BackendPythonEngineer

Unbabel is seeking a motivated Backend Python Engineer to join our team, as we expand our ability to deliver seamless, scalable cross-platform translation capabilities to our enterprise partners. You’ll drive forward the development, maintenance, and expansion of core backend services that power smooth, intelligent language solutions. Responsibilities: * Plan and implement reliable architectures and core services * Build, maintain, and optimize codebases in a testable and efficient manner * Develop, optimize, and support critical services, infrastructure, and applications in production environments * Help evolve our architecture for scale, resilience, and performance * Break down complex problems and prioritize technical initiatives with product and engineering teams * Champion a culture of continuous improvement, automation, code quality, and architectural best practices * Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with rapidly changing business and technical needs * Respond collaboratively to platform and service challenges, employing rapid troubleshooting and prototyping when necessary ## Requirements Must Haves: * 2+ years of backend engineering experience * Experience building APIs or system integrations (REST and/or gRPC) * Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MongoDB) * Proven ability to write clean, well-tested code; competence in test automation; familiarity with secure and maintainable architecture * Experience working in Agile development environments * Strong English communication skills * Collaborative mindset with attention to detail, proactive attitude, and eagerness to learn Nice to Haves: * Experience with Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask) * Contributions to ML/NLP projects or personal projects demonstrating AI engineering capabilities * Familiarity with microservices architecture and Kubernetes * Past work building, operating, and monitoring production services * DevOps exposure, esp