Offer summary

Qualifications:

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field., 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Python Developer, particularly with Python 3.8+., Deep experience in designing and building scalable backends and REST APIs, including technologies like PostgreSQL and FastAPI., Strong understanding of modern LLMs and experience with microservice architecture and AWS serverless stack..

Key responsabilities:

Develop and maintain the backend systems for the online education platform.

Design and implement REST APIs to support various functionalities.

Collaborate with a small team to integrate AI models into the language learning platform.

Ensure the scalability and performance of backend services.

Novakid is a Series B EdTech startup ($41,5M raise) with double-digit revenue growth in 2023. This online English as a Second Language learning platform for children aged 4 to 12 has delivered over 15 million English lessons for kids since inception in 2017. This award-winning online English school offers one-to-one and group lessons with qualified and experienced teachers. Kids learn efficiently through full language immersion and fun games and activities, mastering English for academic and career success. The ability to master the English language from an early age is important for a child's future academic and career goals. Novakid complements school learning by giving kids a safe place for real-life English speaking practice, and the methodology is based on learning games - representing the new generation of online learning. Novakid has been recognised by a number of organisations across the world. In 2023, Novakid was included on the 2023 Inc 5000 list - position 105 of 5000, and is 1st in the Education category. In the same year, Novakid won the Best Digital Language Learning Product of the Year Award in the Digital Education Awards; was recognised as a finalist in the 2023 EdTech Digest Awards in the category of Best Language Learning Solution and Novakid was nominated as a finalist in the ‘Early Years’ category of the EdtechX Awards 2023. In 2022, Novakid was selected as the winner of the “Overall Language Learning Company of the Year” in the 2022 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. Novakid’s mission is to build a global community of young English learners designed to encourage deep and meaningful friendships across different cultures. Vacancies: https://hr.novakidschool.com/

Job description

Novakid is on a mission to build the best online education platform for kids worldwide. We've already got over 80,000 students and 2,500 teachers making learning awesome in over 15 countries in Europe and Asia. But we're not stopping there—we need your help to take things to the next level!

We're searching for a senior backend developer who's brilliant with Python, PostgreSQL, and REST APIs, and who's also got a solid understanding of cutting-edge AI models. You'll be joining a small, super-effective team focused on developing the AI magic that powers our language learning platform.

What you'll bring:

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or something similar.
5+ years of hands-on experience as a Python Developer. You should be comfortable working with Python 3.8+
Deep experience in designing and building scalable backends and REST APIs. Our stack includes PostgreSQL, Redis, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Celery, and pydantic.
A strong grasp of modern LLMs (like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Grok) and real experience building solutions that use them.
Experience with microservice architecture and the AWS serverless stack.
You should be fluent in English.

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