Senior Backend Platform Engineer (Async, Events)

Alan; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Alan is hiring for a Backend Engineer to join the Backend Platform in Barcelona. You will own the backend building blocks that power Alan products, shaping async services and data flows for millions of users.

With 5+ years in backend development, you will design scalable Python systems, work with Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Redis, and observability tools. English proficiency is required; French is a plus but not required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering in production.
• Experience with scalable Python services and async patterns.
• English working proficiency; French not required.

Responsibilities

• Own backend building blocks and drive scalable services.
• Lead events-driven architecture and service communication.
• Collaborate with product teams to ship reliable backends.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

Flask

SQLAlchemy

PostgreSQL

Redis

RQ

Datadog

Tools

Flask

SQLAlchemy

PostgreSQL

Redis

RQ

Datadog

Job description

Alan is hiring for a Backend Engineer to join the Backend Platform in Barcelona. You will own the backend building blocks that power Alan products, shaping async services and data flows for millions of users.

With 5+ years in backend development, you will design scalable Python systems, work with Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Redis, and observability tools. English proficiency is required; French is a plus but not required.