Senior Backend Engineer - Python

Contentsquare is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer - Python to help scale the Loris platform. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of backend development experience in production systems, strong proficiency in Python, and experience working on SaaS products at scale.

Requirements

• 4+ years of backend development experience in production systems
• Strong proficiency in Python (FastAPI, Flask, or Django preferred)
• Experience working on SaaS products at scale, including reliability, monitoring, and deployment best practices
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with APIs, third-party integrations, and/or ETL/ELT pipelines
• Strong troubleshooting skills and familiarity with observability practices (logging, monitoring, debugging in cloud-native environments)
• A product mindset: you care about the ‘why,’ not just the ‘how’
• Demonstrated ownership: you follow through, debug in production, and care about outcomes

Benefits

• Virtual onboarding, Hackathon, and various opportunities to interact with your team and global colleagues both on and offsite each year
• Work flexibility: hybrid and remote work policies
• Generous paid time-off policy
• Immediate eligibility for birthing and non-birthing parental leave
• Wellbeing and Home Office allowances
• A Culture Crew in every country we’re based in to coordinate regular activities for employees to get to know each other and bond outside of work
• Every full-time employee receives stock options, allowing them to share in the company’s success
• Multiple Employee Resource Groups to offer a safe space for individuals who share common identities, life experiences, or allyship to connect, support one another, and passionately advocate for the issues close to their hearts