Software Engineer (Python)

Revolut; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut in United Arab Emirates seeks a senior Python Engineer to build APIs, data pipelines, and scalable services for our regulated fintech platform. You’ll work with data scientists, product owners, and ops teams to deliver high-impact features.

You should have 5+ years as a software engineer, strong Python, SQL, API development, and distributed systems experience, plus Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and CI tools. Join a fast-growing, inclusive team shaping financial technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• 3+ years with Python as primary language.
• Academic background in STEM.
• Fluency in SQL and other OOPLs.
• Experience with API development and integration.
• Practical understanding of distributed systems.
• Ability to write concurrent IO/CPU bound code.
• Experience with Docker, K8s, Ansible, TeamCity, monitoring and alerting.

Responsibilities

• Building APIs and jobs and data pipelines, making sure they're properly designed and scaled according to business needs
• Writing event consumers to build data models for new flows and processes

Skills

Python

SQL

API development

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

TeamCity

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

TeamCity

Job description

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 80+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About The Role

Our Technology team builds the systems and experiences that keep Revolut moving. From the infrastructure behind our innovative app to the features used by millions of people around the world, they bring sharp thinking, speed, and a focus on meaningful impact to everything they do.

We’re looking for a Python Engineer who can write high-quality code and build innovative solutions for heavily regulated financial systems.

Whether designing our own chatbot or creating automated financial crime quality controls in just a few weeks, our engineering projects are varied. You’ll collaborate on a product team with Data Scientists, Product Owners, and Operations Managers to deliver the most value to our customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building APIs and jobs and data pipelines, making sure they're properly designed and scaled according to business needs
• Writing event consumers to build data models for new flows and processes

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 3+ years of experience engineering with Python as your primary language
• An academic background in STEM
• Fluency in SQL and other OOPLs
• Experience with API development and integration
• A practical understanding of distributed systems
• The ability to write concurrent code in IO/CPU bound situations
• Experience with Docker, K8s, Ansible, Teamcity, monitoring, and alerting

Nice to have

• Experience with prototyping and sketching
• Multiple side projects or open source contributions
• Exposure to GCP

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Important notice for candidates

Job scams are on the rise. Please keep these guidelines in mind when applying for any open roles.

• Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don’t use any third-party services or platforms for our recruitment.
• Always double-check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain.

We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it’s a scam. Report it immediately.