Backend Development

• Build and maintain Django-based backend services
• Implement business logic for compliance workflows
• Design and develop RESTful APIs
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Integrations, Data, and AI

• Build integrations with external systems (Azure services, third-party APIs)
• Support data pipelines and connections to the data platform (Databricks, Azure Data Lake)
• Implement MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for AI features
• Work with streaming data and real-time features

Quality and Collaboration

• Write unit and integration tests
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Collaborate with frontend engineers on API contracts
• Work with Product to clarify requirements and estimate work
• Support QA in testing and bug resolution

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and address technical debt
• Propose improvements to architecture and processes
• Stay current with relevant technologies and best practices
• Contribute to engineering standards and guidelines

Technical Environment

• Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Celery
• Database: PostgreSQL, Milvus, Elasticsearch
• Cloud: Azure (App Service, Functions, Storage, Data Lake)
• Data Platform: Databricks, Azure Data Factory
• Frontend (for context): Vue.js, TypeScript
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Monitoring: Elasticsearch, Sentry, Posthog, Azure Monitor (expanding with OpenTelemetry)

Required

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Strong Python skills with Django, extra points for FastAPI
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Experience with Docker, including compose
• Familiarity with REST API design and implementation
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Proactive and self-directed; able to work without constant guidance
• Fluent English (team language)Based in Portugal (Lisbon or Porto) or willing to relocateAI fluency - you actively use AI tools in your workflow

Preferred

• Experience with data pipelines or ETL processes
• Familiarity with Celery or other task queues
• Exposure to AI/ML integrations (using models, not necessarily building them)
• Experience with B2B SaaS products
• Knowledge of compliance or regulated industriesFull-stack capability (Vue.js/TypeScript a plus)

What We're Looking For

• Ownership mindset - You take features from concept to production
• Startup fit - You thrive in ambiguity and move fast
• Collaboration - You communicate clearly and work well across teams
• Pragmatism - You ship 80% solutions quickly rather than perfect solutions slowly

What We're NOT Looking For

• Developers who need detailed specifications for every task
• Those uncomfortable with changing priorities
• People who prefer to work in isolation without team interaction

• Permanent employment contract (contrato de trabalho sem termo) 
• Competitive salary aligned with Portuguese market standards
• 100% remote work within Portugal, having also the opportunity to work from our Lisbon office
• Flexible schedule - organize your day around your productivity peaks
• 25 days paid vacation plus Portuguese public holidays
• International team environment (Germany + Portugal) with English as working language
• Opportunity to shape technical decisions in a growing engineering teamRegular team events and offsites (including international team gatherings)
• Equipment (MacBook) offered by us
• Contribute to AI-powered innovation in the compliance space