Senior Python Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Python Engineer (Fintech): Designing and enhancing microservices for end-to-end payment lifecycle, including inbound/outbound flows and complex third-party integrations. Focus on implementing asynchronous communication patterns, ensuring data consistency, and managing production alerts in a cloud-native, high availability environment.

Location: Hybrid in Málaga, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a custom product engineering company that partners with multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve complex business challenges.

What you will do

• Design and enhance microservices for payment processing, integrations, and financial tooling.
• Implement and maintain asynchronous communication patterns to ensure data consistency and system speed.
• Take full ownership of service behavior by implementing tracking, monitoring, and managing production alerts.
• Rapidly assimilate and apply knowledge regarding specific payment schemes (Swift, SEPA) and technical documentation.
• Work effectively within a distributed international team, participating in Agile ceremonies.

Requirements

• Expert-level Python for backend development.
• Professional experience working with AWS.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous communication (Microservices Architecture).
• Practical experience in publishing, consuming, and processing data streams with Kafka.
• Experience deploying and operating services within orchestrated environments (Kubernetes).
• Mandatory background in international payments, local payouts, or card processing (regulated environments).
• Ability to interpret and implement technical schemas such as ISO 20022 or Swift documentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days.
• Tailored education path with regular internal events, Udemy license, language courses, and company-paid certifications.
• Flexible work schedule with 23 vacation days and short Fridays.
• Opportunities for internal mobility to change projects if needed.
• Work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients.
• Friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere, and regular team-building events.