Mid-level Backend Developer - Python

Description

We are allies of the doctor throughout their journey and seek people who identify with our purpose, values, and culture to join our team. Let's transform healthcare together with those who have medicine as their vocation! This is a position open in the **Solutions for Medical Practice** front, more specifically in the **Medical Prescription** solution, to work **remotely.** ReceitaPro transforms the act of prescribing into a fluid and safe experience, with AI that understands the context and returns to the doctor what is essential: time, autonomy, and freedom! **Learn more at:** Afya ReceitaPro \- A new way to prescribe Upon assuming the position of Mid-level Developer at Afya, your main objective will be to act in the construction and evolution of scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems. You will work in the Software Engineering area within the Technology directorate and be part of a multidisciplinary team, interacting daily with people from teams such as Product, Data, and Infrastructure. **Responsibilities and attributes** **HOW YOU WILL TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE IN DAILY LIFE:** * Develop, evolve, and maintain scalable and highly available backend services. * Act in the construction of APIs and integrations with internal and external systems. * Actively participate in the squad's technical discussions, contributing to architecture decisions and best practices. * Perform code reviews, ensuring quality, readability, and code maintenance. * Work with distributed systems and microservices-based architecture. * Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and continuous deployment best practices. * Monitor applications (logs, metrics, alerts), acting in the identification and resolution of problems. * Collaborate with Product, Data, and Infrastructure teams to build efficient and scalable solutions. **Requirements and qualifications** **WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR (but we do not expect a single person to meet all requirements):** * Solid experience in backend development with at least one modern language (Python, Go, or Node.js). * Experience with backend frameworks (such as FastAPI, Django, Express, Echo, Fiber, or similar). * Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems. * Knowledge of messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar). * Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis). * Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and CI/CD practices. * Experience with automated tests and development best practices. * Ability to analyze technical trade-offs (performance, scalability, cost, and security). * Experience working in agile squads and collaborating in code reviews. **DIFFERENTIALS** * Previous experience with high availability or mission-critical systems. * Experience with multiple integrations (external APIs, authentication, billing, legacy systems). * Previous experience technically leading parts of projects or initiatives. * Ability to contribute to the definition of architecture and solution design in partnership with Product. **Additional information** #### **PEOPLE ARE THE BEST OF US, which is why we offer benefits and partnerships for our team.** **Check the main ones below:** **For daily life:** * Food / meal voucher; * Flexibility of hours and allocations (for Remote positions); * Transportation voucher (for Hybrid or On-site positions); **UP in remuneration:** * Profit sharing (PLR); * Multi-benefits: Flexible benefit via Flash Card to use as you prefer. **Family, Health and Well-being:** * Gympass / Wellhub; * Psicologia Viva (online platform for consultation with a psychologist and nutritionist); * Health and Dental Plan; * Life Insurance; * Extended parental leave (up to 6 months for mothers and 20 days for fathers); * Rede D'Ór: support and important information for the health of the mother and baby with a network of accredited nurses; * Partnership with the SESC in your region (varied programming in the areas of education, health, culture, leisure, and assistance); * Birthday Day Off (one day off to take on the day or during the month of your birthday). **Development and Learning:** * Platform with various courses to enhance your knowledge (UCA); * Language Academy (AIA); * Development program for leaders; * Mentorship for Women of Afya (MMA); * Discount on undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Afya's teaching units. **Differential for Medical Professor:** * Premium subscription to Afya iClinic and Afya Whitebook. **THE LARGEST ECOSYSTEM OF EDUCATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR MEDICAL PRACTICE IN BRAZIL.** The Afya brand was born in 2019, but our story began much earlier. We emerged from the union between NRE Educacional, the largest group of Medical Faculties in the country, founded in 1999, and MEDCEL, a brand of preparatory courses for the medical residency exam. With our accelerated growth, we have acquired new teaching units in recent years — there are already more than 30 spread across Brazil — and more than 10 startups that offer digital solutions for medical practice — Afya Whitebook, Afya iClinic, Afya Papers, Glic, and Cliquefarma are some brands in our portfolio. Access afya.com.br to learn more about our history and all the solutions we offer. Afya has been a publicly traded company since 2019, with shares traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the United States. In 2023, we also made our shares available on the Brazilian stock exchange, B3\. Learn more about this topic at ir.afya.com.br. **Our purpose is to transform healthcare together with those who have medicine as their vocation.** To do this, we count on a team of 10,000 curious, partner, committed, adaptable, and achieving people. People from all corners of Brazil, with different accents, but speaking the same language, united by the same purpose. If you identify with the Afya way of being, **come with us to transform healthcare with education and technology**. \#VemSerAfya