Senior Python Backend Architect: AI-Driven Systems

Manychat; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development budget

Flexible benefits package

Hybrid work

Free meals and snacks

Annual offsites and team-building

Job summary

Manychat is seeking an experienced Backend Architect to define architecture and priorities for Brands, coordinating with Engineering Manager and cross-functional teams. You will decide which logic lives in Python services versus the PHP-based platform, ensuring data ownership, reliability, and maintainability across large-scale systems.

You will challenge assumptions, drive design reviews, and document key decisions while collaborating with Product on scope and trade-offs.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Python backend development and a broad view of backend architecture beyond one language.
• Experience owning the architecture and production operations of a product or large technical area.
• Strong product mindset, able to relate trade-offs to user experience and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture and technical priorities for Brands with Engineering Manager.
• Decide which logic belongs in Python services vs. PHP platform.
• Lead big system-level changes and plan data migrations, rollouts, and rollbacks.

Skills

Python backend

Distributed systems

System architecture

Leadership

Product mindset

English communication

Tools

PHP

Python

Django

APIs & data modeling

Job description

Manychat is seeking an experienced Backend Architect to define architecture and priorities for Brands, coordinating with Engineering Manager and cross-functional teams. You will decide which logic lives in Python services versus the PHP-based platform, ensuring data ownership, reliability, and maintainability across large-scale systems.

You will challenge assumptions, drive design reviews, and document key decisions while collaborating with Product on scope and trade-offs.