Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

We’re building a membership platform for the restaurant industry. Businesses get a simple way to connect with their customers and users get membership benefits & rewards in all of their favourite restaurants, bars, cafes, and nightclubs. Our app is the most popular membership app in Finland and we are expanding to Europe in 2025.

As we expand our team, we are looking for experienced and product-minded senior engineers to help shape the future of our platform. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll be an integral part of our cross-functional product team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll not only write high-quality, efficient, and scalable Python code but also partner closely with product leaders, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure we deliver true value to our customers. We’re looking for engineers who are deeply curious about the product side of the business, are comfortable making decisions in ambiguity, and can drive complex projects from conception to production release. Our current tech stack consists of Python with PostgreSQL and Redis on the backend and TypeScript with React & React Native based web and mobile applications.

Our work culture is a mix of individual freedom and responsibility. Everyone is accountable for their own work and how they do it. We believe professionals know how to get things done - or ask for help when they don’t. Our team values autonomy, ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep commitment to building products that delight our users and solve their problems.

This is a fully remote role for engineers located in European timezones (GMT+0 to GMT+3).

What You’ll Do:

• Take ownership of designing, developing, and releasing new features and product improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, as well as marketing, sales, and customer success, to ensure a seamless and aligned user experience.
• Provide technical leadership in the architecture and development of robust, scalable solutions that meet both user and business needs.
• Influence the technical direction of the team and the company, identifying opportunities for efficiency and innovation.
• Help establish a culture of engineering excellence and quality through knowledge sharing, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in product engineering or a similar role, with a deep understanding of modern software development. High proficiency with Python, SQL, and API development. Solid understanding of modern agile and DevSecOps practices.
• Product Mindset: Strong interest in how the product works and a passion for solving customer problems through technology. Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decisions, delivering high-impact, user-focused solutions.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and levels. Fluent written and spoken English.
• Ownership: Entrepreneurial spirit with a desire to take ownership of key parts of the product. Proven experience leading technical initiatives and levelling up code quality. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What's Nice-To-Have:

• Previous startup or scaleup experience.
• Experience working with a fully distributed, remote team.
• Experience working with digital platforms in the restaurant industry (e.g. loyalty apps, food delivery, table booking, etc.)
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform.
• Frontend experience with React or mobile experience with React Native.

What We Offer:

• Fully distributed, remote, and flexible working culture.
• An opportunity to be a part of a successful growth startup story.
• A chance to work directly with an experienced, senior leadership team.
• Ability to work with a modern tool stack (Slack, Linear, GitHub, Swarmia, Notion, Figma...).
• A competitive compensation based on skills and location, with the possibility of stock options.

How The Process Looks Like:

1. Meet & Greet: Interview with the hiring manager. A chance to get to know each other and learn more about Cluby.
2. Product Interview: A deeper dive into your project, product, and stakeholder management skills.
3. Technical Task: Simple, asynchronous coding exercise to showcase your coding skills.
4. Technical Interview: Presentation of the technical task and a deeper dive into your technical skills.
5. Final Interview: Crossing all the T's, setting expectations, and potentially presenting an offer to join us.

About Us

Our founding team has experience in scaling software development companies and startups - the team has done previous exits. We understand it takes time to create a successful company from a startup, and we aim to find a person who wants to be with us along the ride. We hope you’re willing to grow with us as we scale. If you’re excited about this opportunity and think you’d be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you!