Preply

Overview

As a Senior Platform Software Engineer in the R&D Automation team, you’ll combine strong backend software engineering with hands-on AI expertise to build agentic systems that change how software is developed at Preply.

About Preply

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our

Requirements & Eligibility

• Extensive experience (~8 years) designing and building complex backend software systems
• Strong software engineering skills with production experience using Python
• Hands-on experience building AI agents, agentic workflows or platforms
• Strong understanding of modern agentic AI patterns
• Experience integrating AI systems with APIs, MCPs, internal tools, codebases and other engineering systems
• Minimum C1 English level

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build AI agents and the harness that power them using Python
• Build reusable agent capabilities, tools and integrations that connect AI systems with our engineering ecosystem and internal knowledge
• Develop agentic workflows across Engineering, Product, Design and Data
• Experiment rapidly with new AI capabilities, taking ideas from proof of concept through validation and scalable adoption
• Design effective context, orchestration and verification mechanisms for reliable agentic workflows
• Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, product, and data teams across Preply to understand their workflows and drive adoption