Python Engineer in SQRD.tech

!!!This position is open only to candidates located in Poland, Bulgaria, or the United Kingdom!!!

About the client:
Our client is a premier technology-driven managed services firm dedicated to combating financial crime. Leveraging a mix of expert anti-financial crime professionals, advanced technological tools, and top industry consultants, we assist clients with AML/BSA compliance, transaction monitoring, KYC, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain services within our product suite, with a focus on new development and enhancing existing products.
• Contribute significantly as a senior engineer by creating, refining, and simplifying designs.
• Conduct meaningful code reviews and support fellow developers.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables through comprehensive testing and thoughtful design decisions.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in Python, with a proven track record of making senior-level contributions.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL (or similar RDBMS), including database design and optimization.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with building service-based systems (e.g., microservices, SOA) using HTTP and message passing.
• Experience in developing software on AWS (or similar cloud platforms).
• Familiarity with ElasticSearch/OpenSearch.

Technical Stack:

• Python 3.11 (with typing) for new services, with some legacy systems using older versions.
• AWS infrastructure and services like S3, SQS, EventBridge, ElasticCache, OpenSearch, EKS, etc.
• Custom micro-framework based on Werkzeug.
• PostgreSQL for most services, with a focus on performance and no ORM usage.
• Close to 100% test coverage (mainly functional tests).
• Monitoring and observability using Splunk, Sentry, and Grafana.

Team Structure:

Account Manager, 1 Python Engineer, 3 Full-Stack Engineer,

Technical Lead, 1 Senior Data Scientist

Interview Process:

1. Internal Technical Interview
2. Introduction (30 minutes with management)
3. Live Coding Challenge (1 hour with 2 senior engineers)