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Software Development Engineer

Foxit Software

Software Development Engineer

Posted 11 Days Ago

Dublin, IRL

Hybrid

Junior

Software

The Role

Early-career engineer building and maintaining Python services that enable AI-powered document workflows. Tasks include prompting, document ingestion, PDF text/structure extraction, embeddings, and semantic search while writing tested, documented code and collaborating with senior engineers.

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Junior Software Engineer (AI & Document Systems)

Location: Ireland (Hybrid — Dublin area)

Type: Full-time

About the role

Foxit is hiring a Junior Software Engineer to join our Ireland-based team building AI-powered, document-centric applications. This role is a strong fit for a recent graduate or early-career engineer with solid Python fundamentals and genuine curiosity about LLMs and document systems.

You’ll learn by doing—working alongside senior engineers to build and improve software that processes, manages, and analyses documents (especially PDFs) using modern AI techniques.

What you’ll do

Develop and maintain Python-based applications and services

Support delivery of AI-powered features using LLMs in document workflows

Assist with prompting and context management for document-focused use cases

Contribute to document ingestion and management workflows

Help process and extract information from PDF documents (text + structure basics)

Work with embeddings and introductory semantic search concepts

Write clean, tested, and well-documented code

Collaborate via code reviews, team discussions, and iterative delivery

Take direction from team leads and grow your skills through mentorship

What you’ll bring (required)

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering (or related)

Strong Python skills and good software fundamentals

Foundational understanding of AI and LLM concepts

Exposure to prompting and LLM-driven workflows (coursework, projects, internship, etc.)

Basic knowledge of document management concepts

Familiarity with PDF structure and text extraction concepts

Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn quickly

Nice to have (bonus)

Introductory experience with RAG concepts

Familiarity with embeddings and/or vector databases

Exposure to vLLM, Ollama, or similar tooling

Basic understanding of REST APIs

Awareness of data privacy and GDPR principles

What success looks like

You ramp quickly on our codebase and ship reliable improvements

You collaborate well (communication, reviews, asking good questions)

You build confidence in LLM/document workflows while strengthening engineering fundamentals

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering (or related)
Strong Python skills and good software fundamentals
Foundational understanding of AI and LLM concepts
Exposure to prompting and LLM-driven workflows (coursework, projects, internship, etc.)
Basic knowledge of document management concepts
Familiarity with PDF structure and text extraction concepts
Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn quickly

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The Company

HQ: Fremont, CA

460 Employees

Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

Foxit is a leading software provider of fast, affordable and secure PDF solutions. Businesses and consumers increase productivity by using Foxit's cost effective products to securely work with PDF documents and forms. Foxit is the #1 pre-installed PDF software, shipped on one-third of all new Windows PCs, including those from HP®, Acer, and ASUS®. Foxit's Software Development Kits (SDKs) help developers reduce costs and improve time to market by easily integrating industry leading PDF technology into application workflows. This technology shares the same underlying technology that powers Google's open-source PDFium project. Winner of numerous awards, Foxit has over 650 million users and has sold to over 425,000 customers, ranging from SMBs to global enterprises, located in more than 200 countries. Since Foxit products are ISO 32000-1/PDF 1.7 standard compliant, they are compatible with your existing PDF documents and forms. Foxit's Mission Enabling people to create, collaborate, share, and use documents on any device. Foxit's Vision Foxit on every device. To learn more about Foxit : - Official Website: https://www.foxit.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foxitsoftware - Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxitsoftware