6 days ago
Kyiv, UkraineMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop and own backend features and services using Python and Django.
- Design, create, and troubleshoot integrations with third-party vendors.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Designers, UX Writers, Data Analytics, Technical Leads, and other engineers to deliver product features and A/B tests.
- Balance development speed with long-term technical quality and make informed technical decisions.
- Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, mitigate problems, and establish safeguards against recurrence.
- Contribute to testing practices, code reviews, monitoring, scalability, and continuous improvement.
- Support occasional JavaScript and TypeScript tasks as needed.
- Participate in squad on-call coverage one week every five weeks.
Requirements
- Experience with architectural patterns for large-scale, high-volume web applications, including well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, or efficient algorithms.
- Strong backend development experience; Preply primarily uses Python/Django, while experience with Java/Spring, Node.js/Express.js, Ruby/Ruby on Rails, Scala/Play, PHP, or Golang is also considered.
- Familiarity with and willingness to support small JavaScript or TypeScript tasks.
- Expertise in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, mitigation, and preventative safeguards.
- Strong ownership, responsibility, and self-organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a minimum B2 level of English.
- Willingness to participate in squad on-call rotations.
Benefits
- Open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse work culture.
- Monthly allowance for Preply lessons and a Learning & Development budget with time off for self-development.
- Competitive financial package including equity, leave allowance, and health insurance.
- Relocation package for candidates joining the Barcelona Hub from outside Barcelona.
- Access to free mental health support platforms.
- Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain.
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About Preply
Preply builds an online marketplace that connects learners with human tutors for live language lessons, supported by AI tools. Consumers book 1:1 sessions and ongoing courses, while organizations use Preply Business for corporate language training; revenue comes from commissions and subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and privately held, Preply operates globally with 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages.