Senior Python Backend Developer / Platform Engineer- remote

Inetum; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Inetum is seeking a senior Python backend developer to design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs, while contributing to platform engineering tasks such as tooling, reliability, and developer experience. This role is fully remote with a base in Bucharest, Romania.

You will collaborate with a distributed engineering team around Bucharest and beyond, delivering insurance IT solutions and aligning with Romania-based collaboration hours.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience as a Python backend developer.
• Exposure to platform engineering or infrastructure work.
• Ability to work remotely with Romania-aligned hours.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Python backend services and APIs.
• Contribute to platform engineering efforts across tooling and reliability.
• Deliver insurance IT solutions as part of a distributed team.
• Coordinate with Bucharest-based colleagues in a remote setup.

Skills

Python backend development

Platform engineering exposure

Job description

Role overview

A senior-level position pairing Python backend development with platform engineering responsibilities, performed on a remote basis with a primary base in Bucharest, Romania. The work supports information-technology initiatives for insurance-sector clients, blending application-layer coding with platform-level concerns such as tooling, reliability, and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python
• Contribute to platform engineering efforts spanning infrastructure, tooling, and internal developer experience
• Deliver solutions that address insurance-industry use cases alongside broader IT needs
• Operate effectively as part of a remote, distributed engineering team based around Bucharest

Requirements

• Senior-level professional experience as a Python backend developer
• Demonstrated exposure to platform engineering or infrastructure-adjacent responsibilities
• Ability to work fully remote with alignment to Romania-based collaboration hours

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote working arrangement anchored in Bucharest, Romania
• Engagement situated at the intersection of information technology and insurance-sector delivery