Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Python)

**About the role** - As a Senior Software Engineer at Inspectorio, you will partner with Product, Design, QA, and Customer Support to solve complex business problems and deliver customer value. You will use modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development where appropriate, while maintaining high standards for architecture, quality, security, and operational excellence. As such, we are open to hiring a Senior Software Engineer with either strong backend expertise in Python, or fullstack experience with a frontend focus in Angular alongside Python. - Success in this role is defined not only by technical implementation, but by the ability to frame problems effectively, evaluate trade-offs, orchestrate solutions across systems and teams, and guide projects from concept to measurable business outcomes. **What you'll do** - Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services using Python and Django. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other engineers, to deliver high-quality software solutions. - Lead problem discovery, root cause analysis, and solution framing for complex technical and business challenges. - Translate ambiguous business requirements into well-defined technical solutions and execution plans. - Drive decisions through data, experimentation, and rapid prototyping. - Work closely with Customer Support and QA teams to investigate and resolve customer-reported incidents, bugs, and requests in a timely and professional manner. - Demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills, participating actively in team discussions, planning sessions, and retrospectives. - Architect and implement new features and services that meet business requirements. - Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code adhering to best practices and industry standards. - Lead code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior developers to enhance the team’s capabilities. - Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks and other backend issues. - Stay current with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices, particularly in Python and Django. - Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability while ensuring security and data protection standards. - Contribute to the improvement of the development process, including continuous integration and deployment strategies. **Qualifications** - 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong emphasis on Python and Django. - Deep understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and other OOP principles such as SOLID and GRASP. - Experience with RESTful APIs, API-first approach, and microservices architecture. - Proficient in working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar. - Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous problems and translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions. - Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to reason across product, technical, operational, and customer domains. - Experience using AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve engineering productivity, including coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and solution design, while maintaining high standards for quality, security, and maintainability. - Proven ability to evaluate competing solutions and make sound trade-off decisions under uncertainty. - Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality technical designs, implementation plans, and architectural proposals. - Experience with asynchronous programming and related frameworks like Celery. - Proficient with version control systems, particularly Git. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services. - Proven ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams. - Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. - Great communication skills, in English, both written and verbal. **NICE TO HAVE** - Experience with Angular (v18+) and modern frontend development. - Ability to contribute across the fullstack (backend + frontend). **Benefits** - Full salary insurance - Premium healthcare PVI for employees & children - Lunch allowance, well-being allowance, team building, tet holiday,.. - Unlimited days leave - Hyrbrid working environment