Python Software Engineer - AI Security Platform (m/f/n)

Summary
You will become part of the AI and Automated Detection sub-division in Bratislava. Backed by a major AI investment program across the company, we build systems that defend against real-world cyber threats at scale, from automated threat detection processing terabytes of behavioral data, to multi-agent AI systems that help security analysts work faster, to SOAR platforms that automate incident response.

Job description

Our work spans distributed backend services, machine learning pipelines, LLM-powered agents, and production security tooling.

As a Python Software Engineer on the AI Security Platform, you build   the backend   systems that power AI-driven threat detection, automated incident response, and LLM-based security tooling. You will join one of three teams based on your interests and our needs, each tackling a different part of the security stack.

About the Role

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Design, build, and   maintain   distributed backend services and   processing   pipelines in Python.

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Develop asynchronous, event-driven systems and message-based integrations across services.

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Work with one of three focus areas, chosen based on your interests and team needs:

Detection Systems : automated threat detection pipelines, detection engine integrations, and high-volume data processing.

LiveAI : multi-agent AI systems, LLM-powered assistants, agent orchestration, and evaluation infrastructure.

SOAR Platform : microservice ecosystem for incident handling, automation workflows, and AI-powered Security Operations Center capabilities.

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Take ownership of services across their full lifecycle, from design and deployment to   monitoring   and troubleshooting.

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Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code.

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Collaborate with software engineers, security researchers, and security operators across the division.

Essential Requirements

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Strong software development experience with Python.

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Experience designing and developing backend services or distributed systems.

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Understanding of asynchronous programming and distributed task processing.

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Experience working with APIs and service integrations.

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Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.

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Experience writing maintainable, testable, and production-ready code.

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Familiarity with modern software development workflows.

Desirable Requirements

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Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

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Experience with Kafka, Celery, or similar messaging and task-queue technologies.

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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).

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Knowledge of multi-agent systems, LLM-based tooling, or prompt engineering.

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Previous   experience in cybersecurity, threat detection, or high-volume data processing.

Technologies

Python,   FastAPI , Celery, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis,   gRPC , Envoy, Hadoop, Spark, Impala, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kubeflow, Argo, Jenkins, Git, JIRA, Confluence

Basic wage component (brutto): from 2900 EUR/m. (brutto)

• The final basic wage component can be increased accordingly to individual skills and experience of the selected candidate.
• Performance bonus 2 times per year up to 10% of the basic salary paid for the evaluation period(usually 6 months).

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Benefits

Health & well-being

• BenefitPlus

• Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)

• Multisport card

• Travel card "električenka"

• Supplementary pension saving

• Sick days

Family

• Marriage allowance

• Childbirth allowance

• Parental contribution

• ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)

Office

• Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)

• Let´s get together breakfast

• Activity room, quiet room

• ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings

Other

• Loyalty allowance

• Loyalty extra days off

• Loyalty cake

• Loyalty glass award

• Refer a friend

• Christmas presents

• Discounts from external providers

Primary location
Bratislava

Additional locations
Brno, Prague

Time type
Full time