Backend AI Engineer

At Flinn, we’re redefining how medical device manufacturers create safer and better products 10x more efficiently. To shape the development of one of our new products and to extend and scale our technical platform, we are looking for a product-minded Full-Stack Engineer with a strong AI and backend focus. You will build AI Native products that increase the safety of medical devices and as part of scaling Flinn, you will play a key role in growing our tech team further and building. For this position, we are looking for a new team member with a fix base in commuting distance to Berlin, Vienna, or Paris to enjoy regular in person interactions paired with great flexibility for remote work.

What is in for you?

• Build AI Native Products - Work at the forefront of GenAI and ML, bringing state-of-the-art technologies to life.

• Collaborate with an exceptional team of Top Data Scientists, Designers, and Engineers across disciplines with experience at Amazon, N26, Apple, TIER, Gorillas, and IBM.

• Lead a cutting-edge greenfield project with technologies like Node.js, AWS, Redis, and Elasticsearch.

• Thrive in a flexible, empowering environment with unlimited vacation and autonomy over your schedule.

• Receive a top-of-market salary and one of the most employee-friendly equity packages, including fair vesting terms and profit-sharing opportunities.

• Be part of a well-funded startup led by a highly experienced founding team who know how to build and sustain long-term success.

• Work sustainably: We are a net-zero company, and all unavoidable CO₂ emissions are compensated with carefully selected, high-quality removal certificates.

• Do you want to learn more about us? Have a look at our Career Page.

Your contributions to our journey:

• Be involved in defining and shaping our technical roadmap.

• Drive and spear-head architectural and software design decisions.

• Take part in shaping our software development processes as well as quality and security standards.

• Be hands-on in designing, developing and deploying scalable web applications.

• Mentor other team members and be involved in hiring software engineers.

We are not just looking for someone to complete Jira tickets, but rather to be actively involved in decision making (product & tech) and take ownership and initiative.

What you have done in the past:

• Proven track record of designing, implementing, delivering and maintaining complex web applications.

• Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript (TypeScript is a plus).

• Extensive experience building modern backend systems using Node.js (preferably using Express.js).

• Solid understanding of both relational and non-relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL and Redis), experience with Elasticsearch is a plus.

• Good understanding of containerization technologies (preferably Docker and/or Kubernetes) and at least one cloud computing platforms.

• Experience developing in an environment with loosely coupled services and event based communication is a plus.

• Experience in frontend development with React is a plus.

• Motivation to write clean, well-tested, well-documented and maintainable code following strict compliance rules and guidelines.

Attributes we are looking for:

• You have a positive, problem-solving mindset and a clear bias for action, you bring in your ideas and solutions proactively.

• You have a passion for sharing your knowledge, you mentor less experienced engineers, you lead by example.

• You are a good communicator both with technical and non-technical folks and are able to give and receive direct and open feedback.

• You are flexible, pragmatic, and able to react to new findings and keep adapting under dynamic environments.

• You are passionate about creating products that solve real-world problems, while regarding technology as a tool and not an end in itself.

At this stage of our company, we can only accept applications from people who are based in Europe with either European citizenship, an active working visa or being self-employed and joining us as a full-time contractor.

We strive to remove barriers, eliminate discrimination, and ensure equal opportunity through our transparent recruitment process. We are open to all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.