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# Senior Backend Developer (Python) - Remote

- **Company:** IO Associates
- **Location:** Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €93,600.0 - €104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Database Applications, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Neo4j, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Backend, Git, Fastapi, Event Driven Architecture, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Domain Driven Design, Data Pipelines, Docker, Databricks, Microservices
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.de/jobad/debfa7363a2a190f9273506a86587d99ce

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience with Python
 * Production experience with FastAPI
 * Solid understanding of REST APIs and microservice architectures
 * Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
 * Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server
 * Hands-on experience with Neo4j graph databases
 * Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
 * Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git
 * Understanding of secure software development principles
 * Excellent communication skills and experience working within Agile teams

Desirable Experience

 * Databricks
 * Microsoft Azure
 * Event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQTT, Azure Event Hubs, etc.)
 * Geospatial or time-series data
 * Observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or OpenTelemetry

## Description

We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Backend Developer to join a high-profile international technology programme focused on building scalable, data-driven applications. This is an exciting opportunity to work on modern backend architecture, processing complex geospatial and temporal data within a collaborative engineering environment.
This is a hands-on role where you'll take ownership of features from design through deployment, working closely with architects, data engineers and software developers to deliver robust, production-grade solutions.
What you'll be doing

 * Design and develop scalable backend services using Python and FastAPI
 * Build RESTful APIs and microservices
 * Develop data pipelines supporting large-scale analytics platforms
 * Work with Neo4j graph databases and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server
 * Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design clean, maintainable software using Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
 * Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to code reviews
 * Support CI/CD pipelines, containerised deployments and cloud-native development
 * Troubleshoot performance issues and contribute to architectural decisions


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