Overview We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer to develop and maintain scalable micro-services and APIs. You will work on building high-performance backend systems with a focus on event-driven architectures, integration, and event sourcing. Remote role but must be based in Spain.
The Role We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer to develop and maintain scalable micro-services and APIs. You will work on building high-performance backend systems with a focus on event-driven architectures, integration, and event sourcing.
The Team We are passionate about making peoples’ voices heard by creating exciting and useful content based on in-depth, accurate market research, and about delivering that to people in the best way possible. We are looking for people to join us who have an enthusiasm for content creation and publishing and are looking for opportunities to expand their skills and knowledge into new areas.
We have a global panel of over 26m people, allowing us to gather data on likes and dislikes, political opinions, what worries them, and much more. We are responsive to current events – ensuring decision-makers and business leaders always have accurate, timely, information.
Our mission is to supply a continuous stream of free-to-access, accurate data and insights into what the world thinks, so that companies, governments and institutions can better serve the people and communities that sustain them and to be a valued public resource used by hundreds of millions of people daily, enabling intelligent decision-making and informed conversations.
Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and optimize backend applications using Django, FastAPI, and Flask
Design and implement event-driven services and microservices
Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services
Implement event sourcing patterns and integrate with message brokers
Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL) for efficient data storage and retrieval
Optimize applications for performance, security, and scalability
Lead system design and code architecture discussions
Work on impactful projects with high volumes of production traffic
Produce simple, maintainable code while always looking to improve it
Define testing strategies and write automated tests
Lead the technical excellence of the system and create plans to mitigate outages
Pro-actively mentor other engineers
Foresee the impact of business and technical decisions on performance, reliability and own the entire software lifecycle
Propose and participate in team processes improvements
Skills and Qualifications 5+ years of progressive experience as a Python backend developer
Expert knowledge of Python and some of the main web frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI)
Advanced knowledge and experience in relational databases (PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks
Extensive experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and software development best practices
Proven and progressive experience in building and deploying scalable micro-services
Strong knowledge of Docker
Solid understanding of modern testing principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
High focus on quality, operational excellence and customer experience
Proactive in identifying risks and taking an impact-centric approach to problem-solving
Ability to think abstractly and deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems
Tools & Technology JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Miro, Docker
Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Vault, AWS, Grafana, ELK Stack, New Relic
Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask), Redis, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Great if you have Understanding of Celery and task queues for background processing
Experience participating in mitigating technical debt
Experience with Kubernetes/EKS
Strong knowledge of AWS technologies and services
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Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Business Intelligence Platforms
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