[Hiring] Principal Python Engineer @Mindera

Role Description

At Mindera, we believe that software is built by people, for people with high performance systems that impact users worldwide. We are looking for a Principal Python Engineer to join an agile, collaborative team where your voice matters as much as your code. You won’t just be managing infrastructure, you’ll be a technical partner helping us build resilient systems that scale.

We value empathy, self-organization, and the courage to take risks. If you love solving complex problems and believe that teaching others is the best way to learn, you’ll feel right at home here. We’re looking for someone who loves to build, learn, and guide others. You’ll be working closely with our leadership (CEO/COO) and our clients, so clear communication and a collaborative spirit are key.

At Mindera we encourage the use of AI to assist with coding and related tasks. We find a person's skill in engineering and software craft has a big impact on long-term successful delivery, with or without AI. Our goal in the interview process is to understand the candidate's knowledge and skill with engineering. If you need to, or plan to use AI, please be transparent with us when you're using it, to avoid issues and misunderstandings that can either impact your chance of securing the role or impact your success at Mindera.

National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in software design and architectural principles.
• Mastery in Python and related ecosystem frameworks.
• Expert in modern testing methodologies and automated test frameworks.
• Experience with embedding security into the software development lifecycle.
• Expert-level execution within Agile frameworks.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience with Azure and cloud infrastructure (Networking, WAF, CDN).
• At least 7 years of experience in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with hands-on experience in AKS/Kubernetes and Docker.
• At least 10 years of strong Python development skills, with deep expertise in organizing projects and building web services using FastAPI.
• Experience building AI-enabled applications, particularly in recommendation or conversational systems.

Benefits

• Permanent contract.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Flexible working hours.
• Training & conferences, create your own training plan.
• Work with large scale systems powering global businesses.
• Collaborative and politics-free environment.
• Culture of freedom and responsibility, commitment, feedback, and empathy.

Company Description

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love. Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact in their users and businesses across the world.

Our culture reflects our lean and self-management attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

Our offices are located: Porto, Portugal | Aveiro, Portugal | Coimbra, Portugal | Leicester, UK | San Diego, USA | San Francisco, USA | Chennai, India | Bengaluru, India | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Blumenau, Brazil | Casablanca, Morocco | Australia.