Overview
Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs in Python Own API architecture, service boundaries, and integration patterns Design efficient, maintainable and scalable database schemas Contribute to overall system architecture and technical direction Ensure security best practices across application and infrastructure layers Work closely with frontend developers and contribute where needed Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and operational reliability Participate in technical planning, and documentation Participate in code reviews, testing Troubleshoot complex production issues and performance bottlenecks
Full job description
Your Mission
- Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs in Python
- Own API architecture, service boundaries, and integration patterns
- Design efficient, maintainable and scalable database schemas
- Contribute to overall system architecture and technical direction
- Ensure security best practices across application and infrastructure layers
- Work closely with frontend developers and contribute where needed
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and operational reliability
- Participate in technical planning, and documentation
- Participate in code reviews, testing
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and performance bottlenecks
Qualifications And Requirements
The ideal candidate is a highly experienced Backend Engineer who is able to design, build and scale production-grade systems. This role is heavily backend-focussed, but requires strong collaboration across architecture, infrastructure and frontend teams.
- Senior-level Python development experience
- Strong API design experience (OpenAPI, REST)
- Deep understanding of database design and data modelling (MySQL)
- Strong system design and distributed systems knowledge
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks and TypeScript (Angular experience strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of application and infrastructure security
- DevOps experience, including CI/CD and deployment workflows
- Experience with Agile/Scrum/Jira/Git
- Team player with a positive mindset and ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
- Good command of English
- Must be eligible to work in the EU and a resident in Budapest, Hungary
Nice to Have:
- Experience with SQLAlchemy
- Experience with AWS services and infrastructure
- Infrastructure-as-code experience, especially CloudFormation
Why Us?
- Opportunity to join a dynamic entrepreneurial team committed to a common mission and an open mind for new ideas and methodologies
- Ability to work directly with the largest financial institutions on IT and data management projects as part of a supportive team
- Training and education initiatives to enhance personal and professional development
- Possibility to work from home
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Flexible working environment (1 mandatory office day)
- Intensive onboarding training and mentoring
- Team building and off-site events
- Official weekend workdays are granted as extra holidays
- Clear communication throughout the company
- iQuant Solutions is an equal opportunities employer
Requirements & qualifications
The ideal candidate is a highly experienced Backend Engineer who is able to design, build and scale production-grade systems. This role is heavily backend-focussed, but requires strong collaboration across architecture, infrastructure and frontend teams.
- Senior-level Python development experience
- Strong API design experience (OpenAPI, REST)
- Deep understanding of database design and data modelling (MySQL)
- Strong system design and distributed systems knowledge
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks and TypeScript (Angular experience strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of application and infrastructure security
- DevOps experience, including CI/CD and deployment workflows
- Experience with Agile/Scrum/Jira/Git
- Team player with a positive mindset and ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
- Good command of English
- Must be eligible to work in the EU and a resident in Budapest, Hungary
Nice to Have:
- Experience with SQLAlchemy
- Experience with AWS services and infrastructure
- Infrastructure-as-code experience, especially CloudFormation
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