Senior Backend Python Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Join Zup's development team to help build products and improve Itaú bank's data platform
• ▹Lead the adoption of modern development practices, deeply integrating AI into daily workflow

Requirements

• ▹Solid backend Python experience, good knowledge of Java
• ▹Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and software design
• ▹Knowledge of databases and operating systems
• ▹Experience developing APIs and microservices
• ▹Knowledge of event-driven cloud architectures
• ▹Software testing knowledge: TDD, testing of distributed microservice-based systems
• ▹Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe) and AWS services (ECS, Lambda, StepFunction, CloudWatch, S3, SNS, RDS)
• ▹Experience with software build processes supported by SCM (Git), CI/CD and DevOps tools
• ▹Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• ▹Familiarity with Code Agent-assisted development: interacting with, guiding and auditing autonomous coding agents
• ▹Ability to design agents and create modular tools/skills for safe codebase operation
• ▹Practical experience with SDD (Spec-Driven Development), using rigorous specifications as an automated generation engine
• ▹Knowledge of Intent Development concepts: translating business intent and architectural rules into precise AI instructions
• ▹Harness Engineering experience: designing isolated test environments (scaffolds/simulators) for autonomous code validation

Nice to have

• ▹NoSQL knowledge (DynamoDB preferred)
• ▹Experience with analytical data processing platforms (Hadoop, SAS)
• ▹Kafka experience
• ▹Prior experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• ▹SRE knowledge
• ▹Generative AI and multi-agent architecture knowledge
• ▹Observability, logging and monitoring of AWS services

What we offer

• ▹Remote-first work model, flexible hours
• ▹Education allowance
• ▹Own career development tool
• ▹Internal guilds, study and interest groups
• ▹Health and dental insurance
• ▹24/7 telemedicine
• ▹Free online therapy
• ▹Wellhub
• ▹Extended maternity and paternity leave
• ▹Meal and food vouchers
• ▹Life insurance
• ▹Transportation allowance
• ▹Home office allowance
• ▹Childcare allowance
• ▹Phone plan allowance
• ▹Profit sharing

About the company

Zup Innovation's purpose is to create technologies that challenge the world's best and change the game for its clients, building a culture rooted in excellence and innovation.