Senior Python Engineer

About the Position

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our team in Spain. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts, and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

As a Senior Python Engineer, you'll become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. The project focuses on the end-to-end payment lifecycle, including inbound/outbound flows (Swift, SEPA) and complex third-party integrations, within a cloud-native, high-availability environment.

Responsibilities

• Feature Development: Design and enhance microservices focused on payment processing, integrations, and financial tooling.
• System Integration: Implement and maintain asynchronous communication patterns to ensure data consistency and system speed.
• Observability & Monitoring: Take full ownership of service behavior by implementing tracking, monitoring, and managing production alerts/issues.
• Technical Learning: Rapidly assimilate and apply knowledge regarding specific payment schemes (Swift, SEPA, etc.) and technical documentation.
• Collaboration: Work effectively within a distributed international team, participating in Agile ceremonies and meeting delivery goals.

Requirements

• Expert-level Python: Proven mastery of the language for backend development.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Professional experience working with AWS (Amazon Web Services).
• Microservices Architecture: Deep understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous communication.
• Kafka: Practical experience in publishing, consuming, and processing data streams.
• Kubernetes (K8s): Experience deploying and operating services within orchestrated environments.
• Payment Industry Experience: Mandatory background in international payments, local payouts, or card processing (regulated environments).
• Technical Literacy: Ability to interpret and implement technical schemas such as ISO 20022 or Swift documentation.

Personal Skills

• Seniority & Autonomy: Ability to operate independently and pass high-level technical architectural filters.
• Fast Learner: Capacity to "download" complex technical information and apply it quickly.
• Ownership: A proactive mindset regarding service health and production stability.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to work in a dynamic, international, and cloud-native technical ecosystem.

We Offer

• Care: Your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days.
• Tailored Education Path: Boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses, and company-paid certifications.
• Growth Environment: Share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally.
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days & short Fridays.
• Opportunities: We value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally, and fulfill your potential.
• Global Impact: Work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients.
• Welcoming Environment: Feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company, and regular team-building events.

About the Company

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global-scale projects.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.