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Senior Python Backend Developer

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-23 → 2026-09-25

Core

Designing and building scalable, high-performance Python microservices and backend systems for global payments and multi-currency banking solutions.

Role type

Senior IC backend engineer (Python/Fintech)

Builds

Scalable backend services, microservices, and cloud infrastructure for internal and customer-facing financial products.

Domain

Fintech / Global Payments / Multi-currency Banking

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Microservices architecture, FastAPI or Django, AWS (Lambda), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Distributed systems, Third-party API integration, Event-driven architecture (Kafka)

Preferred skills

Fintech domain experience, High-throughput systems, Mentoring

Technologies

Python, FastAPI, Django, AWS, Lambda, Docker, GitLab, Kafka

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable Python microservices; Build and optimize high-performance backend systems; Integrate and manage third-party APIs; Collaborate on technical solutions and system design; Architect and deploy solutions on AWS; Improve CI/CD pipelines; Lead code reviews; Troubleshoot complex production issues; Mentor engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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