Senior Agentic AI 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.

TheSenior Agentic AI 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?

• Build a complete agentic ecosystem: Go beyond single-agent development. Create an architecture that supports scale, traceability, legal compliance, validation, and resilienceall 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 journeyfrom 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:

• 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)

If you're looking for a chance to build AI that matters, not just experiments - but intelligent agents that serve hundreds of thousands of users, then this is the role for you.Click Apply to find out more.

More about Qlik and who we are:

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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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