Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

As a Senior Backend Engineer in our Customer Journey team at RoomPriceGenie, you’ll build the systems that power user activation, engagement and long-term success.

In Short

• Design, build and maintain robust backend services and APIs using Python/Django.
• Take end-to-end ownership of projects, from problem discovery to deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code, applying modern testing practices across unit, integration and functional layers.
• Collaborate across disciplines (Product, Data, Design, and Frontend) to deliver full, measurable outcomes.
• Occasionally contribute to the React frontend or data pipelines (Snowflake, Airflow, dbt) to unblock progress on critical projects or improve feedback loops.
• Ensure data quality, observability and performance in systems that feed our analytics and growth experiments.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical discussions and mentoring, helping elevate our engineering standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in how we design, test, deploy and monitor our applications.

Requirements

• Solid professional software engineering experience, with deep backend expertise.
• Experience in a high-growth or scaling company is a strong plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and Django.
• Strong grasp of software design principles, testing and scalable architecture.
• Practical experience with CI/CD, AWS and modern monitoring / observability tools.
• Familiarity with React and data workflows.
• A product-minded engineer who understands trade-offs, user needs, and impact-driven development.
• High ownership mentality, you see projects through from idea to measurable results.
• Excellent communication skills, fluency in English, and a collaborative mindset.
• Based in the European time zone (UTC+0 / UTC+2).

Benefits

• Hybrid Office Model: Work your way! Whether you’re a remote work ninja, love the hustle of the office, or enjoy a mix of both.
• One Team, One Vision, One Goal: Collaborating to make magic happen.
• Epic Team Gatherings: Networking, brainstorming, and fun.
• Growth and Development: Lifelong learning opportunities.
• 5 Years? 5 Weeks! Rewarding loyalty with vacation time.
• Birthday Celebrations: Take your birthday off!
• Flexible Hours: Balancing work and personal life.
• Wellbeing Matters: Access to Headspace for mental health.