python developer for employee benefit solutions

Epassi provides employee benefit solutions across Europe, including mobile-payable employee benefit payment services. The company was established in Finland in 2007 and has expanded its products and services into new markets.

• Proactively identify components susceptible to scaling issues and propose effective improvements
• Analyse customer settings, including employees, invoicing, and integrations, and map them to system equivalents to inform automation strategies
• Own the design and implementation of the self-service customer portal backend and REST API
• Maintain and improve cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes EKS and PostgreSQL RDS
• Develop, optimise, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and related tools
• Integrate third-party HR APIs to provide seamless data flows
• Work with Product Owners to define, scope, and deliver high-impact features
• Support Customer Success and Operations stakeholders to ensure smooth workflows
• Expand and improve the existing transactional system
• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and REST APIs that support scale and performance
• Monitor and improve infrastructure reliability, performance, and scalability
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to streamline development and deployment
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges proactively
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver high-quality features

• 5+ Years of professional Python experience working with complex codebases
• Hands-on experience with Python web frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or Flask
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL query optimisation
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or GitLab CI
• Experience with testing frameworks such as pytest and a strong testing mindset
• A proactive, hands-on approach to problem-solving
• Experience taking projects from design to delivery, including architectural decision-making
• Proven delivery of end-to-end backend projects
• A track record of improving engineering standards, practices, and existing systems
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Good command of written and spoken English

• Hybrid/remote setup