Senior Python Software Engineer

About Kiwi.com 
Kiwi.com is a leading global travel-tech company headquartered in the Czech Republic. Our innovative algorithm enables users to find better route options and prices other search engines can’t see, daily performing billions of price checks across 95% of global flight content. Are you bold, bright and curious? Join a global business that’s still got a start-up heart.

About Autobooking 
The autobooking team's mission is to ensure the seamless facilitation of every customer’s order, featuring our innovative Virtual Interlining product. We strive to deliver a robust and highly resilient order processing system that provides a unified method for integrating various airline reservation solutions. Collaboration is key to our success. By working closely with the product manager and other engineering teams, we support daily releases, enabling rapid implementation that significantly enhances customer experiences and business operations.

What you will do

• You will collaborate with cross-functional development teams to drive collective success and deliver high-quality, stable and maintainable code in a fast-paced environment
• You’ll engage in AI-based processing of manual tasks, contributing to projects like the orchestration pattern for order monitoring
• With a commitment to continuous improvement, you will propose and design improvements to complex algorithms and design patterns, contributing to our innovative product offerings
• You will communicate effectively with your colleagues to ensure seamless integration and smooth ongoing operations
• You’ll actively participate in decision-making processes, incorporating diverse perspectives to enhance team outcomes and create an environment where all voices are heard
• You will support the product 24/7 with on-call duties on a rotational basis (1 week every 6 weeks)

What you will need

• You bring senior-level experience with hands-on AI coding, including Cursor, MCP usage, Claude Dev, and Vibe coding, and you are excited to share your knowledge and learn from others
• You are fluent in Python, with experience in FastAPI, Celery and/or smiliar frameworks, and you enjoy working with others to solve complex problems
• You are familiar with some of our technologies such as GCP (e.g., Cloud Tasks and Cloud Run Functions), Kubernetes, Redis, PostgreSQL and you are familiar with DevOps principles
• You effectively use AI tools to support and enhance your day-to-day tasks, and you are open to exploring new technologies that can improve your work
• You are eager to learn independently, bringing curiosity and resilience. You are ready to ask questions, experiment  and grow from your experience
• You thrive in a collaborative and inclusive technical setting, valuing teamwork and shared success
• You have professional proficiency level English language skills (written and verbal),  and you communicate with clarity and empathy.

We offer you

• We offer a hybrid and flexible work environment. A lovely, modern office in the center of Barcelona (Passeig de Gracia) with great views and amenities.
• Monthly entitlement of 200 Euro redeemable through Cobee. Cobee is a benefits platform offering a range of benefits (meals, transport, nursery, health insurance, and physical wellness) and flexible compensation. It also allows our employees to allocate up to 30% of their gross salary to the consumption of certain products or services, leveraging tax exemption.
• We also enjoy benefits, such as flexible working hours, 30 paid vacation days and sick days.
• Annual financial bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Flight vouchers to celebrate your Kiwi anniversaries.
• Relocation package (including visa transfer support).
• Dogs are welcome in our offices.

Interested? Join us and help us make travel more accessible to all. 
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