Senior AI Software Engineer

Kertos Intro
Kertos is the fastest-growing compliance startup in Europe.
Following our
€14M Series A
, backed by leading VCs and business angels, we are building the
compliance engine for Europe
– faster, smarter, and more automated than ever.

With customers like
Enpal, Flink, Personio, and Blacklane
, leading companies trust our AI-native platform that automates compliance, scales effortlessly, and makes organizations audit-ready in record time.

The market is growing by
20% every year
, fueled by regulations like
GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act
. We are perfectly positioned to establish Kertos as the European compliance champion.

There has never been a better moment to join our team.

Come shape the future of compliance in Europe with us.
Your purpose at Kertos
As a
Senior AI Software Engineer
at Kertos – the European Champion for Compliance Automation – you'll be at the forefront of integrating AI agents and LLMs deeply into our backend systems.

You'll combine machine learning expertise with
strong software engineering
skills to design, build, and deploy intelligent automation features that deliver real value to our users. From developing concepts to deploying
production-ready models
, you'll own the process end-to-end — making sure our AI delivers secure, stable, and impactful results.

Working closely with our CTO, product teams, and fellow engineers, you'll continuously explore new AI capabilities, optimize retrieval and recommendations, and push the boundaries of what compliance automation can do.

OUR TEAM SETUP
We work in three cross-functional product squads, each focused on one of our core internal products or solutions:

• Squad composition: 1 Product Manager, 1 Product Designer, 3–4 Engineers
• Your role: The AI Software Engineer role sits at the intersection of backend and AI — collaborating across squads to integrate and optimize AI solutions.
• Collaboration style: Flat hierarchies, shared ownership, and strong cross-functional teamwork.

OUR TECH STACK

• Backend: Django (Python)
• Frontend: React (TypeScript)
• API Layer: GraphQL
• AI: LangChain & LangGraph (Python)
• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS & Terraform
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker & Kubernetes

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive AI innovation: Design and integrate AI agents and LLMs directly into our backend workflows
• Own the lifecycle: Take AI features from concept through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Build for impact: Translate user feedback and data into model improvements and better recommendations
• MLOps: Implement best practices for deployment, automation, and monitoring of models in production
• Optimize retrieval & tool usage: Work with our agents, optimize their tool usage (MCP) & knowledge retrieval
• Ensure stability & security: Guarantee models run reliably and securely in production environments
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with engineers, product, and design to deliver AI-powered features that truly enhance user value

The Skills, Motivation, And Mentality You Should Bring

• Senior-level experience in backend development
• Professional experience in MLOps, including deployment, automation, and monitoring
• Experience with agents, knowledge retrieval systems, embeddings, and optimizing retrieval performance
• Data-driven and quality-focused mindset, running reproducible experiments and improving iteration processes
• Curiosity to explore and push new tools, frameworks, and AI approaches
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, agile teams

Why Kertos

• You are Kertos: Don't like something? Could be done better? You have the freedom to push things forward and contribute to making Kertos a great place to work
• Unique opportunity: Join the growing team of one of Europe's most promising early stages companies and to work directly with our CTO Alex
• European funding in the millions: The EU has funded our AI research with a total of over 2 million euros
• Regular Feedback: We foster an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-on-1 meetings
• Full Flexibility: Whether at the Berlin office, our Munich HQ or at your home office – we are flexible, and you'll be happy
• Keep growing: To boost your professional and personal growth, we provide you with a Personal Development Budget of 1.500€ per year
• Cutting Edge Technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision to revolutionize how compliance measures are handled sustainably
• Mental Health: We've partnered with nilo to prioritize your well-being, offering personalized mental health support for all employees
• For Sports Enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership for your physical fitness for a better work-life balance
• Steep learning curve: With us you get full responsibility from day 1, push topics forward independently and thus learn a lot
• Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance and its automation? No problem, we'll turn you into an expert and provide you with an onboarding buddy
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We are a strong team that supports each other, and we also have a lot of fun together beyond work and across different locations

Sounds like you are the one we've been looking for?
Perfect, let's have a chat Just send in your CV. We are excited to meet you soon.

In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our People & Culture team. We're happy to answer all your questions.

About Us
Founded in 2021 and backed by investors such as Portage, Redstone, 10x Founders, Seed + Speed, and xdeck, we are on a rapid growth trajectory. Today, we are a team of over 45 ambitious talents from 15 nations, united by our mission to transform compliance from a challenge into a seamless standard. With our platform, we help companies implement regulatory requirements effortlessly, cost-effectively, and stress-free. From our offices in Berlin and Munich, we are driving this vision forward – and this is just the beginning.