Senior Python Backend Developer (m/w/d)

Bertrandt

Erlangen, DEunknownPosted Jul 24, 2026
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Skills

postgressqlalchemylangchainpythonflaskllm

About the role

91051, Erlangen, Deutschland

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Wir sind Bertrandt.

Ein eigenständiger und internationaler Engineering Dienstleister mit langjähriger Expertise. Mit branchenübergreifendem Know-how und einem ganzheitlichen System- und Produktverständnis schaffen wir technologische Lösungen entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette. Wir beschäftigen uns mit den Trendthemen Digitalisierung, E-Mobilität und Autonome Systeme hauptsächlich für die Branchen Automotive, Luftfahrt, Defence und Maschinenbau und ermöglichen hier konsequent die Entstehung passgenauer Lösungen. Unser Ziel: den technologischen Fortschritt beschleunigen und einen relevanten Beitrag zu einer nachhaltigen Zukunft leisten. Daran arbeiten wir jeden Tag – mit rund 12.000 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern an über 50 Standorten weltweit.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Python Backend Developer to support the industrialization of AI-powered applications within an innovative enterprise platform environment.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering expertise with experience in building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications. A key aspect of this role is transforming rapidly developed AI prototypes into secure, maintainable, and production-ready enterprise solutions.

The consultant should be comfortable working independently, identifying technical improvement opportunities, and collaborating closely with frontend developers, AI specialists, cloud engineers, and platform teams.

Key Facts

Strong understanding of how individual contributions impact end-to-end business processes

Fluent English required

Experience with AI-powered applications

Strong Python expertise

Up to 100% mobile working possible after onboarding and individual agreement

Your Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python backend services

Build and integrate REST APIs for modern web applications

Develop data processing pipelines supporting AI-based solutions

Transform proof-of-concept and prototype applications into production-ready enterprise software

Improve software architecture, maintainability, scalability, and performance

Implement authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, and error-handling concepts

Ensure high code quality through testing, code reviews, and engineering best practices

Create technical documentation and architectural guidelines

Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Frontend Developers, Product Owners, and Cloud Engineers

Contribute technical expertise and proactively drive improvements to existing solutions

Required Technical Skills

Programming & Backend Development

Python (5+ years of professional experience)

FastAPI (preferred) or Flask

Asynchronous Python development

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Clean Architecture / Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

API Development

REST API design and implementation

OpenAPI / Swagger

Authentication concepts (OAuth2, JWT)

Databases

PostgreSQL

SQLAlchemy

Data modelling and database design

Software Engineering

Clean Code principles

Software architecture and design patterns

Unit testing and integration testing

Performance optimization

Production debugging and troubleshooting

AI & Data Experience (Preferred)

Experience with AI-supported applications is highly desirable, including:

Backend services supporting LLM-based applications

Vector databases

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures

LangChain or LlamaIndex

Document processing pipelines

AI model integration via APIs

Your Background

Minimum completed vocational training

5+ years of professional experience in Python backend development

Proven track record building production-grade backend applications

Experience designing scalable APIs and backend services

Experience working within cloud-native environments

Experience modernizing, optimizing, or industrializing existing software solutions

Experience collaborating within agile and cross-functional teams

Personal Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style

Excellent communication skills

Pragmatic and hands-on mindset

High quality standards and attention to detail

Ability to challenge existing technical solutions constructively

Fluent English, both written and spoken

Within the framework of temporary employment, we are looking for an experienced Senior Python Backend Developer (m/f/d) to support the development of scalable backend solutions and AI-powered applications. If you are passionate about Python, cloud-native technologies, and modern software architecture, we look forward to hearing from you.

Bertrandt legt großen Wert auf Gleichbehandlung und Chancengleichheit. Unsere Recruiting-Entscheidungen basieren auf den Erfahrungen und Fähigkeiten der Bewerber*innen. Schwerbehinderte Menschen bzw. gleichgestellte Menschen im Sinne des SGB IX sind herzlich willkommen und werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt eingestellt.

Sie sind interessiert?

Wir freuen uns über Ihre Bewerbung!

Benefits: Corporate Benefits, Internes Gesundheitsmanagement, Weiterbildungsangebote, Mitarbeiter-Events, Unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag, JobRad, Betriebliche Altersvorsorge und BU-Versicherung, Parkplätze, Firmeninterne Kantine

Kontakt

Name: Paula Gridi-Papp

Telefon: +49 7034 656-15077

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