Senior Software Engineer – Agentic Systems; m​/f​/x

Job Title

We're looking for engineers who build and operate distributed systems at scale.

Why Max: MAX continuously senses, reasons, and surfaces the decisions that need attention for enterprise procurement teams. We're building the infrastructure that makes autonomous AI dependable at enterprise scale.

Why Now:
The foundations are in place. The next phase is scaling our infrastructure, integrations, and AI capabilities globally.

What you will build:

• Distributed backend services and APIs.
• Agent orchestration platforms and long-running workflows.
• Enterprise data ingestion frameworks and connectors.
• Highly observable, resilient cloud-native systems.
• Infrastructure that powers AI applications at scale.

Problems you will tackle:

• State management and failure recovery
• Event-driven systems and orchestration
• High-throughput APIs and data ingestion
• AI infrastructure and platform reliability
• Cost optimization and large-scale orchestration

Responsibilities:

• Own platform capabilities end-to-end.
• Design resilient distributed systems.
• Build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Raise engineering standards and mentor other engineers.

Your profile:

• 7+ years building production backend systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and deep proficiency in Python.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, MCP, databases, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience operating systems at scale.
• Experience with observability and incident response.

Strong Plus:

• AWS, Celery + Redis.
• Open Search/Elasticsearch, Neo4j, AI infrastructure and enterprise integrations.
• Platform engineering and data pipeline experience.

Hiring Philosophy:

• We care more about systems you've built than frameworks you've used.
• We value ownership, pragmatism, and engineering excellence.

The Role is probably Not for you if:

• You've only built CRUD applications.
• You avoid production ownership.
• You rely on frameworks over fundamentals.
• You've never designed systems under real scale and reliability constraints.

Why us?

• 4-Day Work Week & up to 24 Days Paid Vacation – More time to recharge
• Competitive Compensation – Fair salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Flexible Work Arrangements – Work the way that suits you. Professional Development – Access to training and certifications.
• Team Events – Bi-annual company events and quarterly lunch get-togethers.
• Work Abroad Flexibility – Remote work from the EU or selected non-EU countries for up to 8 weeks a year with travel insurance coverage

We operate on a hybrid model with offices in Berlin and Munich, offering a 32-hour, 4-day workweek. This means:

• In-Office Collaboration :
  Work from the office two days a week
• Manage Your Own Hours :
  Flexibility to work around your needs as long as team goals are met.

Our Culture:

We are committed to fostering a collaborative, innovative and inclusive work environment where everyone's ideas matter. We know that diverse teams lead to better outcomes and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.