Python Developer Contract (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

Senior Backend Engineer (Python / Data)

Location: Spain, Remote (flexible across Spain)

Compensation: Up to €65,000 per year

Build data and ML powered backend systems for a major global airline. Design, build and maintain scalable, secure server‑side systems, focusing on microservices, APIs and deploying AI/ML models in production.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs using Python, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Integrate AI and ML models into backend systems and expose them through clean, performant endpoints using REST, gRPC, or GraphQL.
• Optimize database queries and schemas (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB) for performance and reliability.
• Write unit and integration tests and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Monitor and optimize system performance using observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog).
• Manage infrastructure with AWS (including database hosting, API management, serverless), Docker, ECS, and IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Work with message brokers (Kafka, AWS SQS) and serverless/event‑driven paradigms (AWS Lambda).
• Participate in Agile and Scrum ways of working.
• Travel to the client's London office once a month for two to three days.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience, with a strong focus on scalable, high‑performance systems.
• Expertise in Python and building backend services and APIs with FastAPI, Flask or similar.
• In‑depth knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
• Extensive AWS experience, including database hosting, API management, and serverless.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS).
• Proficiency with Git, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, performance tuning, and scalability techniques.
• Experience with observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with message brokers (Kafka, AWS SQS).
• Experience with serverless and event‑driven paradigms (AWS Lambda).
• Agile and Scrum experience.
• AWS certifications are a plus.
• Right to work in Spain as a full‑time employee; no sponsorship available.

Benefits

• Flexible remote work across Spain.
• Modern data and ML‑focused stack with genuine ownership.
• Opportunity to work within a rapid growth consultancy.

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