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title: 'Backend Engineer at Loora'
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# Backend Engineer at Loora

- **Company:** Loora
- **Location:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/loora/ccda6f29-665e-451d-a87b-4ce602e55791

## Job description

Loora is on a mission to revolutionize education and break down language barriers with its cutting-edge AI, building the first-ever personal AI English tutor. Loora offers its users an AI tutor that is always available to talk about whatever they want, give immediate feedback on English skills, and guide them on their journey to fluency.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to drive the architecture and development of our AI-powered language learning platform. In this role, you will design and implement backend systems that directly impact millions of learners worldwide. You will architect scalable services that power real-time AI conversations, ensuring low-latency performance and reliability while building the foundation for our next generation of language learning features.

## What You’ll Do

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs (REST and gRPC) that power AI-driven conversational experiences.
- Build and optimize asynchronous Python applications capable of handling real-time audio/text processing at scale.
- Ensure seamless, low-latency integration between mobile and web clients and our AI backend platform.
- Drive technical decisions on system architecture, focusing on low latency and fault-tolerance.
- Collaborate with AI/ML, mobile, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions that delight our users.
- Work within CI/CD workflows to ensure smooth deployments and maintain high code quality standards.
- Optimize system performance and resource utilization while maintaining reliability SLAs for our growing user base.

## What We're Looking For

- Minimum of 7 years of experience designing and developing scalable, distributed backend systems in one or more modern programming languages (Python is a plus).
- Deep expertise in Python concurrency and execution models (WSGI, ASGI, asyncio, multiprocessing, threading, GIL).
- Proven track record building production-ready asynchronous Python applications serving high-volume traffic.
- Strong experience with Pydantic and FastAPI in production environments.
- Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and gRPC services with strong emphasis on versioning strategies and backward/forward compatibility.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex performance, scalability, and workload distribution challenges.
- Proficiency with relational and non-relational database solutions (PostgreSQL, Redis, DynamoDB, MongoDB), including query optimization and data modeling.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS).
- Hands-on experience with Docker, understanding of CI/CD pipelines and methodologies, and working in Kubernetes/AWS-based deployments.
- Strong proficiency with AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures.
- Understanding of observability practices (distributed tracing, metrics, logging) and experience with monitoring tools.

Even better if you have:

- Proficiency in additional backend programming languages (Go, Rust, Java, Scala, Kotlin).
- Experience with audio/video streaming protocols and real-time communication systems.
- Experience with dataframe libraries (Pandas, Polars, Daft) for data processing and analytics.
- Familiarity with LLM integration libraries (LiteLLM, LangChain, Guidance, Instructor) and AI model serving frameworks.
- Background in building data-driven applications, pipelines, or ETL processes using frameworks like Apache Spark / Flink and orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster.
- Contributions to OSS projects on GitHub.

## About Loora

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Loora develops a generative AI English tutor that provides personalized, conversational language learning through real-time feedback on pronunciation, grammar, and accent.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Roy Mor (CEO) and Yonti Levin (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: E-learning, AI-powered language learning
- **Target customers**: B2C (serious English learners, advanced and professional learners); expanding into B2B with a General Manager role
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to speak English fluently and that learning English shouldn't be a barrier that holds anyone back from fulfilling their dreams and aspirations." [loora.com](https://www.loora.com/)

## Products & Services
- **[Loora AI English Tutor](https://www.loora.com/)**: A mobile app (iOS and Android) featuring a conversational AI tutor built on proprietary large language models. Offers real-time feedback on pronunciation, grammar, and accent; supports Business English modules for interviews, meetings, and presentations; and helps prepare for exams like TOEFL and IELTS. Subscription-based, positioned as more affordable than human tutors.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$21.25 million** across 2 rounds [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/loora/__9Dvvx9Ty1exWdTHKSrwY4MvEtOcgMSVj7Usu6eyyigw)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: QP Ventures (lead in Series A), Emerge Ventures (lead in Seed round); 5 institutional investors total [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/loora)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 33 employees with **23.1% YoY headcount growth** (+9 people) [linkedin.com](https://il.linkedin.com/company/loora)
  - Active in 7 countries (Israel, Spain, UK, Portugal, South Africa, Belarus, Poland)
  - 10 active job postings with **150% quarterly increase** in hiring [linkedin.com](https://il.linkedin.com/company/loora)
  - Launched Android app in July 2024 to expand access [linkedin.com](https://il.linkedin.com/company/loora)
  - Hired Yulia Karasik as VP of Marketing in 2024

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI**: Uses bespoke, fine-tuned large language models specifically optimized for English conversation, not generic chatbots.
- **Deep conversation focus**: Targets advanced and professional learners with complex topic discussion, unlike apps focused on basic vocabulary.
- **Real-time feedback loop**: Provides instant, specific coaching on pronunciation, grammar, and accent—mimicking a human tutor.
- **Judgment-free environment**: Positions itself as a safe, always-available space for practice, lowering the barrier for shy or busy learners.

## Strategic Focus
- **B2B expansion**: Actively hiring a General Manager for B2B, signaling a push into corporate and institutional English training.
- **Platform growth**: Building out both iOS and Android channels; increasing marketing spend (hiring User Acquisition Managers).
- **Product depth**: Enhancing Business English modules and exam preparation (TOEFL/IELTS) to capture professional and academic segments.

## Why Work Here
- **Impact**: As a startup, every role carries significant weight; employees are told "your contributions make a substantial impact on our journey." [loora.com/careers](https://www.loora.com/careers)
- **Culture**: Emphasizes "personal accountability" and "ownership" in a mission-driven environment focused on reshaping education.
- **Work model**: Hybrid workspace based in Tel Aviv, Israel; employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/loora)
- **Team composition**: Small, high-leverage team (33 people) with strong technical DNA (CTO is co-founder, VP R&D, Lead Android Engineer, Staff Backend Developer roles open)
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company markets itself as a "premium" but affordable alternative—suggests a lean, resourceful startup culture

## Sources
1. [loora.com](https://www.loora.com/)
2. [loora.com/careers](https://www.loora.com/careers)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/loora)
4. [linkedin.com](https://il.linkedin.com/company/loora)
5. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/loora/__9Dvvx9Ty1exWdTHKSrwY4MvEtOcgMSVj7Usu6eyyigw)

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