[MND] Senior Python Developer (API)

Software Mind

9d•Remote

About The Position

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. We are looking for Backend Python Developers to join a long-term platform engineering project in the area of high-performance infrastructure and self-service resource provisioning. The platform enables users to provision, manage and automate access to infrastructure resources through a web interface and APIs. The project focuses on extending existing platform capabilities, improving backend/API services, supporting multi-tenancy and role-based access control, and integrating with infrastructure-oriented services responsible for provisioning and lifecycle operations. As a Backend Python Developer, you will work on backend services and APIs that connect the user-facing platform with lower-level infrastructure services and automation components. You will help extend existing Python APIs, implement new platform features, improve RBAC and multi-tenancy capabilities, and support integrations with infrastructure services. You will work in a mixed engineering team, contributing both to new functionality and to improving code quality, maintainability, documentation and delivery standards.

Requirements

Strong commercial experience with Python backend development
Experience building REST APIs and backend services
Good understanding of microservices and distributed systems
Experience with authentication, authorization and RBAC concepts
Practical knowledge of Git, code review, CI/CD and automated testing
Ability to work with existing codebases and improve them incrementally
Good communication skills and ability to work with technical stakeholders
Senior mindset, ownership and ability to understand technical and business context

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure, cloud, hosting, data center or platform engineering projects
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or containerized services
Familiarity with source-of-truth tools such as Nautobot, NetBox or similar
Experience with multi-tenant platforms or self-service portals
Knowledge of infrastructure automation, server provisioning or lifecycle management
Basic frontend awareness, especially React

Responsibilities

Work on backend services and APIs that connect the user-facing platform with lower-level infrastructure services and automation components.
Extend existing Python APIs.
Implement new platform features.
Improve RBAC and multi-tenancy capabilities.
Support integrations with infrastructure services.
Contribute to new functionality.
Improve code quality, maintainability, documentation and delivery standards.