About the role
We are currently looking for a Software Engineer to join our Billing Team that maintains and supports Gcore's Billing Engine - a crucial and highly integrated system essential for managing financial transactions and supporting the seamless delivery of our global services. Your work will significantly influence our financial operations' efficiency and reliability, underpinning the company's robust infrastructure and facilitating our ongoing growth.
Responsibilities
•Build and maintain efficient back-end features in Python together with a production team
•Improve application performance and reliability
•Define REST APIs and integrate them into our solutions
•Play a role in architectural and design decisions, building toward an efficient distributed application and services architecture, and improving delivery pipelines and processes
Requirements
•Strong knowledge of software development principles and a thorough understanding of the entire software development lifecycle
•Expertise in Python programming and significant experience with the Django framework
•Extensive experience working with relational databases, particularly Postgres, writing, analyzing, and optimizing SQL queries
•Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ) and asynchronous task queues (Celery)
•Proficiency in creating and consuming APIs
•Understanding of modern CI/CD practices, observability tooling and basic DevOps principles
•Verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate remotely with a globally distributed international team
Nice to have
•Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration with Kubernetes
•Strong grasp of software engineering best practices, including Agile and test-driven development
•Knowledge of additional backend technologies and frameworks
•Experience with system monitoring tools and performance optimization techniques
•A proactive mindset towards improving and scaling a complex system
•Prior experience with billing or payment systems
Conditions / Benefits
•Competitive compensation
•Flexible working hours and hybrid or remote options, depending on your role
•Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
•Private medical insurance for you and your family*
•Extra paid vacation and sick leave days*
•Support for life's important moments and celebrations
•Language courses to help you connect and grow
•Modern, welcoming offices with snacks, drinks, and entertainment*
•Team sports and social activities*
*Benefits may vary depending on your location.
