Senior Software Engineer, Python
Nelly
Seniority
Senior
Model
Hybrid
Sector
Salary
Undisclosed
Contract
Full-Time
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with focus on Python to join our Engineering team in Berlin. Build the largest AI-enabled fintech for healthcare by designing and maintaining our Python backend and contributing across our full stack.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain our Python backend using FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLModel/SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL (including pgvector), designing the APIs and data models that power the platform
- Contribute across the stack when needed, working with our TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js applications
- Build AI-powered workflows using modern language models, orchestration frameworks, and evaluation tooling
- Take ownership from development to production by building, deploying, and operating services on AWS with infrastructure managed through Terraform
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and data to ship impactful, user-centric features
- Make a significant contribution to defining, maintaining and improving our architecture and best practices
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Strong proficiency in Python, ideally with a modern web framework like FastAPI (or Django/Flask)
- Experience with data and API modeling (e.g., Pydantic, SQL/ORMs) and relational databases like PostgreSQL
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and infrastructure as code (Terraform a plus)
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices for the full development life cycle
- A pragmatic mindset and strong sense of ownership
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience building with LLMs / AI agents in production
What they offer
- BVG ticket or Swapfiets membership
- Urban Sports Club membership
- Flexible working hours and hybrid setup
- Up to 4 weeks of workation
- Dog-friendly office with snacks and drinks

