Senior Python Software Engineer

About the Position

Senior Python Software Engineer

Remote Germany, Netherlands Office

Full-time

Permanent employee

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About the Position

We are looking for a Senior Python Software Engineer to join our Product & Engineering team at Lobster. This role involves monthly visits to our HQ in Tutzing or Amsterdam. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender identity.

As we continue to expand and evolve our Supply-Chain-focused Data Integration Platform, we're looking for a Senior Python Software Engineer with a strong affinity for AI/ML to join our team. You will be responsible for expanding the scope of our AI system, Pathfinder, with clean, production-grade code. These agents leverage both LLMs and hybrid AI/ML systems.

Our mission is to connect people, data, and intelligence (human & artificial) to optimize processes across the supply chain, always choosing the right tool for the right challenge. Ready to make an impact?

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Responsibilities

• Developing Pathfinder, a multi-agent AI system built on protocol-driven, microservice-oriented architecture.
• Defining and implementing scalable microservices that drive data mapping, transformation, and intelligent integration.
• Developing and maintaining RESTful APIs to ensure seamless communication between services and systems.
• Creating and optimizing event-driven data pipelines to enable real-time processing, automation, and decision-making across our products.
• Evaluating, selecting, and implementing the best-fit tools and technologies to solve complex engineering and data challenges effectively.
• Collaborating directly with key customers and internal stakeholders to validate solution performance and ensure product impact and usability.

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Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering with Python as your primary language, and a track record of building and running production-grade software.
• Python craft: strictly typed, well-structured code that goes well beyond scripting or notebooks.
• A production mindset: you think about maintainability, testing, telemetry, and debugging, and you’re comfortable handling production issues and contributing to root cause analysis (RCA).
• Deep, practical async Python: you have built services on asyncio and you know what it buys you and what it doesn't.
• A feel for what goes wrong across a network boundary: timeouts, bounded retries with backoff, idempotency.
• Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• An affinity for AI/ML: curiosity about or hands-on experience with LLMs and agentic systems is a strong plus.
• Strong communication skills in English.

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Nice to Have

• Supply chain or logistics domain knowledge.
• Willingness to dig into the Java codebase of our core product.
• Experience with CI/CD (GitHub Enterprise) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Familiarity with cloud AI services (e.g., SageMaker, Bedrock, Azure ML).

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We Offer

• Opportunity to work flexibly from home.
• Modern offices in Germany and the Netherlands.
• A personal Learning & Development budget.
• Up to 30 days of remote work per year from any EU country.
• Company Pension plan.
• 30 vacation days a year.
• 2 additional paid days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
• Location-specific benefits packages.
• Company-sponsored business travel.

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About the Company

Lobster is the data integration platform that connects supply chain partners and systems across any format or technology. It turns scattered data into a clean, flowing foundation for AI, so teams can make faster decisions and face fewer disruptions.

The Lobster Data Platform reduces complexity through real-time integration, intelligent automation, and built-in quality control. The Lobster Data Network breaks down silos and enables secure collaboration across complex supply chains.

For industry-specific needs, Lobster Data Products offer ready-to-use solutions that deliver impact quickly. With a presence across the DACH region, the UK, France, Scandinavia, and the Benelux, and over 2,000 customers globally, Lobster helps companies unlock the full potential of their data and stay agile in a rapidly evolving digital world.

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If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply!

Lobster is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where empathy and respect guide our interactions.