Senior Backend Engineer
Draslovka|Posted 1 month ago
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Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer
Location: [South Africa, hybrid]
We are Draslovka
Draslovka is expanding our Mining Solutions service offering with an industry-breaking SaaS, Machine learning product (AI), and we are looking for passionate professionals who can make this happen. The final product will have a significant impact and will make a mark in the transition to a new energy future for our society.
We are a Czech, family-owned international leader in chemical specialties on a mission to unlock the transformation of many critical industries. We have operations in the Czech Republic, United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and India, and serve customers around the world.
What will you be doing with us?
• Develop a cloud-based AI/analytics platform designed for the mining industry.
• Participate in technical architecture design, CI/CD development, testing, and code reviews.
• Work closely with the data science team on R&D and data pipelines.
• Deploy machine learning models and integrate them into the product.
• Document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and run services.
• Collaborate with the Product team to align the product roadmap with technical capabilities and opportunities.
• Take proactive ownership of customer escalations and system downtime incidents related to the components you work on.
What should you know or have?
• 5+ years of programming experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Python and its ecosystem.
• Experience writing maintainable, well structured tests.
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with containerized applications, Docker, and Kubernetes are appreciated
• Experience with FastAPI, Airflow, Postgres, TimescaleDB, Kafka is a strong plus.
• A proactive mindset, ownership attitude, and natural curiosity.
• Proficiency in English is required
Why Join Us
• Build real-world AI & cloud solutions - Work on cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies that transform mining operations, making them safer, more sustainable, and more efficient.
• Work on meaningful problems – What we build must make sense. Every engineer has full visibility into the "why" behind their work and a say in designing the best solutions.
• Start-up mindset, global impact – Enjoy the agility of a start-up backed by a global leader, giving you the freedom to innovate with the resources to make an industry-wide impact.
• Collaboration with global teams – Work with talented engineers, data scientists, and domain experts across Czechia, South Africa, the USA, and Australia.
• Autonomy and flexibility – Choose how you work with hybrid options, empowering you to work both on-site and remotely.
• Investment in your growth – Get access to an education budget, learning opportunities, and 20 vacation days to recharge and stay ahead.
• Real sustainability impact – Your work will directly contribute to reducing cyanide use in mining, driving a shift toward greener, more responsible industry practices.
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About Draslovka
What we do
Draslovka has been reimagining what’s possible with the CN family of chemicals for more than 100 years. We are a Czech family company, driven by an international team working across the world with a conscious ambition to be the best at what they do.
Draslovka holds a strong market position in the CN - based specialty chemical industry through the roll-out of newly developed environmentally sustainable products including next-generation fumigants and biocides, supply chain optimization, and advanced application practices implemented based on consumer‘s needs.
Reliability, responsibility, and sustainability represent our core values which are consistently applied in all processes. Our goal is to build a comprehensive portfolio of chemical companies, with an interface that ensures synergy of production and services.
In its early days, the focus of the company lay in the production of hydrogen cyanide, but an extensive line of industrial products and services has since emerged. Today, Draslovka has three main business divisions: Specialty chemicals, Mining solutions and Agricultural solutions.
Draslovka is building an AI-based, Software as a Service process optimization tool to be used in the production of critical metals like gold, nickel, cobalt, and copper that will power the mass production of electric vehicles. This tool will be combined with our patented, sustainable chemistry for metal extraction, creating a disruptive technology that will have a major impact on the sustainability and productivity of the mining industry.
Come help lead the creation of something new! You’ll be the driving force behind a brand new team, supported by world class business-building experts and connected to a business with global reach across one of the world’s critical industries.
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