Senior Python Developer

Our partner is a leading international airline group connecting millions of passengers worldwide through a vast network of destinations. With a strong focus on digital transformation, data-driven operations, and innovation, they continuously invest in modern technology platforms that support critical airport and ground handling processes. Join a multicultural engineering environment where technology directly impacts the travel experience of passengers every day.

About the Role

Are you passionate about building high-quality software solutions that operate at scale and support mission-critical business processes?

Our partner is looking for a Senior Python Software Engineer to join a product team responsible for applications and services supporting baggage flow operations. As a key member of an international team you will contribute throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from analysis and architecture to development, testing, deployment, and operational support.

You will play an important role in delivering innovative solutions, modernizing existing applications, and driving engineering excellence through automation, code quality improvements, and DevOps best practices.

What You'll Do

✅ Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based applications

✅ Build and enhance APIs supporting operational and business-critical processes

✅ Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders across multiple countries

✅ Deploy and operationalize data science and optimization models

✅ Contribute to architecture decisions and technical improvements

✅ Improve code quality through testing, code reviews, and refactoring

✅ Support CI/CD initiatives and cloud-native development practices

✅ Participate in operational support and on-call rotations

What We're Looking For

✔ 6+ years of professional Python development experience

✔ Strong knowledge of the Python ecosystem, including technologies such as:

• FastAPI
• Django
• Flask
• SQLAlchemy
• Pydantic
• Pytest
• MyPy

✔ Experience designing and developing REST APIs

✔ Experience bringing data science and/or operations research models into production

✔ Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles

✔ Hands-on experience with automated testing

✔ Docker and Kubernetes experience

✔ Kafka knowledge

✔ Excellent communication skills and proactive mindset

✔ Collaborative team-player attitude

Nice to Have

⭐ Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

⭐ Scala knowledge

Why Join?

🌍 International engineering environment

🤝 Agile, collaborative culture

📈 Opportunity to influence architecture and technical strategy

💡 Modern technology stack and continuous improvement mindset

📍 Hybrid working model in Budapest

Interested? Let's connect and discuss how your Python expertise can help shape the future of aviation technology. ✈️🚀