[Hiring] Backend Engineer @OLX

Role Description

We are looking for a mid-level Backend Engineer to join our Generative AI Innovation team and help drive AI innovation at OLX. Our team is at the forefront of GenAI-powered solutions, developing cutting-edge services to enhance user experiences, optimize internal processes, and explore new business opportunities.

You’ll work on scalable, high-impact AI projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to research, proofs-of-concept, and production-ready AI applications.

If you’re passionate about AI, love problem-solving, and want to shape the future of AI-driven innovation, we’d love to hear from you!

As an Engineer on our team, you'll collaborate closely with:

• Fellow engineers
• SREs
• The product team
• Data scientists
• An engineering manager

Our systems are built using Python, Kotlin, or Golang and run on AWS.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in software development with Python
• Experience in large-scale web applications
• Economic-thinking mindset and the ability to design well-bounded domain systems
• Experience in architecting Cloud Native solutions; AWS is a plus
• Worked in multi-functional teams
• Believes in "you build it, you run it, you own it," ensuring high-quality code, debugging, optimization, and automation as key priorities
• Experience in building AI/ML-enabled products

Requirements

• Taking part in planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards
• Contributing to complex technical projects, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable software solutions
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
• Driving innovation by encouraging new ideas, shaping software development, and collaborating closely with product management to create user-centric solutions
• Developing and deploying cloud-native solutions using GitLab CI/CD to AWS
• Creating impact outside of your team by helping drive the Engineering strategy and contributing to cross-team collaboration

Benefits

• Competitive salary + annual bonus up to 15%
• Health and Dental Insurance (extendable to family)
• Remote or hybrid monthly allowance (incl. transportation supplement)
• Meal Allowance
• Gym Membership
• English and Spanish Classes
• Tax Declaration Assistance