Senior Software Engineer, Platform Delivery

aiven36; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Hybrid work policy

Equipment provided

Professional development budget

Wellbeing program

Global time off commitment

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Aiven is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer (Python) to join our platform team. You will help transform open-source tech into cloud services, improving scalability and reliability of the Aiven cloud platform.

You will design and implement backend features, participate in architecture discussions, and mentor junior engineers. The role emphasizes production-grade code, security, and strong testing in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Excellent Python development skills and API design experience.
• Hands-on with cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with IaC and container orchestration tools.
• Strong Linux networking and distributed systems knowledge.
• Experience with open-source data services and production operations.
• Focus on security and automated testing, with solid English communication.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate API design improvements and refactoring for platform functionality.
• Write high-quality Python code and monitor production features.
• Perform peer code reviews and contribute to technical discussions.
• Participate in planning, architecture, and backlog management.
• Ensure strong unit and integration test coverage in backend systems.
• Promote software quality, platform security, and performance improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers to share best practices.

Skills

Python development

API design

Refactoring

Cloud platforms

IaC

Container orchestration

Linux networking

Distributed systems

Production operations

Security

Automated testing

English communication

Job description

We're a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer, proficient in Python development, with expertise in API design and refactoring, to join our platform team. As a senior member, you will play a crucial role in transforming leading open-source technologies into seamless cloud services within the Aiven platform. You'll be part of a team working on the Aiven cloud platform, improving its scalability and reliability, and implementing new features to enhance the enterprise experience.

What You'll Do:

• Facilitate API design improvements and refactoring efforts to enhance platform functionality and performance.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in Python, releasing, and monitoring quality features in production.
• Perform peer code reviews and actively participate in technical discussions both at the team level and across the broader product development engineering domain.
• Contribute to technical planning, system architecture, feature design, product roadmaps, and backlog management.
• Ensure the backend ecosystem maintains strong unit and functional testing coverage.
• Advocate for continuous improvements to software quality, platform security, and system performance.
• Mentor junior team members to foster technical growth and engineering best practices.

What We're Looking For:

• Development Skills: Excellent software development skills in Python.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience interacting directly with one or more cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Infrastructure & Orchestration: Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions and container orchestration tools.
• Networking: Familiarity with the Linux networking stack.
• Open-Source Data Services: Hands-on experience with managed open-source technologies, such as Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, OpenSearch, or ClickHouse.
• Operating Systems: Deep hands-on experience using Linux in both development and production environments.
• Architecture: Strong foundational knowledge of distributed systems and microservices patterns.
• Production Operations: Extensive experience managing, scaling, and operating software in production environments.
• Security: Solid understanding of backend software security principles and practices.
• Testing: A strong drive and standard for writing robust automated unit and integration tests.
• Communication: Fluency in English (written and verbal).

Nice to Have:

• Secrets & Key Management: Hands-on experience managing secrets and encryption keys.
• CI/CD: Experience building or configuring automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability Frameworks: Experience with monitoring, logging, and tracing tooling.
• Identity & Security: Experience with authorization and authentication protocols, especially in enterprise scenarios, as well as experience with Identity Providers (IDPs).

Global Benefits:

• Participate in Aiven's equity plan.
• Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy.
• Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
• Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
• Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.
• Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)
• Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.

How to Recognize and Avoid Employment Scams:

There has been a rise in fake job postings used by scammers to get personal information. At Aiven, all of our emails relating to recruitment come from an @aiven.io, @greenhouse.io or @eu.greenhouse.io domain and all of our interviews are conducted by video call or in person. Our interviews will never occur via text or chat. If you're unsure of the legitimacy of a job opportunity/offer pertaining to Aiven, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [e-mail].

Equal Opportunities:

Aiven provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, marital and family status or without regard to any other similar personal attributes. Aiven complies with applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in