Senior Software Engineer - Python (Hybrid)

Senior Software Engineer - Python (Hybrid)

Dublin, Ireland

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer to design, build, and ship production grade software on the Nitro Automate Platform. You will work across our REST APIs, AI powered document processing functions, workflow automation services, and MCP server integrations. You will own the full development lifecycle - from specification and architecture through to deployment and production monitoring.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and building scalable, production ready Python services and REST APIs for document processing, workflow automation, and AI integration
• Taking full ownership of features across the complete lifecycle: from technical spec and architecture to deployment and production support
• Leveraging agentic coding workflows and AI assisted development tools to maximise development speed and quality
• Building and integrating with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and no code automation tooling
• Developing and maintaining robust automated test suites (unit, integration, and end to end)
• Working closely with Engineering Managers, Product, and peer engineers in a fast paced Dublin/Porto team
• Staying current with the latest developments in Python, AI/LLM tooling, and document automation technologies
• Applying CI/CD practices throughout the development process, ensuring reliable and frequent releases
• Sharing knowledge, contributing to technical standards, and mentoring more junior engineers

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' professional experience in backend software development with Python as a primary language
• Strong Python engineering skills: OOP, async patterns, REST API design, and clean architecture
• Demonstrated experience with agentic coding workflows and AI assisted development from spec to production
• Experience using SQL & NoSQL databases like Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB (extra bonus points for DynamoDB)
• Experience building and deploying cloud native applications on AWS or Azure using Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code
• Experience with a modern Web/API Framework like FastAPI, Litestar, Robyn, Django DRF (bonus points for FastAPI)
• Experience with asynchronous background processing patterns and workflow orchestration, including AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, SQS, Argo Workflows, Azure Functions, Celery and other event driven architectures (bonus points for AWS Lambda)
• Hands on experience with CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices
• Strong understanding of testing practices and quality engineering
• Excellent communication skills and experience working in a collaborative agile team
• Comfortable working at pace in a dynamic, fast moving product environment

Bonus Points For

• Experience building AI or LLM powered production applications (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex, RAG pipelines)
• Familiarity with MCP servers, no code workflow automation platforms, or document processing APIs
• Experience with PDF processing libraries or document manipulation at scale
• Full stack experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
• Infrastructure as code experience, especially Terraform
• Experience in a fast paced startup or innovation team environment

A Taste of Our Philosophy

• We believe that engineering should be fun
• The best products demand the best platforms, and that is exactly what we build
• We are passionate about instrumentation, continuous improvement and operational excellence
• We are committed to building systems and services that just work, without heroics
• We not only believe in your personal and professional growth, we expect it

Benefits

Along with our standard benefits package (health, dental, vision, retirement), we also offer flexible time off, hybrid work, and other perks. We provide health insurance, dental and vision coverage, wellness perks, pension/401(k) matching, and many other country specific benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nitro strongly encourages applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We provide an accessible candidate experience and invite you to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond.