
Senior Python Backend Engineer
Oscar Mobility
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Malaga • Spain
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Job Level
About the role
- Design, build, and own backend services written in Python
- Lead refactoring initiatives and reachitecture work to modernize and simplify our platform
- Build reliable REST APIs for our React frontend, mobile apps, and partner integrations
- Create systems that support multiple countries, currencies, and languages
- Improve performance, stability, and reliability in high-growth environments
- Work closely with frontend, product, and technical leadership
- Bring proactive ideas to the table, not just execute tickets
- Own your work end to end, from concept to deployment.
Requirements
- 5+ years building and maintaining production-grade backend services
- Strong experience with Python and frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask
- Solid experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of microservices or modular monolith patterns
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and Docker
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices
- Strong communication skills in English
- A proactive, ownership-driven approach to engineering.
- Experience with reachitecture projects, migrations, or platform rewrites (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with Redis, message queues, or event-driven systems (Nice to Have)
- Experience with high-scale or high-traffic platforms (Nice to Have)
- Background in mobility, automotive, logistics, or marketplace products (Nice to Have)
- Experience with data pipelines, metrics systems, or observability tooling (Nice to Have)
- Interest in shaping technical direction and mentoring others (Nice to Have)
- Deep understanding of SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred) (Nice to Have).
Benefits
- Hybrid-friendly environment, competitive compensation, and trust-based work culture.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonFastAPIDjangoFlaskRESTful APIsmicroservicescloud platformsAWSGCPDocker
Soft Skills
communication skillsproactiveownership-drivenleadership