Senior Python Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Python Engineer to join our team in Portugal, where you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining backend solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of backend implementation, ensuring well-designed, developed, and maintained solutions
• Improve the existing codebase and implement new features planned in sprints
• Participate in implementation discussions, clarify tasks with business analysts or project managers, and take ownership of assigned tasks
• Test implemented solutions on development servers
• Create development tasks during grooming sessions for upcoming sprints
• Actively present features in product demonstrations and engage with stakeholders effectively
• Contribute to solution design, preparation, and delivery during client discussions
• Perform analysis and resolve production issues with bug fixes
• Collaborate with the frontend team and ensure effective communication for support contracts

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Python and Python 3.8
• Proficiency in FastAPI (including pydantic) and GinoORM + SQLAlchemy (as ORM)
• Knowledge of SQL and experience with PostgreSQL as the main database
• Strong background in Docker/Docker-Compose for local environments and testing
• Expertise in Pytest (including pytest-docker-compose plugin) and Python libraries
• Experience with Gitflow for version control
• Familiarity with AWS, including EC2, Kubernetes, RDS, AWS Secrets, and AWS Cache

Nice to Have

• Strong understanding of frontend–backend contract design, implementation, and functionality in practice
• Strong experience with GraphQL