Senior Backend Engineer (Python) - Early stage | E2E impact | AI Native | Distributed Systems - Up to ~135K EUR base + solid equity % - Amsterdam (Hybrid)

This is a AI start-up in Amsterdam that builds a solution to a problem space that anyone can relate to. We're looking for Sr engineers who naturally switch between high-level system design and low-level implementation details to solve problems in the simplest possible, most impactful way. The team works at lightning speed; AI-assisted engineering is part of the team's day-to-day workflow from day one. You need to bring experience with this.This is probably for you ifYou naturally think in systems/platformsYou care about architecture, not frameworksYou enjoy debugging distributed behaviour more than adding another frontend componentYou have strong opinions on API design, concurrency, database modelling, testing strategies and operational excellence and you can defend those opinions technicallyYou write Python because it's the right tool, not because it's fashionableTechPython • Modern frameworks • Distributed Systems • Async Processing • Platform • Cloud • Docker • CI/CD • Observability • AI-assisted engineering • ScalabilityPackageComp is up to ~135K EUR gross per year as base depending on experience. The equity % for the role is very solid for Dutch standards and we'll discuss this in the first call. VISA sponsorship & 30% ruling for Internationals is possible (relocation support not! We're only hiring locally in Netherlands). Other benefits like top-notch hardware, travel allowance, etc. apply ofc.Why this role is differentThis isn't a company bolting AI onto an existing SaaS productAI is embedded throughout the engineering organisation. Engineers use AI extensively to design, build, test and iterate faster whilst engineering judgement remains the competitive advantageYou'll work with exceptionally smart engineersNo endless management layers but quick decision making and a lot of ownership/impactJust difficult engineering problems, genuine ownership and the opportunity to influence the technical direction of a company from an early stage