Junior Backend Developer for Computer Vision Platform

About Us

We are a Machine Learning and Computer Vision startup founded in 2020, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with an AI Lab in Milan, Italy.

Our expertise spans Machine Learning and Generative AI for financial services and Computer Vision for life sciences.

At Gemmo AI, we build custom AI solutions that combine automation with human insight. We use a modular approach: first we explore the highest-impact opportunities, then we design and deploy tailored solutions, and finally we help improve and maintain them over time.

We believe in responsible, pragmatic AI: systems that integrate into real workflows, provide measurable value, and remain under your control.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Junior Backend Developer to join our team and help integrate our models and solutions into our clients' cloud infrastructures.

In this role, you will be responsible for co-designing, building and maintaining CRUD APls, launching and orchestrating Machine Learning inference pipelines, and deploying the solution on the cloud.

You will collaborate closely with Ul/UX designers, frontend developers and Machine Learning engineers, ensuring that Al components integrate into an end-to-end platform.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain CRUD APIs to interact with users and serve the models
• Design and build Computer Vision models inference pipelines
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications in AWS

Tech Stack

We use a mix of modern tools and languages. You’ll have the chance to explore and work with technologies like these:

• Languages: Python, Typescript
• ML Frameworks: PyTorch
• API Frameworks: FastAPI, Express.js
• Databases: Postgres
• Cloud: AWS
  

Hybrid Work & Schedule

We value collaboration, focus time, and flexibility, so we’ve built a hybrid setup that balances all three.

Office location: Via Zuretti 34, 20125 Milan

• If your commute to the office is under 1 hour, we usually meet 3 days per week in person.
• If you live farther away but still within the Milan metropolitan area, 2 days per week in person is enough.
• You can also enjoy up to 20 “work-from-anywhere” days each year.

Working hours:

• Monday–Thursday: 8:30 – 17:45 CET

• Friday: 8:30 – 16:30 CET

• Lunch: 13:00 – 14:00 (flexible)

We don’t do on-call rotations, your evenings and weekends are your own.

Commitment and Contract

• Full-time contract (tempo indeterminato)
• Up to 32k€ RAL, depending on experience
• Yearly bonus based on KPIs fulfilment

Recruiting Process

1. HR Screening (15 min): Company and role presentation, alignment on expectations.
2. Technical Interview (60 min): Technical discussion on backend development and system design. No whiteboard coding or Leetcode-style questions.
3. Final interview with CEO (15 min): Final Q&A round, alignment on project.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Proficiency in Python and/or Typescript;
• Proven experience with API development (FastAPI or Express.js);
• Good understanding of databases (SQL or NoSQL) and experience with querying and managing data;
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git);
• B2+ English proficiency;

Nice to Have

• Experience with React and Tailwind CSS for the frontend;
• Experience with AWS;
• Experience with interaction with LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini) via API calls;
• Experience with running Machine Learning inference jobs with PyTorch or ONNX;

Benefits

• Macbook, monitor, camera and noise-cancelling headphones;
• Paid lunch and coffee breaks when in office;