Backend Python Engineer

Backend Python Engineer

📍 Leuven

🚀 About the Role

We’re looking for a Backend Python Engineer to help build and scale robust backend systems powering data-heavy and business-critical applications.

You’ll work close to product and stakeholders, turning complex requirements into clean, reliable, and scalable services.

This role is perfect if you enjoy well-designed APIs, clean architecture, and real impact.

🔧 What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Python
• Build scalable APIs (REST / GraphQL) and backend logic
• Work with databases (PostgreSQL / SQL / NoSQL) and data pipelines
• Improve performance, reliability, and security of existing systems
• Collaborate closely with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams
• Contribute to architecture decisions and best practices

🧠 What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience with Python (Django / FastAPI / Flask)
• Solid understanding of backend architecture & API design
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS or Azure)
• Comfortable with Git, CI/CD, and testing
• Pragmatic, curious, and solution-oriented mindset

✨ Nice to have: async processing, data engineering, or ML exposure