Senior Backend Engineer, Python (Remote – EMEA)

Lavendo is partnering with a high-growth AI startup that is transforming how small businesses handle customer interactions through an innovative, AI-powered voice platform. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team and play a pivotal role in scaling their integration architecture and delivering high-impact technical solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Enterprise Integrations team in managing and executing integration processes from design to deployment.
• Design and implement reliable, scalable integration solutions using Python, REST, gRPC, Apache Kafka, Redis, and SQL.
• Collect and define requirements from internal stakeholders, estimate task complexity, and plan delivery timelines.
• Conduct regular code reviews and maintain a consistent, high-quality code base.
• Monitor and stabilize integrations post-deployment using observability tools like Grafana.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on backend development experience.
• Strong technical toolkit including Python (FastAPI), REST, gRPC, SQL, Apache Kafka, and Redis.
• Solid understanding of event-driven and asynchronous architectures.
• Proven stakeholder management and scope-control skills.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and time-management abilities, with a proactive mindset.

What we offer

• A high-impact role where you directly shape how AI is deployed and scaled across real-world businesses.
• The opportunity to work in a lean, engineering-led organization that values speed and pragmatic problem-solving.
• Full remote flexibility with working hours aligned to 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM UTC.
• Collaboration with a team founded by experienced entrepreneurs with a track record of building successful technology solutions.