Support and extend the existing Perl-based payment gateway debugging production issues and adding features during migration
Design, develop, and maintain modern server-side components in Python, ensuring high performance and scalability
Integrate third-party APIs and external payment services into legacy and modern platform layers
Maintain clean communication to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders in agile sprints
Understand the business logic and user impact of what you build
Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
Work closely with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud deployments.

5+ years of backend engineering experience with strong Python mastery (AsyncIO and FastAPI preferred)
Experience with Perl (or a genuine eagerness to learn and work within Perl production code)
Solid experience integrating third-party APIs and a deep understanding of webhooks, callbacks, and retry policies.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred), Docker containerization, and familiarity with AWS (Lambda, cloud services)
Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, message queues, etc.)
Advocate for clean code and deep engineering logic.
Strong English communication skills—both written and verbal

Senior Backend Engineer, Python – Core Gateway

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