(Senior) Backend Engineer - AWS + Python (all genders)

Babbel is the world’s first and most sold online language learning platform, driven by the purpose to create mutual understanding through language. This means building an ecosystem of language learning offerings that helps people connect across cultures. Babbel, Babbel Live and Babbel for Business provide users with the most effective solution to be able to communicate with real people, in real situations.  Babbel’s team consists of 750 Babbelonians representing over 65 different nationalities working in Berlin and New York. For more information, visit www.babbel.com or download the apps in the App Store or Play Store.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, AWS + Python for our Data Solutions team!
You will join a team of data scientists, machine learning specialists and data engineers building new product features driven by data and machine learning.

You will:

• Architect and build personalisation backend systems in the cloud using AWS technologies
• Collaborate with other teams to design and build interfaces that connect these systems with user facing components
• Work with data scientists and machine learning engineers to accelerate our journey into building ML-driven systems, impacting millions of language learners across the globe

You have:

• Computer science or related engineering degree and 5 years professional experience as backend or data engineer
• Substantial working experience with AWS services, operations and architecture, especially with respect to serverless and data heavy applications.
• Significant experience in building and maintaining infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code solutions like Terraform.
• Proficiency and industry experience in modern Python (data classes, generators, type annotations, etc.).
• Significant experience designing and building scalable software applications with distributed and event-driven architecture.

Nice to have:

• Exposure to big data solutions such as Snowflake, Databricks, and Apache Flink.
• Experience with data streaming applications.
• Experience with Apache Airflow.
• Interest in machine learning, and some exposure to machine learning based systems in production

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms. 
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership. 
• Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events. 

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

Sounds good? We are already looking forward to hearing from you! Check out also our jobs page, our blog and our techblog to get an impression about #lifeatbabbel!