<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p><strong>Python Backend Engineer</strong></p><p><strong>📍 Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (Hybrid)</strong></p><p><strong>🏢 Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting</strong></p><p><strong>💼 Work Setting: Hybrid</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>Are you passionate about building scalable backend systems and cloud-native applications? This is an exciting opportunity to work on modern microservices architectures, high-performance APIs, and event-driven platforms within a collaborative Agile environment.</p><p><br/></p><p>As a Senior Python Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend services that power business-critical applications. You will play a key role in architecting scalable microservices, integrating cloud-native technologies, and ensuring operational excellence across modern distributed systems.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong> Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong> Backend Development</strong></p><ul><li>Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend applications using Python</li><li>Deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready software solutions</li><li>Write clean, maintainable, and production-grade code following engineering best practices</li></ul><p><strong> Microservices &amp; Architecture</strong></p><ul><li>Design and implement modern microservices architectures</li><li>Build distributed systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance</li><li>Contribute to technical architecture decisions and platform evolution</li></ul><p><strong> API Development &amp; Integration</strong></p><ul><li>Design, develop, and maintain highly available REST APIs</li><li>Ensure seamless integration and communication across services</li><li>Support API lifecycle management and integration standards</li></ul><p><strong>Cloud &amp; Platform Operations</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate closely with platform and operations teams to ensure application stability and performance</li><li>Support cloud-native deployments and operational excellence across environments</li><li>Contribute to service reliability, backup, recovery, and operational readiness</li></ul><p><strong> Event-Driven &amp; Modern Platform Integration</strong></p><ul><li>Integrate event-driven technologies and messaging platforms such as Kafka</li><li>Work with API management and gateway solutions</li><li>Support implementation of modern integration patterns across enterprise platforms</li></ul><p><strong> Agile Collaboration</strong></p><ul><li>Participate in Agile delivery processes within a scaled Agile environment</li><li>Contribute to sprint planning, design discussions, reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives</li><li>Collaborate effectively with developers, architects, and operational teams</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong> Required Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Approximately 5+ years of professional experience in Python backend development</li><li>Strong expertise in backend engineering and distributed system design</li><li>Hands-on experience building and maintaining microservices architectures</li><li>Extensive experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs</li><li>Strong practical experience with:</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Containers</li><li>Cloud-native deployments</li><li>Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies and operational practices</li><li>Experience working in Agile development environments</li><li>Knowledge of public and/or private cloud platforms</li><li>Your German language skills are business fluent</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong> Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Experience with:</li><li>Kafka</li><li>Event streaming platforms</li><li>API management solutions</li><li>Ansible or other automation tools</li><li>Familiarity with:</li><li>Monitoring and observability tools</li><li>Logging platforms</li><li>Backup and disaster recovery processes</li><li>Experience working within SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks</li></ul> </div>