Senior Python Engineer

Description

**Ciklum** is looking for a **Senior Python Engineer** to join our team in Spain. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live. **About the role:** As a Senior Python Engineer, you'll become a part of a cross\-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. The project focuses on the end\-to\-end payment lifecycle, including inbound/outbound flows (Swift, SEPA) and complex third\-party integrations, within a cloud\-native, high\- availability environment. Feature Development: Design and enhance microservices focused on payment processing, integrations, and financial tooling. **Responsibilities:** * System Integration: Implement and maintain asynchronous communication patterns to ensure data consistency and system speed * Observability \& Monitoring: Take full ownership of service behavior by implementing tracking, monitoring, and managing production alerts/issues * Technical Learning: Rapidly assimilate and apply knowledge regarding specific payment schemes (Swift, SEPA, etc.) and technical documentation * Collaboration: Work effectively within a distributed international team, participating in Agile ceremonies and meeting delivery goals **Requirements:** * Expert\-level Python: Proven mastery of the language for backend development * Cloud Infrastructure: Professional experience working with AWS (Amazon Web Services) * Microservices Architecture: Deep understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous communication * Kafka: Practical experience in publishing, consuming, and processing data streams * Kubernetes (K8s): Experience deploying and operating services within orchestrated environments * Payment Industry Experience: Mandatory background in international payments, local payouts, or card processing (regulated environments) * Technical Literacy: Ability to interpret and implement technical schemas such as ISO 20022 or Swift documentation **Personal skills:** * Seniority \& Autonomy: Ability to operate independently and pass high\-level technical architectural filters * Fast Learner: Capacity to "download" complex technical information and apply it quickly * Ownership: A proactive mindset regarding service health and production stability * Adaptability: Flexibility to work in a dynamic, international, and cloud\-native technical ecosystem **What’s in it for you?** * Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company\-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days * Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company\-paid certifications * Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally * Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand\-up. We are there to support your work\-life balance and provide 23 vacation days \& short Fridays * Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential * Global impact: work on large\-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast\-growing clients * Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open\-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team\-building events **About us:** At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting\-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global\-scale projects. **Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!** Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum. \#LI\-VH1 REQUIRED SKILLS AWS Python JOB INFO Job Identification 3787 Job Category Software Engineering Posting Date 07/14/2026, 03:37 AM Locations Malaga (Hybrid)