Middle Python Developer - AI Patch Backporting (remote-only, Europe & CIS)

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Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) enables organizations to continue securely using Linux distributions and software languages that have reached the end of life or no longer receive standard security support – delivering vulnerability patches for unsupported versions of of CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Oracle Linux, PHP, Python, Spring frameworks, Angular/AngularJS, Django, Flask. For more information, visit our website: tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support

We're looking for a versatile R&D Engineer to join our team tackling the challenge of AI-powered patch backporting.

This is a hybrid role combining creative problem-solving with strong software engineering skills. You'll help us build reliable tools, pipelines, metrics and services around our AI Agent and ensure smooth production integration of our AI-powered service. Your work will directly influence the way we automate patch management and vulnerability mitigation across large-scale systems.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building and refining software, building infrastructure and services for accelerating research and providing introspection into what happens in real-world production solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering & Integration
• Building and owning evaluation metrics, automating them in CI;
• Designing and implementing internal tooling for AI agent evaluation analysis and experiment comparison;
• Building automation and infrastructure to empower agents with build, test, and run tools across a variety of projects;
• Implementing research findings and integrating them into production systems.
• Enablement & Acceleration
• Developing and improving evaluation pipelines to accelerate the iteration speed at which the team improves AI agents;
• Shipping production-quality Python tools, CLIs, pipelines, and services to make experiments faster and more cost-effective.
• Collaboration & Communication
• Documenting work for future adoption and reuse;
• Sharing updates and improvements in evaluation infrastructure with the team;
• Collaborating with other teams to onboard additional customers onto existing benchmarking infrastructure.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be working at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and critical software infrastructure. We offer a highly collaborative environment where engineers are empowered to innovate, own their work, and make a tangible impact.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should bring the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline;
• At least 3 years of professional experience as a software developer;
• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with Python in production environments;
• Proven experience taking technical ownership of projects, from design through delivery;
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows;
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies, particularly Docker;
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test suites.

Nice to have
The following qualifications are not required but would be considered a strong advantage:

• Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Aider);
• Experience integrating large language models via APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic);
• Familiarity with modern AI system patterns such as RAG, CAG, and agent-based architectures;
• Research experience or hands-on experimentation in applied AI or related fields;
• Data analysis skills, including building metrics and evaluation frameworks;
• Basic working knowledge of the C programming language.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• A strong focus on professional development with opportunities for learning and growth:
• Interesting and challenging projects,
• Mentor and other knowledge-exchange programs;
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide;
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves to ensure you maintain a healthy work-life balance;
• Compensation for private medical insurance;
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement;
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation.

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