Senior Python Engineer (Europe)

N-iX is seeking a Senior Python Engineer to join a Fortune 500 car safety systems manufacturer. The role involves designing and implementing backend services for a Global AI Orchestrator platform that manages enterprise quality assurance across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments.

• Design and implement backend services for the central command-and-control platform
• Develop scalable REST/gRPC APIs for device lifecycle management (provisioning, deployment, updates, inventory)
• Build orchestration services managing OCI container workloads on edge devices
• Integrate AI/ML pipelines and model operations from Azure ML Studio
• Implement secure device communication (TLS, certificate management, encrypted channels)
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of orchestration services
• Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD, containerization, and release management
• Support cross-platform device management (Windows & Linux)
• Contribute to system architecture, technical design, and code quality standards

• 5+ years of professional Python engineering experience
• Strong expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Proven experience designing production-grade APIs
• Hands-on experience with Docker / OCI containers
• Experience working with IoT or edge device ecosystems
• Solid understanding of secure communication protocols (TLS, PKI, cert rotation)
• Experience integrating with cloud platforms (Azure)
• Knowledge of container orchestration frameworks (Kubernetes, K3s, Edge K8s)
• Exposure to MLOps / AI model lifecycle management
• Strong database experience (SQL/NoSQL)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers
• Experience operating in Linux environments

Work Format: Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible

Benefits: Competitive salary and good compensation package, personalized career growth, professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence), active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing, education reimbursement, memorable anniversary presents, corporate events and team buildings, location-specific benefits (not applicable for freelancers)