Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Django (Ireland)

Location: Dublin, Ireland; hybrid. Candidates must be based in Ireland or willing to relocate and must already hold a valid work visa. hirify.global does not provide visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Company

hirify.global provides secure eSIM connectivity solutions for travellers and businesses across more than 200 destinations.

What you will do

• Build and optimize mission-critical microservices with Python, Django, and Django REST Framework.
• Design scalable APIs capable of handling high-concurrency traffic during peak travel seasons.
• Implement unit testing with Pytest and automated quality checks.
• Identify and resolve technical debt, N+1 query issues, performance bottlenecks, and asynchronous task optimization challenges.
• Collaborate with Product and QA teams to translate complex business logic into maintainable technical solutions.
• Apply software engineering best practices through design patterns, documentation, and code reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience, including mastery of Django and Django REST Framework.
• Strong expertise in unit testing and quality-first development frameworks.
• Proven experience designing microservices architectures and integrating complex third-party applications.
• Proficiency in asynchronous programming and managing high-load database queries.
• Based in Ireland or willing to relocate, with a valid Irish work visa already in place.

Nice to have

• Fluency or professional working proficiency in Spanish.
• Experience with Silk or other performance profiling tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in Dublin within a multinational team of 500+ professionals.
• 25 days of paid time off.
• 5% pension contribution.
• €3,000 medical and health coverage.
• $500 self-development budget.