Senior Software Engineer, Python Backend – Platform and Architecture

• Evolve system architecture by assessing impacts on scale, maintainability, cost, and reliability
• Design, develop, and evolve APIs, integrations, and components used by multiple products and teams
• Identify optimization opportunities across applications, databases, and integrations
• Participate in technical decisions regarding architecture, development standards, and technology evolution
• Work with Cloud/SRE teams to improve availability, observability, security, and operations
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues by identifying root causes and structural improvements
• Contribute to the developer experience by reducing friction and increasing engineering productivity
• Promote engineering best practices, code quality, automated testing, and sustainable development
• Share knowledge, provide technical support to other engineers, and raise the team’s technical maturity

• Strong backend development experience with Python and frameworks such as Django and/or FastAPI
• Hands-on experience building and evolving APIs and production systems
• Knowledge of system design and the evaluation of architectural solutions, including trade-offs
• Experience with distributed systems, service integrations, scalability, and reliability
• Experience analyzing performance, troubleshooting, and evolving critical systems
• Knowledge of relational databases, data modeling, query optimization, and persistence
• Experience with automated unit, integration, and/or end-to-end testing
• Knowledge of architectural patterns, development principles, and engineering best practices
• Experience with Git, version control, and code collaboration
• Clear communication skills for discussing technical decisions and working with different departments
• Collaborative mindset and the ability to influence decisions and contribute to the team’s growth
• Nice to have: microservices architecture; Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies; Redis or similar technologies; Docker; CI/CD; AWS, GCP, or Azure; Kubernetes; Terraform or infrastructure as code; observability with logs, metrics, tracing, Datadog, Grafana, or similar tools; experience working on platform, architecture, or Developer Experience teams

• Meal and food allowance
• Flexible working hours and work arrangements for remote positions
• Profit-sharing bonus
• Flexible benefits through the Flash Card
• Gympass / Wellhub
• Psicologia Viva consultations with psychologists and nutritionists
• Health and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Extended parental leave: up to 6 months for mothers and 20 days for fathers
• Support from the D’Or Network for maternal and infant healthcare
• Partnership with the regional SESC
• Birthday Day Off
• UCA platform with a variety of courses
• AIA language academy
• Leadership development program
• Afya Women’s Mentoring Program
• Discounts on Afya undergraduate and graduate courses
• Premium subscription to Afya iClinic and Afya Whitebook for Medical Professors