(Senior) Full-stack Developer - Backend Focus (Python) (m/f/d)

About the role

(Senior) Full-stack Developer - Backend Focus (Python) (m/f/d)

Company Overview: Mindpeak is a Hamburg-based scale-up at the forefront of AI-driven cancer diagnostics. Our software helps pathologists analyze medical images more efficiently and accurately - already clinically deployed in more than 25 countries. Our vision is to enable personalized and effective treatment for every cancer patient - to truly improve medical care and patient outcomes around the world.

Position Summary:

As a Full-Stack Developer within the ML team, you’ll play a key role in designing and building the software systems that power our AI models — from database and API development to workflow automation and UI integration. You’ll collaborate closely with our ML engineers to connect engineering excellence with cutting-edge medical AI.

Please note: This is an onsite position in Hamburg.

You’ll work on:

- Designing and implementing robust backend services and databases for AI pipelines, model results, and clinical data.

- Developing and maintaining scalable, containerized systems (Docker/Kubernetes) for large-scale image processing and inference.

- Supporting workflow automation and debugging across distributed systems (e.g. Dagster, Argo, Kubeflow).

- Building and extending frontend components for model management and result visualization (React.js or similar).

- Collaborating with ML Scientists and Product Engineers to integrate AI models into production environments.

Your Responsibilities:

- Architect and optimize database systems ensuring high reliability and performance.

- Automate and monitor workflow execution for model training, calibration, and inference.

- Maintain and document scalable CI/CD and deployment pipelines.

- Ensure code quality, reproducibility, and clarity across all development processes.

Your Profile:

- Strong experience in Full-Stack or Backend Development (Python, Django/FastAPI preferred).

- Solid experience in database development (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent).

- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and Linux environments.

- Bonus: Experience with Machine Learning integration (model APIs, inference pipelines).

- Bonus: Familiarity with MLOps/DevOps tools (DVC, CI/CD, Dagster).

- Bonus: Familiarity with frontend technologies (React.js or similar).

- Strong communication skills, curiosity, and motivation to work in healthcare AI.

Why Mindpeak:

- Join a mission-driven company developing AI that helps save lives and elevates cancer diagnostics worldwide.

- Work in an open, creative environment with flat hierarchies, quick decisions, and close collaboration across disciplines.

- Be part of a highly skilled, international team of engineers and scientists, guided by experienced leadership and united by impact.