Development Consultant Python

Location: Iași, IS, ro

Company Description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.
 
By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.
 
From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Job Description

Development is the largest discipline at Endava. Our developers design, build, and release software products in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. Always collaborating with cross-functional project teams, our developers are adaptable problem-solvers with a client-oriented mindset.  

A Development Consultant understands the technical landscape of IT projects, comprehends the business context and goals, and uses their experience to develop optimal solutions, including technology and design choices. They support the project manager in planning software delivery, articulate the vision to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work directly with customers to define solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based microservices that power TV streaming platforms.
• Optimize backend performance for low-latency content delivery and seamless user experiences.
• Work with event-driven architectures to support high-throughput data processing.
• Ensure API performance, security, and reliability, integrating RESTful and GraphQL services.
• Collaborate with frontend and mobile teams to develop efficient backend-for-frontend (BFF) solutions.
• Write clean, reusable, and testable code, following best practices in Python development.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and establish engineering standards.
• Work with cloud infrastructure to deploy and manage scalable backend services.
• Monitor system health, performance, and security, making proactive optimizations.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to ensure smooth operation in production environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Python backend development.
• Strong expertise in microservices architecture and API design.
• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency in event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis).
• Deep understanding of scalable and distributed systems.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in an agile development environment.

Nice to have: 

• Experience with video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH, DRM).
• Knowledge of GraphQL and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns.
• Exposure to machine learning models for video recommendations.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Background in serverless computing and event-driven cloud architectures.

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

Our diversity makes us stronger - it drives meaningful change and enables us to build innovative technology solutions. We are committed to creating an inclusive community where all of us, regardless of background, identity, or personal characteristics, feels valued, respected, and free from discrimination. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals and base hiring decisions on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential.