Senior Full Stack Developer with AI

You'll be joining a small, close-knit team building a modern maritime operations platform for a long-standing European client. The platform consists of three integrated applications handling everything from invoice management and fleet documentation to AI-powered data extraction from shipping documents.

The project is mid-migration - you'll be helping move a large legacy system into a new, well-structured architecture, while also delivering meaningful Quality of Life improvements that users feel immediately.

The stack is practical and modern: React + TypeScript + Next.js on the frontend, Python/Django/DRF on the backend, deployed on Azure with on-prem components. The team works in a Kanban/Agile model with bi-weekly syncs - no unnecessary ceremony, just focused delivery.

AI is not a buzzword here - it's embedded in the product and in how the team works. You'll be expected to use AI tools daily, both as a developer and as someone building AI-powered features for end users.

Why Choose This Project? 

• Work on real AI integration - automated extraction of maritime documents using OpenAI

• Stable, long-term engagement with a well-defined roadmap and no feature rollbacks

• Small, focused team - your contributions are visible and impactful

• International client in a niche, technically interesting domain (maritime industry)

• Modern tooling: Azure, GitHub Actions, Celery, Sentry, MCP, SSO, Hetzner Cloud Storage

Must-have

• React + TypeScript: 7+ years of commercial experience

• Python + Django/DRF: 7+ years of commercial experience

• Solid understanding of REST API design and integration patterns

• Experience with PostgreSQL and async task processing (e.g. Celery or similar)

• Daily use of AI tools (Cursor, Copilot, ChatGPT or similar) -this is a hard requirement, not a nice-to-have. We expect AI to be a natural part of how you work, not something you're just getting started with

• Proven ability to own and drive complex technical decisions end-to-end

• Experience leading or mentoring other developers

• Strong English communication skills (C1)- direct collaboration with the client

Nice-to-have

• Familiarity with Next.js (SSR/SSG patterns)

• Experience with Azure or similar cloud infrastructure

• Knowledge of email processing pipelines or document parsing