Software Python Engineer (Cloud Billing)
Company Description
Have you ever wondered why your favorite apps, social media content, and video games load in the blink of an eye? It's likely because of Gcore behind the scenes! Join a team that collaborates with industry giants like Intel, Dell, NVIDIA, Graphcore, and Equinix to accelerate AI training, provide cutting-edge cloud services, and optimize content delivery. If you are passionate about transforming the internet and contributing to cutting-edge innovations, come join us at Gcore! We are a team of over 550 professionals and are seeking a Software Engineer (Python) to join our Billing Team.
Job Description
Our Billing Team maintains and supports Gcore's Billing Engine — a crucial and highly integrated system essential for managing financial transactions and supporting the seamless delivery of our global services. This role is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the Billing Engine, which is deeply interconnected with numerous Gcore services. Your work will significantly influence our financial operations' efficiency and reliability, underpinning the company's robust infrastructure and facilitating our ongoing growth. Your Responsibilities:
Develop and enhance our Django-based Billing Engine within a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster, focusing on high performance and reliability.
Participate in the software development lifecycle, focusing on architectural and system design, implementation, and maintenance.
Work closely with the product management, development teams and QA to define feature specifications and deliver high-quality solutions.
Interface with an existing infrastructure of services, utilizing APIs and message brokers to facilitate seamless integration and data exchange.
Design and implement system architectures that support high availability and disaster recovery principles.
Participate in code review and share knowledge to improve code quality, software architecture, and user experience.
Qualifications
We Expect You to Have:
Strong knowledge of software development principles and a thorough understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.
Expertise in Python programming and significant experience with the Django framework.
Extensive experience working with relational databases, particularly Postgres, writing, analyzing, and optimizing SQL queries.
Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ) and asynchronous task queues (Celery).
Proficiency in creating and consuming APIs.
Understanding of modern CI/CD practices, observability tooling and basic DevOps principles.
Verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate remotely with a globally distributed international team.
Will be a Plus:
Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration with Kubernetes.
Strong grasp of software engineering best practices, including Agile and test-driven development.
Knowledge of additional backend technologies and frameworks.
Experience with system monitoring tools and performance optimization techniques.
A proactive mindset towards improving and scaling a complex system.
Prior experience with billing or payment systems.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
We value our employees and offer a benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and professional growth throughout your journey at Gcore:
Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Remote, hybrid, or office work options depending on your role
Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
Private medical insurance for you and your family*
5 additional vacation days*
Additional fully paid sick leave days*
Allowance for significant life events and birthdays
Language classes
Modern office space with free snacks, drink and entertainment options*
Team sports activities*
*Please be aware that this benefit may vary depending on your country.
About the Company Gcore is an international cloud and edge leader in providing first-class web performance, content delivery, and security. Headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices around the world, the company provides its solutions to global leaders in numerous industries. Millions of people worldwide use apps and play games based on our infrastructure and services: we are trusted by World of Tanks, Albion Online, Avast, Photon, Unity, Sandbox Interactive, and others. Equal Opportunity Employer We provide equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.
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Software Python Engineer (Cloud Billing)
Company Description
Have you ever wondered why your favorite apps, social media content, and video games load in the blink of an eye? It's likely because of Gcore behind the scenes! Join a team that collaborates with industry giants like Intel, Dell, NVIDIA, Graphcore, and Equinix to accelerate AI training, provide cutting-edge cloud services, and optimize content delivery. If you are passionate about transforming the internet and contributing to cutting-edge innovations, come join us at Gcore! We are a team of over 550 professionals and are seeking a Software Engineer (Python) to join our Billing Team.
Job Description
Our Billing Team maintains and supports Gcore's Billing Engine — a crucial and highly integrated system essential for managing financial transactions and supporting the seamless delivery of our global services. This role is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the Billing Engine, which is deeply interconnected with numerous Gcore services. Your work will significantly influence our financial operations' efficiency and reliability, underpinning the company's robust infrastructure and facilitating our ongoing growth. Your Responsibilities:
Develop and enhance our Django-based Billing Engine within a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster, focusing on high performance and reliability.
Participate in the software development lifecycle, focusing on architectural and system design, implementation, and maintenance.
Work closely with the product management, development teams and QA to define feature specifications and deliver high-quality solutions.
Interface with an existing infrastructure of services, utilizing APIs and message brokers to facilitate seamless integration and data exchange.
Design and implement system architectures that support high availability and disaster recovery principles.
Participate in code review and share knowledge to improve code quality, software architecture, and user experience.
Qualifications
We Expect You to Have:
Strong knowledge of software development principles and a thorough understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.
Expertise in Python programming and significant experience with the Django framework.
Extensive experience working with relational databases, particularly Postgres, writing, analyzing, and optimizing SQL queries.
Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ) and asynchronous task queues (Celery).
Proficiency in creating and consuming APIs.
Understanding of modern CI/CD practices, observability tooling and basic DevOps principles.
Verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate remotely with a globally distributed international team.
Will be a Plus:
Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration with Kubernetes.
Strong grasp of software engineering best practices, including Agile and test-driven development.
Knowledge of additional backend technologies and frameworks.
Experience with system monitoring tools and performance optimization techniques.
A proactive mindset towards improving and scaling a complex system.
Prior experience with billing or payment systems.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
We value our employees and offer a benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and professional growth throughout your journey at Gcore:
Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Remote, hybrid, or office work options depending on your role
Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
Private medical insurance for you and your family*
5 additional vacation days*
Additional fully paid sick leave days*
Allowance for significant life events and birthdays
Language classes
Modern office space with free snacks, drink and entertainment options*
Team sports activities*
*Please be aware that this benefit may vary depending on your country.
About the Company Gcore is an international cloud and edge leader in providing first-class web performance, content delivery, and security. Headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices around the world, the company provides its solutions to global leaders in numerous industries. Millions of people worldwide use apps and play games based on our infrastructure and services: we are trusted by World of Tanks, Albion Online, Avast, Photon, Unity, Sandbox Interactive, and others. Equal Opportunity Employer We provide equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.