Backend Python Engineer
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Job description
Want to build software that powers some of the most iconic events in Europe?
At EVENTIM Benelux, working on our product Paylogic, your code helps fans enter Tomorrowland, Defqon.1, Paradiso and Dutch Design Week. From purchasing tickets in white-label shops to managing events in merchant dashboards to processing payments and automated payouts, our platform makes it all possible.
You ll join our international team in Groningen or Amsterdam, working on the core services of our ticketing platform: high-traffic shops, event management tools and payment systems used by millions of fans and organisers.
High-volume. High-impact. Never boring.
What you ll do
- Build scalable backend services in Python (Flask / FastAPI).
- Develop applications used daily by fans and organisers, from ticket shops to payment services.
- Design and deliver new features that support our international growth.
- Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code that performs under high traffic.
- Collaborate closely with developers, product managers and stakeholders to solve real-world challenges.
Why this role is exciting
- Your work is visible and tangible: fans buy tickets with it, organisers run events on it, and merchants get paid through it.
- You ll work on everything from high-traffic ticket shops to automated payout systems.
- Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of our platform.
- Review code, exchange knowledge and grow within a strong engineering team.
- Mentor junior developers and help improve how we build and collaborate.
Our tech stack
- Backend: Python, FastAPI, Flask, Celery, Redis, Memcached, MySQL, SQLAlchemy
- Testing: Pytest, Selenium
- Way of working: Agile-inspired, sprints, daily stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and a continuous drive to improve.
Requirements
- Around 5 years of professional backend experience, including 2+ years with Python.
- Solid experience building APIs, integrating external services and working with relational databases.
- A passion for writing clean, scalable and well-tested code.
- Strong communication skills, you enjoy collaborating and value constructive feedback.
- Based in (or open to relocating to) Groningen, visa sponsorship and relocation support available.
- A degree in Computer Science or comparable professional experience.
Benefits & conditions
- 27 vacation days + travel reimbursement.
- Relocation budget if you re moving to Groningen.
- Hybrid working (2 days remote per week after onboarding).
- Career development support: coaching, training and clear growth paths.
- Remote working budget + laptop of your choice.
- Mental health support via OpenUp.
- Access to the events we support + monthly socials and company parties.
- A fun, international team that genuinely enjoys what we do.
- And of course: team lunches & Friday drinks.
About EVENTIM
At EVENTIM, we bring live experiences to life across the Netherlands and Belgium. Every day we help fans discover, buy and enjoy tickets for concerts, theatre, festivals, sport, comedy and cultural events. We are part of Europe s number one ticketing and live entertainment company, selling over 300 million tickets annually across more than 25 countries and supporting events of all sizes with reliable, easy-to-use ticketing and e-commerce solutions.
We support a broad range of organisers and iconic events throughout the Benelux, working with festivals like Wildeburg, Best Kept Secret and Dekmantel, sports events such as Lib ma Open, theatre productions including Holiday on Ice and Soldaat van Oranje, and cultural venues like Paradiso and Doornroosje.
