Xebia

Senior Python Engineer

Xebia

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Bulgaria

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AzureCloudJavaScriptLinuxNode.jsPostgresPythonTypeScript

About the role

  • Working as a Senior Python Engineer in a cross-functional team, with a strong focus on backend development in Python and a modern cloud-native ecosystem (Azure, Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Owning code reviews for Python components delivered by other teams
  • Ensuring high standards of quality, readability, security, and performance
  • Investigating production incidents by analyzing logs and metrics
  • Designing and developing new backend features in Python, integrating with cloud services and container-orchestrated workloads
  • Profiling and optimizing existing services for performance
  • Collaborating closely with other engineering teams to define interfaces and best practices

Requirements

  • 6+ years of commercial experience with Python
  • Strong understanding of the Python ecosystem: runtime model, data structures, asynchronous programming, performance bottlenecks, backend design patterns
  • Solid experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs (REST/GraphQL)
  • Good grasp of HTTP, web application security, integrations with external services
  • Practical experience with cloud environments (preferably Azure) and containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience working with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL)
  • Proven ability to diagnose production issues and propose solutions
  • Strong familiarity with Linux, Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality practices
  • Knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript at least at a junior/mid level
Benefits
  • Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required
  • Proactive, ownership-driven mindset, focus on system quality, stability, and continuous improvement
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (minimum B2)
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Hard Skills & Tools
Pythonbackend developmentRESTGraphQLcloud environmentsDockerKubernetesrelational databasesPostgreSQLasynchronous programming
Soft Skills
collaborationcode reviewproblem-solvingcommunicationquality assurance