Foxit

Software Development Engineer

Foxit  •  Dublin, IE (Remote)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

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
 
Foxit

About Foxit

Founded in 2001, Foxit is a leading provider of innovative PDF and eSignature products and services, helping knowledge workers increase productivity and do more with documents. Foxit combines easy-to-use desktop software, mobile apps, and cloud services in one powerful solution: The Foxit PDF Editor Suite. This Intelligent Document Platform allows users to create, edit, fill, and sign documents through their integrated PDF Editor and eSign offerings – from anywhere and on any device.

Foxit also enables software developers to incorporate innovative PDF technology into their applications via powerful, multi-platform Software Developer Kits (SDK).

Winner of numerous awards, Foxit has over 700 million users and has sold to over 485,000 customers, ranging from SMBs to global enterprises worldwide. Foxit products are ISO 32000-1/PDF 1.7 standard compliant, therefore, 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

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Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Fremont, CA
Year Founded
2001
Website
foxit.com
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