Aggregate function: Technology

Business Area: GT Group Data Centres

Posting Country: Romania

Date Posted: 28 Oct 2026

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.

As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.

We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

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About this Role

We are seeking a Python & Django Backend Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering team in Romania. You will design, build and maintain modern, scalable server-side applications, RESTful APIs and data-access layers using Python and Django, working within a microservices architecture.

You will contribute across the development lifecycle, from solution and system design through development, testing, deployment and maintenance. The role also involves integrating databases, third-party services and other systems, while supporting the gradual decomposition and re-platforming of monolithic applications into microservices.

Alongside hands-on engineering, you will provide technical consultancy, contribute to technical decisions and best practices, and support colleagues through mentoring, documentation and knowledge-transfer activities.

What you will do

Design, develop and maintain high-quality, well-tested back-end services and RESTful APIs using Python and Django.
Build and maintain microservices and integrations with relational databases, search and logging infrastructure, other systems and third-party services.
Contribute to the gradual decomposition of monolithic applications into microservices in line with the organisation's established microservices reference architecture.
Translate business requirements into back-end service and component designs that address scalability, security and performance.
Work with front-end developers to define and integrate API contracts.
Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to support successful and timely delivery.
Contribute to planning, solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing maintenance.
Review peer code for quality, performance and adherence to agreed coding standards.
Debug and troubleshoot technical issues and identify appropriate solutions.
Improve application performance through caching, query optimisation and efficient data-access techniques.
Apply and promote engineering practices including version control, code reviews and continuous integration.
Document code, APIs, microservices and service architecture, including technical specifications and diagrams.
Identify technical risks within service designs and propose appropriate mitigations.
Contribute to the evaluation of tools, frameworks and technologies and provide input into the team's technology stack.
Support the onboarding of new colleagues by preparing and delivering knowledge-transfer sessions.
Build technical redundancy across the team by creating, sharing and explaining documentation, operating procedures and solution or architecture designs.
Provide technical support, mentoring and guidance to colleagues across different levels of experience.
Contribute to relevant team, departmental and organisational initiatives, including technical investigations, analysis, process documentation and knowledge sharing.

Who you are

You have 5+ years of back-end development experience, with a strong focus on Python and Django.
You hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or have equivalent practical experience.
You have strong practical proficiency in Python and the Django framework.
You have experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
You have experience working with relational databases and SQL.
You understand microservices architecture, distributed systems, design patterns and integration patterns, with practical experience contributing to migrations from monolithic applications to microservices.
You are comfortable working with version-control systems and build tools.
You understand Agile/Scrum ways of working and can contribute effectively within collaborative, fast-moving environments.
You bring effective problem-solving skills, attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple priorities.
You can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You actively develop and expand your technical knowledge.

Nice to have:

Understanding of containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with message brokers and asynchronous or background processing.
Familiarity with observability practices, including logging, metrics and tracing.
Experience using testing frameworks.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.

Not a Perfect Fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.

What’s in it for you

Hybrid way of working
Medical and dental services
Life and hospitalization insurance
Dedicated employee phone subscription
Take control of your benefits and choose any of the below options: MEAL TICKETS/ PRIVATE PENSION/ VACATION VOUCHERS/ CULTURAL VOUCHERS within the budget.
Special discounts for gyms and retailers
Annual Company Bonus
Loyalty Programme
Ongoing Education – we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills
You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology
Getting in on the ground floor of a technology changing company
We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 days off.
Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave

What skills you will learn

Designing scalable Python and Django back-end services.
RESTful API and service-contract design.
Microservices architecture and distributed systems.
Monolith-to-microservices migration and re-platforming approaches.
Database access, SQL optimisation, caching and application performance.
Service integration and integration patterns.
Technical risk identification and mitigation.
Architecture documentation and technical specifications.
Code review, testing and continuous integration practices.
Technical consultancy and communication with non-technical stakeholders.
Mentoring, knowledge transfer and technical documentation.
Depending on project exposure, containerisation, observability, CI/CD and cloud technologies.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.

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