Backend Engineer (Python) (Mid Level)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Python): Developing scalable product features using modern development patterns, focusing on innovating and problem-solving. Focus on building performant APIs, managing datastores, and enhancing hirify.global's solutions through AI-assisted analytics.

Location: Must be based in Spain to be considered for this fully remote role.

Company

hirify.global is an online services marketplace connecting customers with professionals across over 1,000 categories, operating in nine countries.

What you will do

• Conceptualise and implement software solutions with development teams and product managers.
• Build elegant and performant APIs and handlers.
• Develop and manage well-functioning datastores and services.
• Propose and implement improvements to the codebase proactively.
• Mentor other engineers to support their growth.
• Design and code solutions for systems with a high volume of transactions a second.

Requirements

• Expertise and extensive experience using Python in a production environment.
• Defining, implementing and testing APIs, Event Handlers, and Business logic.
• Experience with integrations with 3rd party systems.
• Production SQL and NoSQL database experience.
• Using Docker in production, ideally with Kubernetes or Fargate/ECS/EKS.
• Experience building, maintaining, testing and documenting features to be used by other developers both internally and externally.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem.
• Experience with cloud monitoring systems, such as Datadog.
• Experience with ElasticSearch, MongoDB or similar.
• Interest in AI as a tool for increasing developer efficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of paid holiday, with extra days added at 3 and 5 years of service.
• Fully remote working, plus up to 20 days each year to work from anywhere in the world.
• Cobee wellbeing platform with flexible benefits: meal vouchers, travel vouchers, gym memberships, private medical etc.
• A €250 allowance towards essential home office technology to help you stay connected and productive.

Hiring process

• Screening Call with Talent Partner (30 mins).
• 1st Stage - Hiring Manager Stage (30 mins).
• 2nd Stage - Technical Task (60 mins).
• 3rd Stage - Values interview (30 mins).