Backend Engineer (Python)

Preply is a global language learning marketplace, connecting 50,000+ tutors with millions of learners from all over the world. Since the company launched in 2012, students have signed up to more than 15 million lessons.

Meet the team!

The Engineering Chapter provides the tools to help unlock human potential through learning.

We work primarily with Python/Django to build scalable and robust applications. We implement A/B Testing to evaluate the performance of our products and improve their functionality based on user feedback. As part of our commitment to ensuring high-quality products, we prioritize monitoring and metrics analysis to identify areas for optimization and ensure our services are performing at their best. Our team is made up of talented engineers who are passionate about solving complex problems and developing innovative solutions to drive our company's success.

At Preply, we release our product 50-60 times per day by leveraging top-notch CI/CD processes. As a fast-growing company we have diverse technical challenges (sometimes we even write about them on our Engineering Blog) that will allow you to develop your skills at scale. Visit our Tech Radar to learn more about the technologies we use at Preply!

What you’ll be doing:

Partner closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, UX Writers, Technical Leads, Engineering, and other cross-functional program team members to build top-notch products, including but not limited to:

• Owning tools which serve thousands of live lessons hourly, and tens of thousands of chats daily;
• Improving monitoring and scalability of our tools;
• Supporting the creation of new backend services as well as design, create, and/or troubleshoot integrations with third-party vendors;
• Launching A/B tests to prove the value of changes;
• Participating in on-call rotation for your team.

What you need to succeed:

Why you’ll love it at Preply: 

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
• Access to free mental health support platforms;
• A flexible set-up with the option of paid relocation to Barcelona or working remotely within CET or 3 hours from CET;
• The opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

About Preply:

At Preply, we focus on doing better every day – pushing the limits of what we know is possible. And we know our purpose is strong. We’re re-engineering education, providing outstanding experiences for our global community of language learners and building authentic connections across the world.

Propelled by a tenfold increase in revenues over the last three years, thanks to our best-in-class consumer and b2b products, Preply is now leading the online language tutoring segment globally and has 400+ employees of over 50 nationalities based across Barcelona, Kyiv and the US. We do extraordinary things at Preply – and we want you to join us. If you’re committed to curiosity, love experimentation and relish the challenge of exploring new ideas, then it’s time we said: 

Welcome to The World Class. 

Our values:

• Human: We embrace diversity by fostering inclusive environments where people feel respected and safe to express their opinions.
• Hungry: We make bold, data-informed decisions to deliver high-impact solutions for our customers.
• Humble: We experiment continuously by staying open to being challenged, learning from failures and making data-informed decisions.
• Hackers: We learn by doing, focus on things that matter and move with incredible speed to create simple, creative, and scalable solutions;
• Curious: We thrive on facing challenges, diving deep to identify root causes and uncovering insights to continuously improve.
• Learners Obsessed: We put our learners at the core of everything we do to improve the effectiveness of their language learning with us.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. 

That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.

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