Senior Backend (Python) Developer

Help leading companies run compensation cycles more efficiently, by building the next generation of compensation management software. You will be our first software developer hire, and will be working closely with the founder team to build the backend infrastructure and analysis engine that many large enterprises will rely on for future salary decisions.

You will own entire features, and rely on our strong internal experience and customer advisory board to ensure we nail our customer’s requirements. We’re a small, fast-moving team. You’ll have ownership of your work, flexibility in how you approach problems, and the opportunity to shape our backend architecture as we scale.

This role is not about bug-fixing or tweaking, but an opportunity for you to deep-dive into the world of compensation management, and put your fingerprint on the internal processes of leading companies. We do not expect you to know everything from day one, but we expect you to be a fast learner, open to the chaos of a startup environment, and to have a winning attitude.

Core requirements:

• 4 or more years of professional experience developing backend systems in Python
• Hands-on experience with Flask or a similar Python web framework (e.g., FastAPI, Django) in production environments
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
• Proficiency in designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, unstructured environment
• A builder mentality - you are eager to build end-to-end features on your own

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience writing unit and integration tests; familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) is a plus
• Familiarity with Git and standard GitHub workflows (branches, PRs, code reviews)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, ideally with GitHub Actions
• Experience deploying or managing services on Google Cloud Platform or similar working knowledge of Docker; any exposure to Kubernetes is a bonus

Salary range: Base pay of 55.000 - 65.000 DKK/month

About PayGap

PayGap already helps globally leading companies analyze their pay structures, to ensure fair and equitable compensation practices across their global workforce. Despite being a new entrant, we’ve proven that our unique combination of decades of experience from running compensation cycles in global companies combined with the newest technologies enables us to solve complex tasks for compensation teams. Currently, our big focus is on assisting companies comply with global pay equity legal frameworks (such as EU 2023/970 / Pay Transparency), which requires companies to identify and report on potential pay discrimination across their global workforce.