About the role

Design and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs for a cloud-based mental health platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement business logic and manage infrastructure on GCP using Kubernetes and Terraform.

What they look for

Python FastAPI Flask REST APIs PostgreSQL Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD Microservices gRPC Pub/Sub Distributed Systems Cloud-native Development English Communication Django

Requirements

Requires over 5 years of professional Python experience with proficiency in FastAPI, Flask, and PostgreSQL. Must have hands-on experience with GCP, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code via Terraform.

Benefits

Company-paid Medical Insurance Mental Health Programs Sick Leave Internal Education Events Paid Vacation Remote Work Internal Mobility Program

Full description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our team in Brazil.

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 experience of tomorrow.

Project Description: The client is a healthcare platform focused on mental health services. It enables clients to schedule appointments with psychologists and psychotherapists while integrating with various US insurance providers and mental health networks. The platform offers subscription packages for mental health and ensures accessibility through multiple insurance options.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain backend services for a cloud-based mental health platform, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability
Build and maintain REST APIs and integrations with third-party healthcare, insurance, and external service providers
Implement and maintain business logic for synchronized data processing, ensuring data consistency, accuracy, and reliability across distributed systems
Develop scalable microservices using Python and modern backend frameworks (FastAPI and/or Flask)
Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, backend engineers, product teams, and infrastructure specialists to deliver end-to-end solutions
Participate in code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement of the codebase
Support and enhance cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), working with Kubernetes-based environments
Contribute to infrastructure automation using Terraform and support CI/CD pipelines to improve development and deployment workflows
Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues, ensuring platform stability, reliability, and operational excellence
Partner with infrastructure engineers to improve platform scalability, observability, and operational efficiency

Requirements:

5+ years of professional experience as a Python Software Engineer
Strong proficiency in Python 3.9+
Hands-on experience with FastAPI or Flask (experience with both is highly preferred)
Proven experience designing and implementing REST APIs and integrating with third-party APIs
Experience building distributed systems and microservices, including gRPC and asynchronous messaging (Pub/Sub or similar)
Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including schema design, advanced querying, and performance optimization
Solid experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
Strong understanding of cloud-native application development and containerized workloads
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional, distributed teams
Good command of spoken and written English
Availability for at least 2 hours of overlap with the Pacific Time zone for daily collaboration and handoffs

Desirable:

Experience with Django 4.x
Experience with React or modern frontend development
Experience with Helm
Familiarity with Atlantis
Experience working in healthcare, health-tech, or regulated environments
Experience with monitoring, observability, and production incident response

What`s in it for you?

Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and mental health programs, 5 undocumented sick-leave days per year
Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events
Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
Long-term employment with 20 working-days paid vacation and local bank holidays
Flexibility: 100% remote work mode
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. As we expand into Latin America, every Ciklumer is helping to shape our story. Collaborate with seasoned experts and make a global impact backed by two decades of industry leadership.

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.

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