Backend Engineer

Fresco

Backend Engineer developing Python services for IoT at smart kitchen platform Fresco. Creating scalable solutions in a hybrid environment with a focus on innovation.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeDublin • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in EuropeMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDynamoDBElasticSearchIoTMicroservicesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop reliable and scalable backend services on Python for our IoT devices and mobile clients across ~20 Lambda-based microservices (Python 3.14, AWS CDK, aws-lambda-powertools) covering device control, cooking sessions, media, recipes, auth, AI and more
Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
Execute cloud-to-cloud integrations with new partners
Be on shift looking after the platform, frequency: 1 week every 4-5 weeks (Remunerated)
Stay up-to-date with innovations and changes in the industry

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years building backend services in Python
Strong grasp of event-driven architecture: EventBridge, SQS/SNS, async patterns
AWS Lambda + CDK in production — not just familiarity
Observability: structured logging, distributed tracing (Datadog or equivalent)
Fluent in English; clear communicator with both technical peers and less-technical stakeholders
Comfortable with: Pydantic v2, SQLModel/Alembic, DynamoDB/PynamoDB, Valkey, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
Testing: BDD (Behave/Gherkin), pytest, moto for AWS mocking
AWS IoT Core experience a strong plus
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, market driven salaries
Equity
A flexible hybrid model to suit you and your needs

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonAWS LambdaAWS CDKevent-driven architecturePydanticSQLModelDynamoDBOpenSearchBDDpytest

Soft Skills

clear communicationcollaborationtechnical communication