Python Engineer

We are looking for a Python Engineer to join a fast-growing US-based startup that is building a modern API-first platform to simplify and automate global payroll. The product helps companies operate payroll faster, more cost-effectively, and with guaranteed accuracy — enabling instant calculations, automated tax updates, and seamless compliance across borders.

About the Project:

The platform is designed to modernize the way companies manage payroll around the world. It allows businesses to:

• Instantly calculate net salary from gross
• Stay compliant with dynamic tax regulations
• Automate complex payroll processes and reduce operational cost

Requirements:

• Strong Python experience
• Familiarity with Pydantic, Langchain, or AI/ML tools is a big plus
• Solid API development skills (RESTful or GraphQL)
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Frontend experience is a plus (Next.js preferred)
• Bonus for exposure to graph databases or foundational models / agent-based architectures
• Strong communication in English

Responsibilities:

• Build and extend the core payroll platform, including custom calculators and tax logic
• Design and develop robust APIs for seamless integration
• Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to deliver user-centric solutions
• Contribute to architecture decisions and best practices
• Help scale the platform for new regions and clients

We offer:  

• Vacation (up to 20 working days)  
• Paid sick leaves (10 working days)  
• National Holidays as paid time off 
• Flexible working schedule, remote opportunity 
• Direct cooperation with the customer  
• Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy and great team spirit  
• Challenging projects in diverse business domains and a variety of tech stacks  
• Communication with Top/Senior level specialists to strengthen your hard skills  
• Online teambuildings  
• Volunteering culture development and support