Python Engineer
SwedenCompetitive0 applicants
About this role
Assignment Overview
The client is looking for a Python Engineer to contribute to the development and enhancement of Python-based applications and services. The assignment involves backend development, APIs, integrations, data flows, web applications, internal tools, and customer-facing solutions.
The position is open to candidates at different experience levels, with responsibilities and technical ownership increasing according to seniority.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain reliable Python-based services and applications.
- Build and enhance APIs, integrations, background processes, and data workflows.
- Contribute to customer-facing applications and internal engineering tools.
- Work collaboratively with product, design, architecture, operations, and security teams.
- Improve code quality, system reliability, observability, performance, and maintainability.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and incident resolution.
- Identify opportunities to simplify systems and minimize unnecessary technical complexity.
- Apply sound software engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Senior-Level Responsibilities
- For senior and staff-level engineers, the assignment may additionally involve:
- Contributing to technical strategy, system architecture, and engineering direction.
- Making appropriate architectural and technical trade-offs.
- Mentoring and supporting other engineers.
- Helping establish and improve engineering standards across teams.
- Driving improvements in quality, delivery, ownership, and development practices.
- Contributing to AWS cloud architecture and platform-related decisions.
- Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong Python programming and software engineering fundamentals.
- Experience developing web applications, APIs, or backend services.
- Good understanding of SQL, NoSQL, and data modelling.
- Familiarity with software testing and version control.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Understanding of web