Remote Python Backend Engineer – APIs, FastAPI & Docker

Remotely; United States; Remote; USD 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Remotely is seeking a Backend Software Developer (Python) to join a fully remote team operating in Germany. You will build and maintain backend services, design REST APIs, and work closely with infrastructure across Linux, Docker, and modern Python tooling. Expect ownership and visibility in a small team.

The role emphasizes practical Python breadth, experience with FastAPI or similar, and robust testing with Pytest, plus exposure to Ansible and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Solid commercial Python experience with genuine ecosystem breadth.
• Comfortable with FastAPI (or equivalent), REST API design and Linux.
• Hands-on with Docker; exposure to Ansible, CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
• Strong testing habits and a clean, pragmatic engineering mindset.
• Nice to have: RabbitMQ, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining backend services in Python (FastAPI or similar)
• Designing clean, well-documented REST APIs
• Working across Linux, containers (Docker) and automation (Ansible)
• Writing proper automated tests (Pytest) and owning the reliability of what you ship
• Contributing to real architecture decisions, not just tickets

Skills

Python

FastAPI

REST APIs

Linux

Docker

Pytest

CI/CD

Ansible

SQLAlchemy

Pydantic

Tools

Docker

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

Remotely is seeking a Backend Software Developer (Python) to join a fully remote team operating in Germany. You will build and maintain backend services, design REST APIs, and work closely with infrastructure across Linux, Docker, and modern Python tooling. Expect ownership and visibility in a small team.

The role emphasizes practical Python breadth, experience with FastAPI or similar, and robust testing with Pytest, plus exposure to Ansible and CI/CD.