🌟 Opportunity: Senior Backend Engineer – Python/FastAPI – Scalable AI Systems

🌟 Opportunity: Senior Backend Engineer – Python/FastAPI – Scalable AI Systems

📁 About our client:
Our client is a fast-growing European AI-native platform redefining the hiring experience. Built on a foundation of real-world impact and cutting-edge technology, their tools help enterprises and candidates connect more meaningfully. With a strong presence across HR and recruiting workflows, they’re shaping the future of work through smarter, fairer, and faster hiring powered by AI.

🚀 Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-performance Python APIs using FastAPI

• Own and maintain backend services critical to AI and recruiting operations

• Create scalable microservices and asynchronous data pipelines (events, Pub/Sub)

• Work on data-intensive systems leveraging PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and Redis

• Build cloud-native infrastructure with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform

• Ensure system performance, reliability, and observability at scale

• Make architecture decisions with long-term impact

• Progress toward a Tech Lead role with increased ownership and leadership

👤 Profile sought:

🎓 Degree: Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

💼 Experience: 5+ years in backend development with a strong focus on Python

💻 Expertise in:

• FastAPI or similar frameworks

• API design and backend architecture

• Cloud infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Scalable and production-ready system design

• 💡 Strong attention to clean code, reliability, and system performance

• 🌐 Languages: English fluency required

• ✅ Located in Europe and open to remote collaboration

• 🧠 Bonus: Interest in AI and its applications within recruiting

🌍 Benefits & Culture:

• 🏖️ Flexible remote work policy

• 🚀 High-impact role with significant ownership

• 💰 Tech team bonuses

• ⚙️ Modern stack with real-world scale challenges

• 🌍 Direct exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies

• 🏔️ Incredible offsites and team events across Europe

• ⛵ A passionate and driven tech culture focused on building meaningful systems

💼 Department: Tech

📍 Location: Lisbon (Remote-first)

📆 Start date: April 2024