Senior Python Engineer (FastAPI / Python)

TL;DR

Senior Python Engineer (FastAPI / Python): Taking ownership of the public API that powers how developers integrate hirify.global into their products with an accent on developer experience and applied AI. Focus on designing simple, elegant developer-facing interfaces and ensuring the API remains reliable, scalable, and easy to integrate.

Location: Work from anywhere in Europe, with monthly trips to Paris (fully reimbursed). Relocation support available (up to €10k), including help with visa and housing.

Salary: 75k – 110k EUR + Stock-Options/BSPCE.

Company

hirify.global is an AI photo editor that allows anyone to create studio-level product images in minutes, serving individual creators and major enterprises alike.

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve the public API product to access hirify.global’s AI capabilities.
• Ship features for both self-serve developers and large enterprise customers.
• Own the API surface end-to-end, from design decisions to implementation and maintainability.
• Iterate quickly based on real usage, using data and user feedback to prioritize.
• Abstract complex image models into simple, elegant developer-facing interfaces.
• Collaborate with product, machine learning, backend, and sales teams to ensure the API delivers real value to users.

Requirements

• Strong experience building backend systems in Python, focusing on APIs used by external consumers.
• Comfortable with FastAPI (or similar frameworks) and async patterns.
• Experience designing public-facing APIs with a focus on versioning and consistency.
• Deep care for reliability, performance, and developer experience.
• Pragmatic and product-minded.
• Communicate clearly and can translate technical decisions.
• Work from anywhere in Europe

Nice to have

• Experience with API deployment patterns (Docker, uvicorn/gunicorn, health checks, etc.).
• Experience with image processing libraries (Pillow, pyvips…).
• Experience integrating AI/image models behind APIs.
• Experience with Node.js.
• Experience building integrations or developer-facing tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• International team, English-speaking environment, with optional language lessons.
• Flexible working hours.
• Trust people to work remotely.
• Extended parental leave.
• Monthly trips to Paris (fully reimbursed) or come to the office more often.
• Socials – company retreats, offsites, and regular team events.

Hiring process

• Screening call.
• Technical interview.
• Take-home assignment + review.
• Final interviews & team meet.
• Reference check & offer.