Lead / Principle Python Engineer for Generative AI Backend Development

Transporeon is a SaaS company founded in 2000 in Ulm, Germany. The company provides logistics solutions across several areas, including :

• Buying & selling of logistics services
• Organizing shipment execution
• Organizing dock, yard, truck, and driver schedules
• Invoice auditing for logistics services

It has grown significantly over the years, reaching €150m in revenue before being acquired by Trimble for $2 billion USD in 2022. Transporeon has one of the largest networks of shippers and carriers in Europe, with approximately 1,400 employees :

We are looking for a Generative AI Lead / Principal Python Engineers to help build LLM-based agentic applications.

As a Lead / Principle Software Engineer specializing in Generative AI, you will design, develop, and maintain cutting-edge LLM-based agentic applications. This role requires hands-on expertise in frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph (or comparable frameworks), and techniques including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and fine-tuning. In other words, you will be expected to ship deliverables yourself too. You will build solutions to meet functional requirements for innovative Trimble products, collaborating across global teams and leveraging agile methodologies. Your work will directly influence the delivery of intelligent, scalable, and robust AI-driven applications. Moreover, you will be expected to provide non-technical management and overview of the capabilities, the risks and the opportunities related to specific technologies.

Main Responsibilities...

Key Result Area...

LLM Solutions Delivery : Launch production-ready LLM-based agentic applications on schedule, ensuring quality and scalability.

Quality & Automation : Achieve high-quality daily releases and ensure automated tests cover a high percentage of the codebase.

Risk Management & Reporting : Proactively identify risks and effectively communicate them to stakeholders. Maintain transparent and timely reporting of development progress and metrics.

Needed Skillsets...

Job Location

Remote role in countries where we have legal entities. We are not offering freelancing contract, only employment contract.

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