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Backend Engineer, Integrations and AI

Nextcloud Gmbh — Germany · Posted ~5 days ago

Mid Other Remote

Skills

PHP Python AI/ML integrations REST APIs Database design Systems design Docker Model deployment Speech processing Computer vision NLP Git GitHub Open source technology Backend development JavaScript Vue.js React Angular Svelte Hugging Face LangChain Whisper OCR

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Summary

Join a distributed open-source engineering team as a Backend Engineer focused on integrations and AI. You will develop backend features, integrate AI services and models through Python, APIs, and microservices, design databases and systems, and contribute to quality assurance. The role spans modern AI capabilities including language models, speech-to-text, image processing, NLP, embeddings, and model deployment. Experience with PHP, Python, REST APIs, containers, and open-source development is essential.

Highlights

Distributed, open-source-focused environment with strong flexibility, work-life balance, learning and education support, and opportunities to work on advanced AI integrations and impactful backend systems. The role offers room for personal growth and independent ownership.

Description

We’re looking for engineers with experience in PHP/ back-end development and AI integrations to join our integrations team! You would work with the engineering team to bring new features and improvements to the server back-end like new authentication or storage mechanisms, audio/video chat and more, as well as integrating AI into the Nextcloud platform (e.g. LLMs, speech-to-text, and image processing services). You ideally have open source experience, know your way around git and Github. Tasks Feature development Integration of AI services and models (Python / APIs / microservices) Database design Systems design Quality assurance Project-based development, working on one project for a defined timeframe Requirements Technical experience with PHP and bit of HTML, CSS, Javascript Experience with Python for AI/ML integrations Experience with one or more frontend frameworks like VueJS or React, Angular, Svelte Familiarity with AI/LLM frameworks (e.g. Hugging Face, LangChain) Familiarity with REST APIs and REST-based AI services Understanding of containerization (Docker) and model deployment workflows Experience with speech, vision, or NLP integrations (e.g. Whisper, OCR, embeddings) Knowledge around open source technology Ideally experience with Nextcloud AI features or similar platforms Reliability, independent and self-reliant working style Benefits A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source community Developing a product which pushes the boundaries of technology and with a global user and contributor community A competitive salary Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance Time for personal growth and education We are looking for somebody with ambition and drive who would like to grow and learn. A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source community Developing a product which pushes the boundaries of technology and with a global user and contributor community A competitive salary Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance Time for personal growth and education We are looking for somebody with ambition and drive who would like to grow and learn.