Senior Backend Developer

Revtechrecruitment — Portugal · Posted ~3 hours ago

Senior Full-time Hybrid

Skills

Python REST APIs Microservices PostgreSQL Backend development Distributed systems APIs

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior backend engineering role focused on building reliable, high-performance APIs and data services. The position involves designing scalable systems, improving database performance, and contributing to distributed architectures within an ambitious engineering team.

Highlights

Work on highly scalable backend systems with opportunities to solve complex engineering challenges involving reliability, performance, and large-scale data processing.

Description

Senior Backend Developer (Python / APIs) | Lisbon (Hybrid) | Up to €80,000 + Benefits I'm partnering with a fast growing technology company building highly scalable, real time data infrastructure used within a performance critical environment. They're hiring a Senior Backend Developer to help evolve their API and data platform, working alongside a small, ambitious engineering team solving complex challenges around scalability, reliability, and low latency systems. What you'll do Build and scale high performance API infrastructure using PythonOptimise PostgreSQL databases and improve system performanceDevelop and maintain data mapping, scheduling, and backend servicesContribute to distributed systems handling large volumes of real time dataDrive improvements across scalability, reliability, and platform architecture What you'll need Strong commercial experience with Python backend developmentExperience building and maintaining APIs and microservicesStrong knowledge of PostgreSQL and database optimisationExperience working with distributed systems, data pipelines, or high scale platformsStrong communication skills with a proactive, ownership driven mindset This is an excellent opportunity to join a high growth business where you'll have genuine ownership, influence technical decisions, and work on systems where performance and reliability truly matter. Please apply if you'd like to learn more.