Software Engineer, Python- Remote

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About The Role

You will collaborate with product and design teams to build high-value features, drive the evolution of our architecture and system, and ensure the availability, scalability, and efficiency of our services.

Responsibilities

• Work on impactful projects with high volumes of production traffic.
• Produce simple, maintainable code while always looking to improve it.
• Define testing strategies and write automated tests.
• Own your code all the way to production with a self-service continuous delivery pipeline and production infrastructure.
• Run what you build using containers orchestration and monitoring technologies.
• Perform code-reviews promptly, regularly and constructively.

Key Skills & Experience

• Understanding of modern testing principles.
• You have 2-3 years of commercial experience working with the majority of our tech-stack.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with a highly distributed microservices architecture.
• Good knowledge of Python and some of the main web frameworks (Flask, FastAPI, Django, CherryPy).
• Experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
• Good knowledge of Docker.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to end user.
• Experience participating in mitigating technical debt.
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS technologies.
• Ability to think abstractly and deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems.
• 1+ years working remotely in a global environment.

Tools & Technology

Collaboration & documentation: JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Miro

Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Vault, AWS, Grafana, ELK Stack, New Relic, GitLab.

Python (FastAPI, CherryPy, Flask), Redis, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

What We Offer

• A full-time, 100% remote role based in Poland, Warsaw or any other city in European countries we have an entity in
• Flexible working hours
• A good work-life balance
• Mental health programs (Headspace app subscription, mental health sessions with invited coaches)
• LinkedIn Learning courses
• 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Growth and learning opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.

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