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Zaelot

Back-end Software Engineer

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  • Build product features end to end on the backend, from the API to the database
  • Connect the platform with hotel suppliers, booking systems, payment providers and AI services, and keep those connections reliable when the other side isn’t
  • Design and run the background jobs that keep bookings, payments and data in sync
  • Evolve the database of a live product without interrupting the people who rely on it
  • Write short technical proposals before big changes, and review your teammates’ work
  • Take your turn on call, help resolve production issues, and leave things better than you found them

For us, Senior isn’t a matter of years or of how many technologies you know. It’s how you work:

  • You understand the problem before you solve it. You ask what the business or user actually needs, and sometimes the right answer is not to build anything.
  • You choose the simplest solution that works.
  • To you, complexity is a cost.
  • You make trade-offs explicit and explain your reasoning.
  • You own outcomes, not tasks.
  • You surface risks early, say when a plan is no longer realistic, and see things through after release.
  • You build things others can maintain.
  • Your code is clear, tested and easy to evolve without you in the room.
  • You think about what can go wrong. Failing dependencies, bad data, security and performance are part of the design, not an afterthought.
  • You act like a consultant.
  • You adapt how you communicate to engineers, product and clients, and you bring recommendations, not only problems.
  • You make your team better. You give thoughtful reviews, share what you know and help others grow, without becoming a bottleneck.
  • You keep learning. You get productive in unfamiliar systems and know when to ask for help.
  • You use AI responsibly. It makes you faster, but you understand and validate everything before it ships.
  • 4+ years building backends with Python and Django (Django REST Framework a big plus)
  • Solid experience with PostgreSQL in production, including schema changes on live systems
  • Hands-on experience with background processing (Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis or similar)
  • You’ve built and maintained integrations with third-party APIs and know what happens when they fail
  • You care about testing, code quality and constructive code reviews
  • You’ve supported your own work in production: monitoring, debugging and incidents don’t scare you
  • You’re comfortable in a large codebase shared with many engineers
  • C1 English: you’ll work daily with a US-based team, in meetings and in writing

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