Senior Python Engineer – AWS

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and fulfill quarterly objectives for the team, guiding engineers through uncertainty to tackle complex, open-ended challenges and ensuring effective execution.

• Work in partnership with Product Management, Design, and Analytics throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

• Engage in ideation, outline technical limitations, and assist in assessing risks and trade-offs.

• Recognize project, process, technology, and business obstacles and drive the formulation of solutions.

• Enhance service reliability and availability by defining and tracking essential metrics.

• Involve yourself in incident management, operational excellence, and on-call responsibilities.

• Develop and advocate for best practices in software design, architecture, and code reviews.

• Guide and assist engineers through constructive feedback, sharing knowledge, and setting a positive example.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering scalable backend systems utilizing Python, Kotlin, or similar programming languages.

• Proven experience in building and maintaining highly available distributed systems within cloud environments.

• Familiarity with AWS, MySQL, Spark, or comparable platforms.

• Proficient in defining and executing technical plans for significant features or system components.

• Emphasis on scalable, maintainable, and extensible design principles.

• Experience working within large codebases and implementing significant changes safely.

• Knowledge of engineering best practices, automation, testing, and deployment processes.

• An ownership mindset and a dedication to continuous learning, professional development, and proactive feedback.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate with distributed and global engineering teams.

• Nice to have: experience with high-scale customer-facing platforms.

• Nice to have: understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven systems.

• Nice to have: knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and contemporary DevOps practices.

• Nice to have: experience in mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance from day one, irrespective of the probationary period.

• Christmas holidays from December 25 to December 31.

• Collaboration with Superhumans center and Veteran HUB.

• Psychological counseling provided by the Veteran Hub.

• Internal policies that make the company supportive of military personnel and veterans.