Senior Backend Engineer & Tech Leader (Hybrid)

Preply Inc.; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation package

Learning budget

Equity

Job summary

Preply Inc. in Barcelona is seeking a Senior II Full-Stack Engineer (back-end heavy) to join a cross-functional team.

You’ll design and evolve scalable back-end systems with Python/Django while contributing to frontend in React/TypeScript, balancing immediate product needs with long-term sustainability. The role is hybrid, with about 85% back-end focus and 15% frontend, and requires strong collaboration across product, data, and design.

Qualifications

• Backend-focused role requiring strong Python/Django experience.
• Experience building scalable web apps and APIs.
• Strong collaboration with product, data, and design teams.
• Mentor peers and help raise engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Back-end development using Python/Django and scalable APIs.
• Front-end collaboration with React/TypeScript when needed.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Lead complex initiatives from discovery through deployment.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Partner with product, data, and design to optimize customer value.

Skills

Python/Django

React/TypeScript

System design

Mentorship

Cross-functional

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

Job description

Preply Inc. in Barcelona is seeking a Senior II Full-Stack Engineer (back-end heavy) to join a cross-functional team.

You’ll design and evolve scalable back-end systems with Python/Django while contributing to frontend in React/TypeScript, balancing immediate product needs with long-term sustainability. The role is hybrid, with about 85% back-end focus and 15% frontend, and requires strong collaboration across product, data, and design.