Over 20 years of market experience, Intellias brings together technologists, creators and innovators in Europe, North and Latin America, and the Middle East. Join our international team and take the mission to solve the advanced tech challenges of tomorrow!Project Overview:Our client is one of the leading meal kit companies. They're providing more than 120 million meals to > 4 million households worldwide in 14 countries across 3 continents. From procurement tools to conversion rate optimization, live pricing tools, payment services and add-on upselling features, company works on a wide variety of challenging problems.The position is part of the Active Journey Alliance, which has the mission to maximize retention of active customers. Active Journey Alliance helps customers to create habits with our products, manage their subscription, order the products they love and provide help in the face of errors.Our Backend Engineers assume development and operational responsibility for the client's platform that serves millions globally to deliver the best experience for our customers and internal users.Above all, we are looking for people who will make our project better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.Requirements:7+ years of experience Strong software engineering experience with a focus on backend developmentWorking with Python as the primary language for 4+ years, experience with Kotlin or Go is an advantageBack-end experience within Microservice architectureExperience with event-driven architecture and messaging technologies using Kafka or RabbitMQKafka Streams Processor API experienceSolid knowledge and experience with relational databases and comfortable working with data across various data systems (PostgreSQL is a must, Snowflake, S3)Experience designing and building systems with complex business logic, including deterministic, constraint-based optimizers, and MIP solversHands-on experience building production-grade APIs with FastAPI or similar modern frameworksHands-on experience with the integration of complex systems will be a plus Working knowledge of cloud environments, containerization, and orchestration (AWS, Docker, Airflow)Experience contributing to or designing scalable architecture for internal tools or operational platformsPractical experience of TDD, BDD, DDD and distributed architectural patternsFull-stack capability with React or another modern FE framework - enough to support and enhance application Experienced in end-to-end development processes, including unit, integration & functional testing, distributed architecture, application tuning/profiling, and continuous integrationStrong communication skills and a proactive, collaborative approach to working with engineers, analysts, planners, and product partnersComfort working through ambiguity and contributing clarity through simple, pragmatic design choicesA mindset of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and improving the systemsInteracting with engineers, product stakeholders, analysts, planners, and teams across multiple regions is a big part of our day-to-day. We're looking for a strong problem-solver who thrives in partnership, communicates clearly, and brings a thoughtful engineering perspective to a wide range of systems and workflows.English Upper-IntermediateResponsibilities:Build, enhance, and co-own the Python-based solution, including deterministic logic and constraint-based componentsDesign, develop, and maintain backend services using FastAPI, ensuring scalable, reliable API interactions with our internal applicationWork end-to-end across architecture, implementation, deployment, and operations within our modern technology ecosystem (EKS, RDS, S3, ElastiCache, Glue, etc.)Collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, and planners to translate domain knowledge into robust, maintainable system logicContribute to the evolution of the platform toward event-driven patterns using technologies like KafkaSupport frontend needs for our internal React application, ensuring seamless integration between FE and BE layersImprove reliability through automated testing, performance tuning, and thoughtful system designGuide as well as learn through pairing, design discussions, and knowledge sharing to help strengthen collective ownership across a strong, team-first environmentParticipate in shaping the future direction of an advanced system
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Senior Python Backend Engineer