Software Developer AI

Hiire is helping Soko hire a Software Developer for its growing engineering team in Lisbon.

About the Company

Soko is building an AI-native platform to help people discover places events and plans in a smarter more intuitive way.

Theyre solving real-world discovery challenges by combining AI data and strong product thinking to create a new kind of search experience. This isnt a traditional product its a highly technical fast-moving system where continuous experimentation and iteration are part of everyday work.

As an early-stage startup the environment is defined by speed ownership and a bias for action.

If youre excited about redefining how people explore and interact with information in an AI-first world youll feel right at home.

The Role

Were hiring Software Developers to work onsite in Lisbon building and scaling an AI-first product from the ground up.

Youll work on:

• AI-driven search and retrieval systems

• Improving our AI environment and tooling

• Solving complex challenges in ranking relevance and data processing

• Shipping fast in a high-ownership startup environment

Tech Stack

• Backend: Python

• Frontend: React or Flutter

• AI tools: Claude Codex and similar LLM-based tools

What Youll Do

• Build and iterate on core product features

• Develop and optimize search infrastructure

• Use AI tools (like Claude or Codex) in your daily workflow

• Collaborate closely with founders in a fast decision-making environment

• Contribute to system design as the product scales

• Move quickly from idea prototype production

What Were Looking For

• You believe AI is the future

• You thrive in fast-paced startup environments

• You take ownership and move fast

• You enjoy building things from scratch

• 3 years of experience with Python and/or React / Flutter

• Interest in AI search or data-heavy systems

Nice to have

• Experience with search systems LLMs or ranking problems

• Previous startup or founder experience

Why Join

• Work onsite in Lisbon with a tight ambitious team

• Build at the edge of AI search technology

• High ownership low bureaucracy

• Shape both product and engineering direction early

• Learn fast and ship fast

Interested

Were looking for people who want to be in the room build together and move fast.