Meet Deep L

Deep L is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.
Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, Deep L is your next destination.

What sets us apart

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at Deep L, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of Deep L means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at Deep L on Linked In, Instagram and our Blog.

Your responsibilities

The Research Tooling Lead serves a hybrid role of team leadership and senior developer:

• Development: You will develop new features and maintain existing ones
  
• Delivery & Engineering Excellence: Together with key stakeholders, you will represent the overall goals and strategic objectives of the track.
  
• You will also lead the team to deliver new features on time, maintain existing features and establish high engineering excellence metrics
  
• You will work with your engineering peers to drive initiatives and collaborate with others to move the organisation forward
  
• People Leadership: You'll inspire, develop, recruit and motivate a team of high performing engineers. This includes building 1:1 relationships with people, setting their development or improvement plans and establishing a healthy, non-retaliatory feedback culture
  
• Managing growth: In a growing and fast-changing environment, you will enjoy accompanying change and finding new solutions with peers, managers and other stakeholders
  

Qualities we look for

• You have a proven track record of successfully leading and scaling software engineering teams, ideally in a global, high-growth scale-up environment
  You have hands-on technical experience in the following areas:
  
• Backend development in Python (using frameworks such as Fast API, Flask or asyncio and databases such as Postgre SQL)
  
• Dev Ops/Datacenter Ops: Linux servers (bash, ssh, networking, network storage, ...), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts
  
• Front-end development (Java Script/Type Script, Svelte/React)
  


• You have excellent communication skills and be able to work closely with other teams in our research department
  
• You have a solution-oriented mindset and be able to navigate through ambiguity and change effectively
  
• High level of English, knowledge of German and other languages an advantage
  

What we offer

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
  
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
  
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
  
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
  
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
  
• Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We've crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way.
  

We are an equal opportunity employer

You are welcome at Deep L for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.