Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python)
Webglobe, a.s.
Remote work
trade licence
4 500 - 6 000 EUR/monthBased on experience
Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer with deep expertise in PHP and Python to join our WP Rocket Addons team. You will design and lead technical projects from conception through delivery, balancing architectural decisions with practical execution, to deliver working products to hundreds of thousands of users. You thrive in an environment where quality, testing, and AI-driven development are non-negotiable. You have a « get-it-done » mindset, and you are eager to deliver value to our users and to iterate from MVP to a stellar product.
Employment type: Full-time contract, 1 year
Location: Remote (UTC+3 to UTC-5)
Hours: Flexible; core hours around 2PM CET (±2 hours)
Start date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
Architect and implement backend solutions for WP Rocket Addons services, including user-facing features, e-commerce platforms, and internal tooling.
Lead technical projects end-to-end: design decisions, implementation strategy, testing approach, and delivery
Build and maintain services handling hundreds of thousands of users, with a focus on performance, reliability, and observability
Champion automated testing and code validation; ensure code quality and reliability through comprehensive test suites
Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to identify the best technical approaches and deliver user-focused solutions
Use AI as a development partner: leverage AI for framing, code generation, code review, testing and documentation, while maintaining human oversight on architecture and quality
Contribute to continuous improvement of internal systems, tooling, AI systems, and engineering practices
Participate in code review, deployment, and operational support for the services you build
Employee perks, benefits
Work with a talented, distributed engineering team across the world
True ownership: lead technical decisions on meaningful projects
Strong engineering culture focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Flexible remote work with flexible hours
Home office budget and monthly remote-work allowance
Opportunity to grow with a high-performing engineering organization
Requirements for the employee
Minimum education required
Language skills
Personality requirements and skills
Technical Skills
Solid, proven experience building and maintaining PHP and Python applications
Modern development practices: OOP, testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), observability (monitoring, logging, tracing)
Comfortable with DevOps basics: Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure concepts
Experience designing systems for scale and reliability
Familiarity with AI-driven development: delegating low-risk tasks to AI with harness approaches and using AI as an assistant on more complex topics
Professional Attributes
Strong sense of ownership: you lead projects, not just execute tasks
Quality-focused: you advocate for testing, code standards, and best practices
Collaborative: you work effectively across teams and communicate clearly
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Nice to Have
Experience with Django (Python) or WordPress (PHP)
Node.js experience
Our Stack
PHP (WordPress), Python (Django), Node.js
PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, Redis
Docker & Kubernetes
Anthropic Claude & GitHub Copilot
Sentry, Grafana, Prometheus