Senior Backend Engineer - Python (f/m/d)

Senior Backend Engineer

As a Senior Backend Engineer in Aleph Alpha's Financial Services & Insurance (FSI) department, you'll design and build the core systems that power our AI-driven financial platforms. You'll create scalable, secure, and reliable backend solutions to support applications that address major challenges in the financial industry, ensuring they meet strict regulatory and performance standards.

If you're passionate about working with emerging technologies and creating impactful solutions, this is your opportunity to make a contribution.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of innovative products or features from conception to delivery.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to create technical solutions that align with project requirements.
• Architect scalable software systems for both cloud and on-premise environments.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide mentorship to team members.
• Promote high-quality code practices, system reliability, and DevOps strategies to support mission-critical applications.

Your Profile

• Strong experience working with Python.
• Strong foundation in systems thinking, software engineering, and architecture design.
• Experience building and shipping scalable software solutions.
• Experience working with data intensive applications and supporting the data flow (data orchestration)
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to working in fast-paced environments.
• Passion for staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and applying them to drive innovation.
• Previous exposure to machine learning (ML) is a plus.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Become part of an AI revolution!
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
• Mental health support through nilo.health
• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket or Jobrad
• Budget for additional technical equipment
• Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
• Virtual Stock Option Plan