Senior Python Backend Engineer - Remote

Walker & Dunlop; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Mental health services

Social activities

Family friendly company

Job summary

Walker & Dunlop's WDTech team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to shape the Loan Origination and Servicing platform. You will design scalable backend services and real-time insights powering smarter decisions across the business.

You will work with Python, FastAPI, Vue.js and containerized deployments on AWS, while mentoring peers and contributing to engineering excellence in a flexible remote environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong experience building APIs and backend services in Python.
• Experience deploying containerized applications in AWS environments, including event-driven architectures.
• Experience in real estate finance or financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-quality applications across new and existing product lines.
• Own features end-to-end — from architecture and development through testing, deployment, and iteration.
• Architect and evolve our core stack (Python, FastAPI, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Translate complex business and product requirements into elegant, reliable technical solutions in collaboration with Product and business stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and accountability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Vue.js

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI

API development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Walker & Dunlop's WDTech team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to shape the Loan Origination and Servicing platform. You will design scalable backend services and real-time insights powering smarter decisions across the business.

You will work with Python, FastAPI, Vue.js and containerized deployments on AWS, while mentoring peers and contributing to engineering excellence in a flexible remote environment.