Ciklum is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our team in Spain.
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role:
As a Senior Python Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow providing high-quality, reliable technical support and IT services to Ciklum employees. You will contribute to the development of our client’s internal platform by implementing AI also on it so that employees can carry out their tasks (enquiries, holiday requests, etc.).
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement complex backend features from conception through to deployment, ensuring they meet strategic business objectives
- Write clean, secure, highly testable. scalable and well-documented code that adheres to coding standards and best practices
- Perform comprehensive code reviews to ensure high code quality and facilitate knowledge sharing within the team
- Actively participate in multiple aspects of the SDLC, including planning, development, testing, and deployment
- Assist in upholding and enhancing the team's engineering and quality standards, and support team in adopting these
- Engage in the technical interviewing process
Requirements:
- Python, senior level, with FastAPI or a comparable framework in production
- Deep PostgreSQL: schema design, indexing, query performance, working with a database that is live and holds real customer data
- Alembic (or comparable) migrations. Specifically: changing a schema without downtime, backfilling existing rows, and being able to roll back
- SQLAlchemy or equivalent ORM experience
- Designing an event and metrics data model for in-product analytics. Capturing usage events, aggregating them, and exposing them through an API for reporting
- REST API design and integration with external systems
Desirable:
- pgvector or other vector search in PostgreSQL
- Azure (AKS, Key Vault). AWS or GCP experience transfers, but Azure is faster
- Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD
- Production operations: metrics, alerting, error tracking, incident response
What’s in it for you?
- Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days
- Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
- Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
- Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days.
- Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
- Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
- Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events
About us:
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global-scale projects.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.
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Skills Required
- Senior-level Python experience with FastAPI or a comparable framework used in production
- Deep PostgreSQL experience, including schema design, indexing, query performance, and live customer data
- Alembic or comparable database migration experience, including zero-downtime schema changes, backfilling, and rollbacks
- SQLAlchemy or equivalent ORM experience
- Experience designing event and metrics data models for in-product analytics
- Experience capturing and aggregating usage events and exposing reporting data through APIs
- REST API design and integration with external systems
- pgvector or other vector search experience in PostgreSQL
- Azure experience, particularly AKS and Azure Key Vault
- Kubernetes, Helm, and ArgoCD experience
- Production operations experience with metrics, alerting, error tracking, and incident response
What We Do
Ciklum is a global Digital Solutions Company for Fortune 500 and fast-growing organisations alike around the world. The company is headquartered in London and has software development centres and branch offices in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Israel, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, UAE and Pakistan. Ciklum builds tailored digital solutions that leverage emerging technologies for such clients as Just Eat, Flixbus, Metro Markets, EFG International, Zurich Insurance, Lottoland and others. For more information about us visit www.ciklum.com
