Software Engineer (Python) - Core Platform

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer
• 3+ years of experience engineering with Python as your primary language
• An academic background in STEM
• Fluency in Python, SQL, and other OOPLs
• Experience with API development and integration
• A practical understanding of distributed systems
• The ability to write concurrent code in IO/CPU bound situations
• Experience with Docker, K8s, Ansible, Teamcity, monitoring, and alerting

Nice to Have

• Proficiency in building and maintaining internal libraries, SDKs, or developer platforms that improve team velocity and code quality
• A solid understanding of system observability
• A background in performance tuning or high-throughput systems, particularly in distributed service environments
• Contributions to open-source Python projects, or an active presence in developer communities
• A grasp of networking fundamentals and how they impact service-to-service communication at scale

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and developing scalable backend services and APIs using Python, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Creating internal tooling and automation to improve developer experience, CI/CD pipelines, and operational workflows
• Collaborating with infrastructure, DevOps, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of platform components
• Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure the health and observability of critical services
• Improving platform architecture by identifying areas for refactoring, increased modularity, or service abstraction
• Driving technical decisions and participating in design reviews and code reviews to ensure high engineering standards
• Contributing to platform documentation and best practices to support knowledge sharing across teams
• Mentoring and supporting other engineers, especially in areas related to Python development and platform engineering best practices