Senior Python Backend Engineer

5d ago
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Senior Python Backend Engineer

5d ago
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A European LegalTech product company seeks a Senior Python Backend Engineer to transform a mature platform into a modern microservices architecture with AI capabilities.

About the product

  • The product automates flight compensation claims for airline passengers and is actively expanding its AI capabilities, including voice agents, WhatsApp bots, document processing, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build Python microservices from scratch
  • Own services in production, including monitoring and incident response
  • Develop internal tooling and improve engineering infrastructure
  • Contribute to architecture, code reviews, and engineering standards
  • Work on AI-powered features using LLMs and modern AI APIs

Requirements

  • 5+ years of commercial Python experience
  • Strong FastAPI and async Python expertise
  • Production experience with Docker & Kubernetes
  • Solid PostgreSQL knowledge
  • Experience building scalable backend services
  • Ownership mindset and production support experience
  • Daily use of AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, etc.)
  • Basic hands-on experience with LLM APIs and prompt engineering

Nice to have

  • RAG, AI agents, voice AI, Twilio
  • Advanced Kubernetes
  • Deep understanding of asyncio

Conditions

  • Remote-first team
  • Greenfield development on a modern stack
  • Real AI features in production (not PoCs)
  • Strong engineering culture with code reviews, automated testing, and zero-downtime deployments
  • Flexible working hours (overlap with EET business hours)

How to apply

  • If you're interested, feel free to reach out for more details.

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