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Back-end Engineer Integration and AI (PHP/Python)

Nextcloud is an open-source, on-premises content collaboration platform that puts customers in control of their data, offering file storage, video conferencing, and groupware.

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Employee count: 51-200

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We’re looking for engineers with experience in PHP/ back-end development and
AI integrations to join our integrations team!

You would work with the engineering team to bring new features and improvements
to the server back-end like new authentication or storage mechanisms, audio/video chat and more, as well as integrating AI into the Nextcloud platform (e.g. LLMs,
speech-to-text, and image processing services).
You ideally have open source experience, know your way around git and

Github.

Tasks

  • Feature development
  • Integration of AI services and models (Python / APIs / microservices)
  • Database design
  • Systems design
  • Quality assurance
  • Project-based development, working on one project for a defined timeframe

Requirements

  • Technical experience with PHP and bit of HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • Experience with Python for AI/ML integrations
  • Experience with one or more frontend frameworks like VueJS or React, Angular, Svelte
  • Familiarity with AI/LLM frameworks (e.g. Hugging Face, LangChain)
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and REST-based AI services
  • Understanding of containerization (Docker) and model deployment workflows
  • Experience with speech, vision, or NLP integrations (e.g. Whisper, OCR, embeddings)
  • Knowledge around open source technology
  • Ideally experience with Nextcloud AI features or similar platforms
  • Reliability, independent and self-reliant working style

Benefits

  • A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source

    community

  • Developing a product which pushes the boundaries of technology and with a global user and contributor community

  • A competitive salary

  • Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance

  • Time for personal growth and education

  • We are looking for somebody with ambition and drive who would like to grow and learn.

  • A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source

    community

  • Developing a product which pushes the boundaries of technology and with a global user and contributor community

  • A competitive salary

  • Flexibility for a healthy work-life balance

  • Time for personal growth and education

  • We are looking for somebody with ambition and drive who would like to grow and learn.

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About Nextcloud

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In a world where data privacy is increasingly compromised, Nextcloud empowers organizations and individuals to take back control of their digital lives. We understand that our customers—ranging from home users to large governments and enterprises—face significant challenges regarding data sovereignty, security, and compliance. That is why we have built the industry-leading, fully open-source, on-premises content collaboration platform.

Our solution provides a secure, self-hosted alternative to Big Tech, integrating file storage, video conferencing, and groupware into a single, cohesive ecosystem. By putting the customer in charge of their own infrastructure, we ensure that no data leaks to third parties and that compliance with strict regulations like GDPR is effortless. Whether you are looking to facilitate remote work for your team or secure sensitive public sector data, Nextcloud delivers the productivity tools you need without sacrificing the privacy you deserve.

Employee benefits

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Learning and development

Time for personal growth and an annual educational budget.

Flexible working hours

We have flexible office hours and most of our team works from home.

Company events

Nextcloud welcomes the team to in-person events, conferences, and trade shows.

Open source contribution

A distributed, open team with a passion for working on and within the open source community.

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