Staff Backend Engineer (Python)

Experteer Overview As a Staff Backend Engineer at Datavant’s Life Sciences Tech Hub in Barcelona, you design scalable, secure backend services in a cloud-native environment.You own architecture and collaborate across teams to set platform standards.You’ll build Python-based APIs, deploy containers on Kubernetes in AWS, and improve reliability and performance for health data workflows.This role offers impact on clinical research, real-world evidence, and data interoperability at scale, in a mission-driven, collaborative setting.Compensaciones / Beneficios - Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python frameworks - Build and deploy containerized applications on Kubernetes in AWS - Extend infrastructure as code and improve CI/CD pipelines - Optimize system performance, scalability, and fault tolerance - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define service contracts and architecture - Monitor production systems and resolve reliability and performance issuesResponsabilidades - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience - 8+ years of backend software development experience - Professional experience developing production backend services and APIs in Python - Hands on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads - Experience deploying and operating services in AWS - Experience integrating agentic code generation tools such as Claude Code or Codex into day to day software engineering practicesRequisitos principales - Hybrid work model - Lunch stipend and kitchen access - Private health insurance - 25 days of annual paid leave - Work from Anywhere policy - Competitive salary

You’ll build Python-based APIs, deploy containers on Kubernetes in AWS, and improve reliability and performance for health data workflows. This role offers impact on clinical research, real-world evidence, and data interoperability at scale, in a mission-driven, collaborative setting.Compensaciones / Beneficios - Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python frameworks - Build and deploy containerized applications on Kubernetes in AWS - Extend infrastructure as code and improve CI/CD pipelines - Optimize system performance, scalability, and fault tolerance - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define service contracts and architecture - Monitor production systems and resolve reliability and performance issuesResponsabilidades - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience - 8+ years of backend software development experience - Professional experience developing production backend services and APIs in Python - Hands on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads - Experience deploying and operating services in AWS -

Experience integrating agentic code generation tools such as Claude Code or Codex into day to day software engineering practicesRequisitos principales - Hybrid work model - Lunch stipend and kitchen access - Private health insurance - 25 days of annual paid leave - Work from Anywhere policy - Competitive salary