Python Backend Engineer

SThree Germany

Contact person: Natascha Fico
Frankfurt,  Germany
On-siteFreelanceStart date 11/2026Duration 3 months

Description

Hello Network,

For my client in the financial services sector, I am currently looking for a Python Backend Engineer.

Project Details
  • Start: ASAP (latest possible start: January)
  • Duration: 3 months with option to extend
  • Location: Hybrid (primarily remote, onsite in Frankfurt once per quarter)
  • Capacity: Full-time
  • Contract Type: Freelance
  • Project Language: English


Important: A police clearance certificate must be requested before the project start.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain high-performance, reliable backend systems
  • Collaborate closely with frontend teams to ensure seamless integration and data communication
  • Build, deploy, and operate containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Deploy and operate applications on AWS


Must-Have Skills
  • Strong Python expertise (preferred programming language)
  • Experience in backend development and data science frameworks, especially Pandas
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
  • AWS experience in the following areas:
    • Lambda
    • EC2
    • ECS
    • EKS
  • Basic knowledge of Terraform
  • At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms
  • Experience with workflow and process orchestration tools such as:
    • Temporal
    • Camunda
    • AWS Step Functions
  • Experience with mocking frameworks (e.g., pymocks)


Interested?

If this opportunity has caught your interest, please send the following to ***@***.com:
  • Your latest CV
  • Your hourly rate expectation
  • Your availability


You are also welcome to include a short summary of your suitability and relevant project experience.

I look forward to hearing from you. Should your profile be considered suitable for submission, we will get back to you accordingly.

Due to the high volume of projects and applications, it is unfortunately not always possible to provide individual feedback. Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

Natascha Fico

SThree_Germany is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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