Senior Software Engineer

**What makes us Qlik**?**

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant Leader for 15 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

**The**Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python/Go)** Role**

Join Qlik’s Data Governance & AI team as a _Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python/Go)_ and be at the forefront of building an agentic ecosystem, not just another AI tool, but a platform of intelligent, autonomous agents that power real customer solutions within a global SaaS leader in analytics and data.

This is a hands-on, architecture-level opportunity to design and implement scalable, observable, and legally compliant AI systems. You'll work at the intersection of cloud, SaaS, data, and cutting-edge AI - solving complex, real-world challenges alongside an expert and collaborative team.

**What makes this role interesting?**
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Build a complete agentic ecosystem**: Go beyond single-agent development. Create an architecture that supports scale, traceability, legal compliance, validation, and resilience all in production.
- ** Use the best of today’s tech**: Work with LangChain, LangGraph, Python, and Go, plus a modern infrastructure including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- ** Create real, high-impact AI features**: Our AI agents aren’t peripheral, they’re at the heart of our software, embedded to serve real customer workflows.
- ** Explore deeply technical challenges**: Tackle complex, cross-cutting challenges combining data, AI, SaaS, and cloud at a global scale.
- ** Collaborate across domains**: Qlik’s Data Governance & AI team owns the full data journey from source to solution, and interfaces with teams’ company wide.
- ** Innovate and experiment**: Work in autonomous squads empowered to test, explore, and implement new approaches quickly.
- ** Be part of a supportive team**: You'll be surrounded by colleagues who value team spirit, shared learning, and mutual support - all encouraged by leadership.

**Here’s how you’ll be making an impact**:

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Architect intelligent agent systems**: Design and build a robust, production-ready agentic platform that’s scalable, cost-efficient, and auditable.
- ** Bridge AI with business value**: Integrate LLM-driven agents directly into our SaaS product to solve tangible customer problems at scale.
- ** Drive technical strategy**: Help shape Qlik’s long-term vision where data and AI work hand-in-hand to enable smarter analytics.
- ** Lead and mentor**: Share your expertise with team members, drive best practices, and help raise the technical bar across squads.
- ** Contribute to strategic goals**: Your work sits at the centre of Qlik’s roadmap, creating value through AI innovation that’s tightly aligned to user needs and business strategy.
- ** Grow with the field**: AI is evolving fast. At Qlik, you'll stay at the cutting edge, learning, adapting, and remaining a go-to expert in the space.

**We’re looking for a teammate with**:

- A minimum of 6 years of experience, with at least 2 years working directly with LLMs or AI infrastructure.
- Deep experience with Python and agentic frameworks (LangChain or similar).
- Intermediate Knowledge in Go (knowledge in Java is also appreciated).
- Familiarity with prompt engineering, context management and RAG
- Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills in English.
- Team Collaboration: A team player with experience or a strong interest in working in a distributed and international agile team environment.
- Mentorship and Leadership: Guide junior team members, facilitate code reviews, and encourage best practices.

**The location for this role is**:
Suresnes or Nantes, France (Hybrid)

**More about Qlik and who we are**:
Find out more about life at Qlik on social: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X/Twitter, and to see all other opportunities to join us and our values, check out our Careers Page.

What else do we offer?
- Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs
- Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness
- Flexible, diverse, and international work environment

Giving back is a huge part of our culture. Alongside an extra “change the world” day plus another for personal development, we also highly encourage participation in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs

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