Senior Software Engineer (Python Fullstack)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Python Fullstack): Building and evolving two actively growing SaaS platforms, Catchbase and PressPlay, with an accent on shaping product maturity, scaling features, and reducing incidents. Focus on pragmatic problem-solving, improving system reliability, and collaborating across engineering, product, and client-facing teams.

Location: Remote within Europe. Office available in Berlin, but not required.

Company

hirify.global is a mobile growth consultancy working with leading apps and setting the standard for growth in the digital world.

What you will do

• Resolve live incidents and manage ad hoc stakeholder requests, especially data-related issues.
• Build new features and evolve existing ones across Catchbase and Press Play, enhancing self-service capabilities.
• Reduce technical debt and improve system reliability through robust engineering.
• Work hands-on with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Google BigQuery), ensuring performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Collaborate directly with engineers, analysts, product managers, and client-facing teams.
• Help build and maintain a healthy DevOps pipeline across GCP, with ownership over incident response, app stability, and API performance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development with Python, preferably in fast-paced or startup environments.
• Strong expertise in Clean Architecture, Clean Code, SOLID, and modern Python standards (FastAPI, pydantic, async processing, dependency injection).
• Strong expertise in Testing (unit, integration, functional, e2e).
• Deep experience with database design and management, including relational (MySQL or PostgreSQL) and NoSQL systems (Google BigQuery).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker).
• Comfortable navigating cloud environments, preferably Google Cloud Platform, and experience designing and maintaining REST APIs.
• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and React.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with TDD and DDD concepts.
• Experience with logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, and alerting.
• Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and following modern GitOps practices.
• Experience with AI coding tools like Copilot, Cursor, and/or Claude Code.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote work within your home country (EMEA), plus up to 90 days per year internationally.
• Generous vacation allowance of up to 30 days annually, plus extra days for special occasions.
• Quarterly bonus opportunities linked to shared success.
• Free, confidential mental health support through Oliva.
• €1,000 annual personal growth budget and 10 dedicated learning hours each month.
• Flexible working hours to shape your workday.
• Vibrant, pet-friendly office in Berlin, with regular team-building events and an annual company offsite.
• Personalized career roadmap and development plan.
• Monthly remote-work cash allowance and a premium onboarding kit including a MacBook.