Sr. Backend Python Engineer - Payment Gateway Microservices

payabl.; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident Fund

Annual Learning Budget

€150 Wolt allowance per month

SportsBenefits membership

Company car after 1 year

Complimentary parking

25 days vacation + holidays + 10 sick

Job summary

payabl. is expanding its Core Gateway engineering team and seeks a Senior Backend Developer to maintain a Perl gateway and build Python microservices.

You will work onsite in Cyprus with relocation support, collaborate across teams, and shape scalable, reliable payment infrastructure.

The role emphasizes clean code, architecture, and modern DevOps practices with CI/CD, Docker, AWS, and Kafka.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend Python experience (AsyncIO, FastAPI preferred).
• Experience with Perl in production or willingness to learn and refactor legacy Perl code.
• Strong API integration experience, webhooks, callbacks, and retry policies.
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab preferred, Docker containers, and AWS.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka, message queues).
• Commitment to clean, explainable code and deep engineering reasoning.
• Curiosity about product impact and end-user value.
• Excellent English communication across multi-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Dual‑Track Maintenance: support and extend the Perl gateway while migrating.
• Modernization: design and develop Python server‑side components for performance.
• Integrations: connect third‑party APIs and payment services across platforms.
• Agile Collaboration: maintain clear English communications with stakeholders.
• Product Thinking: focus on business impact beyond just code.
• Engineering Standards: participate in reviews and uphold code quality.
• Infrastructure: collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD, containers, and cloud deployments.

Skills

Python

Perl

API integration

Clean code

Product mindset

English

Event-driven design

Tools

GitLab

Docker

AWS

Kafka

Job description

payabl. is expanding its Core Gateway engineering team and seeks a Senior Backend Developer to maintain a Perl gateway and build Python microservices.

You will work onsite in Cyprus with relocation support, collaborate across teams, and shape scalable, reliable payment infrastructure.

The role emphasizes clean code, architecture, and modern DevOps practices with CI/CD, Docker, AWS, and Kafka.