Senior Python Backend Engineer - AI & AWS Cloud

act digital; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital in Lisbon seeks an experienced Senior Python Backend Engineer to own scalable backend services and APIs. You will work with Python, AWS, Docker, IaC, and CI/CD, guiding deployments and production support.

You will collaborate with Software Engineers, Architects, Product stakeholders, and Operations teams in an international environment and contribute to Generative AI initiatives where relevant.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years of professional Software Engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in Python.
• Proven experience designing and developing scalable backend services and APIs.
• Practical experience deploying apps on AWS.
• Experience with several AWS services (ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch).
• CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Docker, IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python.
• Take ownership of solutions from design through production operation.
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Automate infrastructure and software delivery processes.
• Improve security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Contribute to Generative AI solutions when relevant.
• Mentor colleagues and promote engineering best practices.
• Define clear API contracts and integration patterns.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code.
• Support production environments and address technical debt.

Skills

Python

API design

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

English fluency

Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

act digital in Lisbon seeks an experienced Senior Python Backend Engineer to own scalable backend services and APIs. You will work with Python, AWS, Docker, IaC, and CI/CD, guiding deployments and production support.

You will collaborate with Software Engineers, Architects, Product stakeholders, and Operations teams in an international environment and contribute to Generative AI initiatives where relevant.