Backend Engineer - Python

At Beyond, we partner with people that want to design a better future.

We’re a design and technology agency that creates digital products for the world's most ambitious brands. We believe products combining empathy, technology, and joy will conquer the world. Our design team is at the forefront of what we do, applying the highest level of craft and creativity to make the products and services of the future.

Role Overview

• With a focus on creating innovative tech and delivering impactful experiences, we are dedicated to the seamless art of scalable software design and delivery and are looking for a Backend Engineer with experience working with Python and GCP to join our dynamic and diverse engineering team. As Backend is very important within the development lifecycle, you will take an active part in the delivery of transformative products for our clients.

• Please note: This role may require you to work at the client's offices a few days a week.

As a Backend Engineer at Beyond, you’ll:

• Actively contribute to the growth of Beyond's highly diverse and skilled engineering team

• Build your soft skills in collaboration, communication, and client relationship management

• Co-create and work with different team members across the project, program, and agency to ensure quality is embedded at both the process and program levels

• Gain knowledge in new business domains by helping build teams for the purposes of designing, developing, and delivering impactful solutions

Things that will make you stand out:

• At least 2 years experience with Python, FastAPI, and other related tech

• Understanding of OO and MVC patterns, relational and non-relational databases, Test-driven development, data structure, and design patterns

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (App Engine, APIs, etc)

• CMS development

• Docker knowledge (usage, management, and deployment)

• Experience with Kubernetes

• Caching (Redis/Memcached)

• Experience with message queue architecture (RabbitMQ, Celery)

• Knowledge of security principles and how they apply to web applications

• Customer focus with the ability to translate technical language to a broader audience

• Experience working in an agency environment with agile teams

And in return, Beyond offers:

• A team of passionate people who genuinely care about what they do and the standard of work they produce

• Whilst we’re remote first we have two hubs in Portugal: Lisbon and Porto

• 25 days’ annual leave, Juneteenth, your birthday off, and a paid office closure between Christmas and New Years.

• Health insurance

• 15 days paid sickness and wellness days

• A generous learning and development budget and an annual leadership development programme

• A strong company culture that includes weekly meetings, company updates, team socials, quizzes, and celebrations

• In-house DE&I council and mental health first-aiders

Having been named among Sunday Times Best 100 Companies, we believe culture plays a large role in what we offer as an organization. We actively promote diversity in all its forms across our Studios and we proudly, passionately, and proactively strive to create a culture of inclusivity and openness for all our employees.

Beyond is committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation or expression. Our mission is to remove exclusivity and barriers and encourage new thinking and perceptions, in a space of belonging. It is not about race, gender or age, it is about people. And without our people being their most creative and innovative selves, we are nothing.