Sr BackEnd Engineer-Python

Location: BAL - GASPAR - CENTRAL
City: Gaspar
State: Santa Catarina (BR-SC)
Country: Brazil (BR)

Bunge has an exciting opportunity available for Sr BackEnd Engineer- Python. In this role, you will be part of a global team working on challenging, meaningful projects impacting core business activities.

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity to progress.

Bunge is committed to operating and thriving in the digital world – creating world-class agile teams where teammates are empowered and encouraged to collaborate and test and learn to succeed.

Overview:
The Sr BackEnd Engineer will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable backend systems for Bunge's digital products.

Essential Functions:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable backend services and APIs using industry-standard frameworks.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define API requirements and specifications.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with team members.
• Troubleshoot and debug backend issues, and implement solutions to resolve them.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest backend technologies and best practices, and share knowledge with the team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the development process and codebase.
• Ensure that backend systems are optimized for performance and scalability.
• Guide teammates on developing efficient and secure backend components.
• Establish and promote best practices, standards, and guidelines related to back-end engineering for Bunge technology products.

Impact/Dimensions:

• Contributes to the development of short-term strategies within the department.
• Contributes to standards, best practices, and security measures implemented in own area.
• Works on projects and initiatives that have an impact on business on a domestic or international scale.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in own area within the organization.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• API response time and throughput.
• Code quality, as measured by code reviews and automated testing.
• System uptime and reliability.
• Ease of use and complexity of maintenance of developed components.

Major Opportunities and Decisions:

• Applies technical expertise to analyze and solve problems without clear precedents.
• Identifies ways to apply functional knowledge and methodologies to solve complex challenges.
• Recommends process, product, or service improvements based on anticipated internal and external business challenges.
• Establishes standards, best practices, and guidelines for other developers for increased quality of delivery and compliance with internal policies.

Management/Leadership:

• Manages operational plans.
• May participate with comparable influence in large projects and initiatives.
• Provides leadership to professionals and support staff.
• Contributes to short- to mid-term talent optimization plans to execute strategies within their job area.
• Guides delivery teams on best practices, standards, and approach to solving problems.

Key Relationships, Stakeholders & Interfaces (External & Internal):

• Internal: Frontend Engineers, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, Database Administrators, Architects, Product Owners.
• External: Technology Vendors, Cloud Providers.

Knowledge and Technical Competencies:

• Strong proficiency in Python programming language and experience with leading frameworks like Django, Streamlit, and similar.
• Experience with building RESTful and SOAP APIs.
• Deep understanding of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud standard data models.
• Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns.
• Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies (including Unit Testing and Debugging, CI/CD pipeline with automated testing).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree with 6 - 10 years of position-related experience, or equivalent combo of education and experience level. Has in-depth knowledge in own discipline and basic knowledge (know as reference) of related disciplines.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled