Senior Python Backend Engineer

Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building, scaling, and supporting R&D teams for high-end, fast-growing product companies in a wide range of industries. We power a B2B open finance infrastructure platform that aggregates financial data and initiates payments across institutions, enabling services like real-time underwriting, bank-to-bank transfers, and portfolio analytics.

• Architect and implement core backend features using Python, Django, and Celery.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices for data exchange and payment initiation.
• Model, query, and optimize complex datasets in PostgreSQL.
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes in AWS (and on-prem OpenShift environments).
• Drive technical designs: define data schemas, service contracts, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with product managers to refine requirements and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Mentor and review work of junior and mid-level engineers; share domain knowledge.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response to maintain high availability.
• Contribute to lightweight React front-end adjustments when backend integrations require UI support.
• Help set standards, frameworks, and patterns for future development.

• 5+ years of experience with Python building, designing, and owning backend systems
• Proven expertise in Django, building backend applications and APIs
• Proven experience with Celery (or equivalent task-queue frameworks)
• Strong background in designing and consuming REST APIs and event-driven microservices
• Production experience with Kubernetes on AWS
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL - data modeling, indexing, query optimization
• Hands-on with cloud-native services and serverless functions (e.g., AWS Lambda)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and infrastructure as code
• Experience in diagnosing and resolving performance and reliability issues in high-traffic systems
• Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills

• 20 days of vacation leave per calendar year (plus official national holidays of a country you are based in)
• Full accounting and legal support in all countries we operate.
• Fully remote work model with a powerful workstation and co-working space in case needed.
• Highly competitive package with yearly performance and compensation reviews.