London (Soho) | Senior Backend Engineer | Onsite | Full-time | £75k+, bonus, equity
CognitionX (<a href=") is building a community and platform to bring clarity to the world of AI. Last year, our “festival of all things AI” in London (<a href=") attracted more than 1,300 delegates, and it’s going to be even bigger this year!
Our web-based knowledge platform provides a wealth of data on thousands of AI-related companies, products, events, and people. It connects our clients with a comprehensive AI knowledge base, with our expert network of AI leaders, and provides a rich set of tools for making sense of the AI landscape.
We are looking for senior backend engineers with strong experience building modern web apps using Python and Django.
We use GitHub, code reviews, Heroku, and Amazon RDS so that we can rapidly iterate and stay focussed on what matters. We’ve worked hard to keep our processes and management structure as lightweight as possible.
You should have:
    - Strong knowledge of Python and its ecosystem
    - Track record of delivering Django web apps
    - Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
    - A good knowledge of git (or mercurial)

It would be great if you also had:
    - Frontend development skills, including JS and React
    - Operations/DevOps experience
    - Understanding of AI/ML techniques

And if you've published or contributed to any open-source software, then tell us about it!
Email us at REDACTED_EMAIL
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