Senior Backend Developer, Python

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Revise current Python backend applications to facilitate the breakdown of a monolithic architecture into smaller, independent services.

• Recognize practical, low-impact modifications that enhance modularity and separation of concerns without excessive redesign.

• Guarantee that application configurations and settings are based on the environment and appropriate for deployment across various environments.

• Create and sustain production-quality backend services and APIs in Python, emphasizing maintainability, reliability, and security.

• Assist in the transition of applications towards containerized and automated deployment models, collaborating closely with DevSecOps and platform engineers.

• Enhance code quality, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation to facilitate safe incremental changes.

• Diagnose and resolve functional, integration, and performance issues in current backend services.

• Document changes made and contribute to best practices in backend engineering throughout the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of professional experience in backend software development, with a primary focus on Python backend engineering.

• Strong recent hands-on experience in Python backend development.

• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining production backend services and APIs.

• Proven track record of working with existing or legacy codebases and performing incremental refactoring.

• Practical experience in assisting the breakdown of monolithic applications into smaller, independent services.

• Strong grasp of environment-based configuration, backend architecture, API design, and database design.

• Good understanding of integration patterns, service boundaries, and sustainable backend design.

• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Git workflows, code reviews, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and the ability to write maintainable, well-tested code.

• Excellent analytical, debugging, communication, and documentation skills.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes-based deployments.

• Knowledge of message queues, event-driven architectures, or caching strategies.

• Experience in cloud or hybrid environments.

• Proficient in spoken and written English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development

• Options for remote work