Summary: Ivy Partners seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs for AI-driven features within cloud-based architectures, collaborating with AI/ML and DevOps teams. Highlights: 1. Design and build backend services and APIs for AI-driven features 2. Engage with cloud-based architectures and distributed systems 3. Career path supporting personal and professional development **Our Mission** Ivy Partners is a Swiss consultancy firm that assists businesses in overcoming their strategic, technological, and organizational challenges. We are dedicated to providing our employees with a career path that supports both their personal and professional development. We guide them in skill enhancement and offer genuine career progression opportunities. **As a Senior Backend Engineer at Ivy Partners, you will:** * Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs to power AI\-driven features * Engage with cloud\-based architectures and distributed systems * Implement reliable, scalable, and secure data and service integrations * Work collaboratively with AI/ML teams to facilitate model integration and inference workflows * Utilize SQL and relational databases for data persistence and analytical needs * Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and ensure architectural alignment * Enhance service observability, optimize performance, and maintain operational stability * Collaborate with DevOps to support CI/CD, testing, and deployment processes **About You** **You are our ideal candidate if you:** * Have over 5 years of professional software development experience * Possess strong backend development skills in one or more of the following languages: Python, C\#, Kotlin * Are experienced with SQL and relational databases * Have built APIs and backend services in production environments * Understand distributed systems and service\-based architectures * Are familiar with full\-stack development with a clear backend emphasis * Show curiosity and interest in AI/ML concepts and systems * Have experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure * Have worked in AI\-enabled or data\-intensive systems * Are familiar with event\-driven architectures or messaging systems * Have exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines * Experience in the automotive, embedded, or platform environments is a plus **Why Join Ivy Partners?** **Care** \| We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects. **Trust** \| We believe in building strong and long\-lasting relationships with our clients. Working with us means engaging in a partnership based on trust, professionalism, and transparency at all times. **Innovation** \| We empower effective digital transformation with a unique blend of innovative technology and creative thinking. **Responsibility** \| Community is at the core of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously, working diligently to generate a positive impact.