Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

We are DIGIPAL, a software delivery agency specialising in building high-performing product design and software development teams for clients across Europe and North America. We work with a wide range of organisations from ambitious startups to multinational corporations. We have a unique career opportunity for you to work on building exciting digital products for international clients. Yet, remaining flexible in a remote-only environment and getting a top-tier compensation package.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Python and Django to join a distributed engineering team building and evolving a large-scale, multi-tenant platform.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services across the platform.
• Develop scalable applications using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework.
• Build and maintain REST APIs, integrations, and asynchronous processing workflows.
• Work with PostgreSQL, Redis, and S3 as part of the core application platform.
• Deploy and operate containerized applications using Kubernetes and AWS EKS.
• Own deployments and contribute to GitOps workflows and deployment automation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems across application, database, queue, container, and cloud infrastructure layers.
• Improve observability and system monitoring to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Participate in architectural decisions related to scalability, resilience, performance, and security.
• Review code and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Identify and address technical debt where it has a meaningful impact on the platform.
• Take ownership of features and technical changes throughout their complete lifecycle.
• Use production insights and recurring issues to drive platform improvements.
• Document technical decisions, solutions, and learnings for the wider engineering team.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:

• Strong commercial experience as a Backend Engineer or Software Engineer.
• Advanced proficiency in Python.
• Strong hands-on experience with Django and Django REST Framework.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL and Redis.
• Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and integrations.
• Experience with asynchronous processing and task queues.
• Experience working with object storage such as Amazon S3.
• Meaningful production experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications.
• Experience with AWS EKS or similar Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes deployments, services, configuration, secrets, resource management, and production troubleshooting.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows, infrastructure as code, reproducible environments, and deployment automation.
• Strong understanding of production engineering, system reliability, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with Go.
• Experience with Docker Swarm.
• Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Advanced PostgreSQL performance optimization experience.
• Experience with message brokers and asynchronous communication patterns.
• Experience with observability platforms and tooling.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry.
• Experience working with remotely deployed hardware, fleet management, edge computing, or real-time messaging.
• Experience using AI coding tools effectively as part of the software development workflow.

OUR OFFER

• Remote work setup
• Long term B2B Contract
• Attractive compensation package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborate with top minds from around the globe
• Build world-class digital products for European and US markets