Senior Python Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer, you design and develop distributed back-end applications in the Google Cloud. With your products, you enable our customers to quickly and flexibly determine the appropriate target groups for coupons, newsletters and more. This means that you take responsibility for an integral part of the PAYBACK marketing platform in all four markets Germany, Austria, Poland and Italy.

Your responsibilities:

• You assume technical responsibility in Python-based product audience management, including architecture, integration, testing, and operations.

• You develop and extend backend components within a message-driven architecture in the Google Cloud using established patterns and best practices.

• In architectural and design discussions, you bring in expertise and experience, and you promote knowledge sharing in the team.

• You take care of the monitoring and support of the running application as part of regular ops rotation.

Your Profile:

• Several years of relevant experience in the design and development of distributed backend applications, preferably in Python.

• Readiness for application development in Python (especially if you’re coming from a different language background)

• Safe handling of common software development patterns (design patterns) and best practices of software development (e.g. Clean Code, SOLID Principles).

• Profound experience with relational databases, SQL and ORM frameworks (especially SQLAlchemy).

• Practical experience with CI/CD processes and tools, ideally with GitHub, Terraform (IaC) and container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes).

• Sound knowledge of message-driven architectures.

• You have mastered the use of test automation and ideally use Test Driven Development (TDD).

• Familiarity with agile procedures and development methods (e.g. Scrum, Kanban).

• Experience in DevOps practice and in operating applications in a production environment.

• Experience with cloud technologies and architectures, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with BigQuery, PubSub, CloudRun.