Founding/Senior Python Engineer - AI Real-time Video Analysis

🚨 We're Hiring: Founding/Senior Python Engineer for an AI Real-time Video Surveillance Technology

📍 Location: On-site / Hybrid from Israel/Tel Aviv (Israel-based candidates only)

📅 Start: Immediate – Quick onboarding

💼 Company: Argu

💰 Full-Time | Competitive salary + Equity plans available

Argu is building the world’s first generative engine for video analysis. Backed by top VCs like Andreesen Horowitz and government investors, and accepted into the world's flagship startup program, we’re already deployed with national and enterprise customers. Our technology lets organisations go from idea to production in minutes, not months.

We’re looking for a Senior Python Developer to join our founding team. You’ll help shape our backend architecture and product, directly influence the company’s technical direction, and have the opportunity to grow into a Tech Lead role as we expand. The systems you build will power mission-critical deployments for enterprises worldwide and impact millions of lives.

You will build true cutting-edge AI from your very first line of code.

✅ You are:

• 6-8 years of hands-on Python experience with distributed systems

• Experience in demanding, high-pressure environments like startups

• Experienced in code reviews and inner-team mentorship

• Experience building or integrating AI agents for automation and reasoning

• Hands-on exposure to computer vision pipelines, including video streaming and real-time analysis

• Familiarity with vision-language models (VLMs) and multimodal systems

• Expert in FastAPI, microservices, async service development

• Solid with Pydantic, Peewee, PostgreSQL / SQLite

• Developed and shipped scalable backend systems

• Strong in multithreading, multiprocessing, and IPC

• Experience working and collaborating in teams

• Familiar with startup methodology and delivering under fast-paced conditions

• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

🛠 Tech Stack:

• Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, Peewee
• PostgreSQL / SQLite
• Docker, Git, Linux
• OpenCV and medium level in computer vision
• LLMs and AI tools

💥 What You’ll Get:

• Work on breakthrough, world-first technology
• Join a senior-only team of elite engineers
• Equity plans available
• Immediate start with fast onboarding
• Opportunity to grow into leadership as the company scales

Bonus Qualifications

• Background in computer vision or MLOps
• Military/defense background (advantage)
• Background in Video Surveillance

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We are a startup. We move fast. We work more. We deliver no matter what.

We make things that look impossible happen in no time.

It's demanding - and rewarding.

Are you a startup material?

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