ROKO Labs

Role Description ROKO Labs is looking for a Senior Python Engineer with deep AI expertise to join our team working on large-scale, production-grade intelligent systems. If you love writing clean, well-tested Python code, thrive in cross-functional environments, and are excited about building real-world AI solutions — come join a team of like-minded, caring professionals. You will be a core technical contributor on complex AI-powered projects, combining strong Python engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience in modern AI/ML technologies. You'll work closely with Product Owners, customers, engineering, and data teams to translate requirements into robust, scalable systems — and take real ownership of technical decisions. Key Responsibilities - Architect and develop scalable, production-grade Python applications, including LLM-powered systems, RESTful APIs, and microservices using FastAPI, Flask, or Django - Design and implement end-to-end Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, embedding workflows, and semantic search solutions in Python - Build, optimize, and maintain data ingestion pipelines and background task processing using Celery, RabbitMQ, or Kafka - Integrate and manage LLM APIs and AI platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI) within robust Python service architectures - Design and optimize database schemas and queries across relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases - Design scalable vector database architectures (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate) to support AI-driven search and retrieval features - Containerize and orchestrate Python services using Docker and Kubernetes for reliable, repeatable cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) - Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in Python applications through profiling, caching strategies, and code optimization Qualifications - 7+ years of software development experience, with the latest 1–2 years focused on AI/LLM-powered solutions - Strong, expert-level Python skills — Python is the primary language for this role - Proven hands-on experience building and deploying LLM applications, especially RAG-based systems - Good knowledge of Python web frameworks and libraries: Django, Flask, FastAPI - Experience with data-processing libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn - Solid understanding of vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate) and semantic search architectures - Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI) - Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and scalable backend architecture - Good working knowledge of cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP - Solid experience with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) - Experience with messaging queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) and Docker - Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB) — a plus - Strong testing, debugging, and problem-solving skills - Strong communication skills; Intermediate English or higher - BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related field Nice to Have - Experience with multi-agent AI system design - Familiarity with alternative vector databases (FAISS, Milvus) - Experience with the Hugging Face ecosystem or fine-tuning open-source models - Hands-on experience with advanced MLOps frameworks and model governance - Experience with system architecture or leading a software team - PhD (completed or in progress) in a relevant field Benefits - Our developers work on only one project at a time, so there is no need to juggle 2 or more projects - We work on long-term projects, allowing you to get to know the client and their needs well, as well as the team - You will have the opportunity to work on complex solutions with the latest technologies - Remote work means it's up to you whether you work from home, beach, or the office - Flexible working hours mean that you can tailor your workday to your preferences, without a time-tracking system - All our employees will right away receive a contract for an indefinite period (B2B collaboration is also an option) - We provide regular feedback as part of our commitment to your ongoing development and success - Job role switch opportunities if you want to try some new roles or technologies - If you love taking courses or going to conferences, we are always open to discussing education opportunities - Each team has its own monthly knowledge-sharing sessions combined with weekly talks and brainstorming sessions aimed at improving our current work and processes - If you have a colleague or a friend who could be a good fit for us, we can offer you a referral fee - Salary will be based on your experience and skills

Role Description As a QA Engineer, you will work with all members of the development team to create accurate testing methodology, starting with business requirements and all the way to UI details. We are oriented towards automating QA processes, so some experience in that field is required. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated and manual tests to ensure the quality and reliability of our software solutions. Qualifications - 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance preferably in an Agile development environment. - In-depth knowledge of QA concepts, from test cases, scenarios, bug tracking systems to test types, automation technologies, and best practices. - Several years of experience working with Playwright. - Experience working with Python (preferably, in a BDD environment) and/or C#. - Experience using Selenium, WebDriver, Specflow, Gherkin, Postman and/or Cypress. - Experience testing cloud and microservices apps. - Using CI (Jenkins)/docker containers for tests running would be a plus. - Experience in manual testing. - Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. - Advanced level/fluent English is required. - BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Benefits - We work on long-term projects, allowing you to get to know the client and their needs well, as well as the team. - You will have the opportunity to work on complex solutions with the latest technologies. - Remote work means it's up to you whether you work from home, beach, or the office. - Flexible working hours mean that you can tailor your workday to your preferences, without a time-tracking system. - We provide regular feedback as part of our commitment to your ongoing development and success. - Job role switch opportunities, if you want to try some new roles or technologies, we are here to support you by providing opportunities, feedback, and mentoring. - If you love taking courses or going to conferences, we are always open to discussing education opportunities. - Each team has its own monthly knowledge-sharing sessions combined with weekly talks and brainstorming sessions aimed at improving our current work and processes. - If you have a colleague or a friend who could be a good fit for us, we can offer you a referral fee. - Salary will be based on your experience and skills. Company Description ROKO Labs is a fast-growing strategic product and technology consultancy based in NYC. We have developed a great track record of working with large Fortune 500 companies and VC-backed startups. Our clients value the fact that we understand their businesses and help to build products that users love. Additionally, our extended team spans multiple countries, making for fun cultural exchanges.

Role Description The Development Operations (DevOps) Engineer position at ROKO Labs will work side by side with engineering, platform, development, and operations teams and will be primarily responsible for designing, implementing, and automating build, release, deploy, monitoring, and configuration activities. The Development Operations Engineer is responsible for bridging the gap between development, operations, and infrastructure, all supporting a highly diverse portfolio of client projects. Qualifications - 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or similar functions - Basic understanding of Agile methodology - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to track multiple work streams simultaneously - Ability to produce technical documentation and architecture diagrams - Proficiency in English language - Healthy attitude towards teamwork, knowledge sharing and continuous learning and development - BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field Requirements - Experience in working with public cloud platforms - Primarily experience of working with AWS or Azure - Knowledge of GCP or other public cloud platforms is a welcome plus - Knowledge of on-premises and private cloud infrastructure technologies like VMware, Nutanix, KVM, OpenStack or Hyper-V are an additional plus - Experience in working with containerized solutions - Experience of working with Docker and AWS ECS Fargate - Experience of working with Kubernetes is a welcome plus - Knowledge of other public cloud container management solutions is an additional plus - Experience in working with modern CI/CD tools - Experience of working with Jenkins - Knowledge of Azure DevOps, CircleCI or any other solution is an additional plus - Experience in working with Infrastructure as Code - Primarily experience of working with Terraform - Knowledge of Terragrunt, CloudFormation, Bicep, ARM etc. is an additional plus - Experience of working with scripting languages - Experience of working with PowerShell, Groovy and Bash - Knowledge of Ansible is a welcome plus - Knowledge of Python is an additional plus - Experience in working with databases - Experience of working with MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB - Knowledge of MariaDB, Oracle, HANA and other database technologies are an additional plus - The level of knowledge is not expected to be on DBA level, but rather infrastructure and operational knowledge - Experience in working with VPN solutions - Experience of working with OpenVPN - Knowledge of enterprise VPN solutions is an additional plus - Experience of working with monitoring solutions - Experience of working with NewRelic or CloudWatch - Knowledge of any other monitoring solution is a welcome plus - Experience of working with backup and disaster recovery tools and practices - Experience of working with native public cloud platform tools - Knowledge of any other 3rd party backup and disaster recovery tool is an additional plus Benefits - We work on long-term projects, you have the opportunity to get to know the client and his needs well, as well as the team - You will have the opportunity to work on complex solutions with the latest technologies - Remote work means it's up to you where you work from - Flexible working hours mean that you can tailor your workday to your preferences, without a time-tracking system - We provide regular feedback as part of our commitment to your ongoing development and success - Job role switch, if you want to try some new roles or technologies, we are here to support you by providing opportunities, feedback, and mentor - If you love taking courses or going to conferences, we are always open to discussing education opportunities - Each team has its own monthly knowledge-sharing sessions combined with weekly talks and brainstorming sessions aimed at improving our current work and processes - If you have a colleague or a friend who could be a good fit for us, we can offer you a referral fee - Salary will be based on your experience and skills