Kestra Technologies
Senior Backend Engineer, AI Orchestration
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Europe
Employer listed it 3 months ago · Added yesterday
Been open since 3 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Europe
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in Europe.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Europe, Remote"
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About the role
About Kestra
At Kestra, we’re on a mission to make orchestration and automation simpler for everyone. Our open-source platform helps teams manage complex workflows with confidence, and we’re already making a big impact in businesses around the world. Now, we’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to help us take things to the next level.
In March 2026, we closed a $25M Series A led by RTP Global, with participation from Alven, ISAI, and Axeleo – backed by founders from Datadog, dbt Labs, and Hugging Face.
About the role
Kestra orchestrates workflows across systems and domains. AI agents and LLM-driven workflows are a growing part of that, and this role is about making sure they can run reliably inside the orchestrator. This is not a wrapper around a model API, but a platform orchestrating how agent steps should be run, retried, branched, and kept observable inside the orchestrator. That work happens in the Kestra core, which is Java.
What you would do
Design and build the execution primitives for AI workflows in the Kestra engine
Build and maintain the plugins that connect Kestra to LLM providers and agent frameworks
Turn real agent use cases into reusable blueprints, together with the product team
Keep AI executions observable and debuggable to the same standard as the rest of Kestra
What we are looking for
A strong Java background. You have built and maintained production Java systems, not used Java in passing.
Hands-on experience with LangChain4j or a comparable Java agent framework
A clear mental model of how agentic systems are actually run: tool calls, state, retries, failure modes
Comfort working close to an orchestration engine, where correctness and reliability matter more than demos
Our Tech Stack
Backend : Java, Micronaut
Frontend : Vue.js, Bootstrap
Datastore : Kafka, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Infrastructure : Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
Cloud : GCP, AWS, Azure
Tools : GitHub for repo management, actions, and issues
We work with a variety of modern technologies, and you’ll get the opportunity to explore new tools and approaches as we grow.
Perks & Benefits
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·Work from anywhere: We’re a remote-first company, so you can work from wherever feels like home. Plus, you’ll have access to coworking spaces worldwide if you ever need a change of scenery.
- ·Health coverage: From medical support, dental, and vision, we've got you covered.
- ·Home office setup on us: We’ll provide all the equipment you need to work comfortably.
- ·Our Hiring Process
- ·We aim to move quickly (2-3 weeks), but we can adjust the timeline if needed.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Kestra Technologies, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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