Engineer, Lingoda
Online language school
Open for applications
Online language school
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower people to master languages fast and effectively.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrable expertise and experience in developing AI solutions utilising LLM-based product solutions using a variety of LLM models and approaches
- Experience using LLM API’s and integrating LLM’s solutions into applications
- Understanding of NLP concepts and techniques. Experience with NLP libraries and frameworks like spaCy, NLTK, or transformers
- Good experience with a variety of backend and frontend technologies. We use - Node or PHP/Symfony/Doctrine/MySQL backend, with React front end
- Good Python skills
- Good knowledge and practical experience with OOP and design patterns, as well as with modern architecture approaches
- Experience with TDD and BDD
- 4+ years of general web software development experience
- You are passionate about code quality: writing tests and documentation belongs to your natural workflow
- The ability to work together with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to achieve a common goal
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with many other functions and departments
- You are very strong in balancing business requirements and technical process to deliver results and achieve success
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Fluent English skills (C-level)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented and experienced AI Software Engineer (all genders) to join as a founding member of our AI team
- You will support our ambition to create a continuous learning experience (inside and outside of the classroom) and the best learning experience in the world
- As an AI Software Engineer at Lingoda you will be working alongside Prompt Engineers rapidly developing AI proof of concepts and then scalable solutions - such as integrating LLM’s and AI services, building/connecting API’s and creating front end interactions
- You will be responsible for developing AI solutions to support our teachers and students
- You will prototype and develop full stack AI solutions that can be integrated into our Lingoda platform to inform and accelerate Lingoda’s Product Vision
- You will be well connected with the rapidly growing and changing AI landscape, up to speed with the latest developments and research, ready to keep Linogda on the cutting edge of this space
- Work with AI prompt engineers and product designers to design AI proof of concepts and prototypes for the Lingoda Product
- Develop rapid full stack POC’s/Prototypes (including backend and frontend) to test ideas and concepts
- For successful POCs create scalable/maintainable versions of the solutions
- Where required create API’s that our main student and teacher platform can connect to
- Integrate with external LLM’s, Vector Databases, AI services from AWS. GPC, Open AI and more
- Work with the DevOps team on Deployment, CI and security
- All our contracts whether freelance or regular German employment contract start on a 2 year time period
Our take
Online classes have been booming in recent years, with brick-and-mortar institutions pivoting towards virtual offerings, and students looking for additional at-home resources to supplement learning. Part of this new zeal for digital education has been directed at language acquisition, and Lingoda was one of the edtech companies to cash in.
What distinguishes Lingoda from many other companies who picked up traction over this period (like Duolingo, Memrise, and Rosetta Stone) is the style of teaching. Lingoda connects students with 24/7 interactive language immersion classes on Zoom, run by native-level speakers. This makes it remarkably competitive, as it offers the scheduling flexibility that language schools can’t, the depth of content that many apps fail to deliver, and the highly effective face-to-face interaction that self-directed courses usually lack.
Their relatively modest language selection (English, Spanish, French, and German) is curious, however. With no public plans to expand on these any time soon, this could see them lose out on students.
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11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2021
$63.8m
LATE VC
Oct 2019
$2.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $78.2m
Company benefits
- A well-structured onboarding and your own tasks and area of responsibility
- Approachable leaders and transparent communication - every voice counts in Lingoda!
- Team spirit and a real passion for languages
- Salary in line with market trends
- Annual budget for training and conferences
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility to work remotely or..
- … in the office located the heart of Berlin (near Checkpoint Charlie)
- Unlimited access to language classes for free
- Modern hardware suitable for your position
- Company events and colleagues who are always happy to socialize
Company values
- Foster an environment for personal growth and inclusion
- Bring together the best of people and technology
- Challenge ourselves. Challenge others
- Work smarter and make it happen
- Be fully present in everything we do
- Perseverance trumps talent
Company HQ
Government District, Berlin, Germany
Articles
Leadership
Fabian Wunderlich
(Co-Founder)Previously a Senior Consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Felix Wunderlich
(Co-Founder & Managing Director)Previously a Co-founder at VIP PAX.
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