Full Stack Developer

h3Job Description /h3 pPOLITICO is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer with a strong backend orientation to join our technology team based in Brussels. Political decision-making is distributed, disorganized, and generally hard to follow at a larger scale, this is the issue we work on at POLITICO. By collecting, normalizing, organizing and thoughtfully presenting information we give individuals and organizations greater insight into political processes around the world. /p pNote: This is a full-time position based in Brussels with a hybrid setup (4 days in the office, 1 day remote). /p h3What You’ll Do /h3 pAs a developer at POLITICO, you will work across our platform, contributing to systems that collect, process, and deliver critical political intelligence to our users. While the role is full stack, it is strongly bbackend-oriented /b. You will help design and build scalable services and data pipelines that power our POLITICO Pro platform. /p pYour work will include: /p ul liDesigning and developing backend services and APIs /li liBuilding and improving data processing systems and background jobs /li liContributing to frontend applications when needed /li liWorking with modern cloud infrastructure and serverless architectures /li liParticipating in the evolution of our data and intelligence systems /li /ul pAn important part of the role is contributing to AI-enabled features within our platform. Our current work includes systems such as: /p ul liRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines /li liTranscription and speech recognition and audio processing /li /ul pThis work focuses primarily on AI integration and inference, rather than training models from scratch. We are looking for developers who are curious about these technologies, understand their core concepts, and are excited to build products powered by them. /p pAI will play an increasingly important role in our platform in the coming years. You will join an agile team that values strong engineering practices. We expect team members to actively contribute to improving our systems, code quality, and development practices. /p h3What You’ll Need /h3 pWe are looking for software engineers first, not specialists of a single language or framework. The ideal candidate is comfortable reasoning about programming languages, systems, and architecture, and can adapt to different technologies as needed. Requirements include: /p ul liStrong experience building complex backend systems or multi-service architectures /li liExcellent software engineering fundamentals and system design skills /li liStrong proficiency in JavaScript and modern web development /li liExperience with frontend frameworks such as React or Vue Solid understanding of asynchronous systems (message queues, distributed services, background processing) /li liAbility to work across multiple parts of the stack /li /ul pAdditional assets include: /p ul liExperience with Java, React Native or Ruby on Rails /li liExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) /li liExperience with Kubernetes /li liInterest or experience in AI-enabled applications, LLM integration, RAG systems, or speech processing /li /ul pOther

requirements:
/p ul liFluency in English (additional European languages are a plus) /li liStrong organizational skills and attention to detail /li liComfortable working in an international environment /li /ul h3We value our people /h3 pOur benefits package is built for you, and includes: /p ul liOur teams benefit from country-specific, competitive compensation and benefits packages—including pension, healthcare, training opportunities and more. /li liWith a multinational team, strong ties to EU institutions, and flexible work options including working from abroad,

we offer
our employees an environment that supports both professional and personal development. /li /ul h3About Us /h3 pPOLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow’s headlines, not reports on yesterday’s news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital. /p pCabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes. /p pOur 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world’s key democratic capitals
- Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York
- form the world’s premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don’t even know exist. /p pInnovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that de