Python Engineer - Fintech focus

Kiwi.com is a leading global travel-tech company headquartered in the Czech Republic. Our innovative algorithm enables users to find better route options and prices other search engines can’t see, daily performing billions of price checks across 95% of global flight content. Are you bold, bright and curious? Join a global business that’s still got a start-up heart.

In the Fintech tribe, we are responsible for all the monetary flows within Kiwi.com. A tribe of developers, payment specialists, business & data analysts and product magicians inside Kiwi.com. We are charged with building the pillars of everything directly or indirectly related to payments at Kiwi.com. Payments from our customers, payments to airlines and to travel agencies, carefully preventing fraudulent behaviour and ensuring the financial safety of our customers - our impact makes it safer for you to travel!

What you will do

• You will write stable, maintainable, and well tested code.
• You will run unit tests, integration tests, manual & automated testing.
• You’ll apply your ability to analyse multiple options, understanding of difficulties of payment processes, and your knowledge of security risks.
• You will be in communication with 3rd party service providers, and tightly collaborate with our beloved FinTech specialists who know much about the world of payments.
• You will learn how credit cards (virtual), alternative payment methods (ApplePay, Revolut, etc.), 3DS works.
• Extend your knowledge of fraud detection, and different types of fraudulent behaviour.
• Learn what reconciliation means and why it is so important.

What you will need

• Your ability to analyse multiple options - understanding of difficulties of payment processes, and your knowledge of security risks.
• You should be very attentive to details, be good at catching bugs early, keeping in mind that the cost of error is high.
• You have a proven track record of debugging issues.
• You are fluent in Python. Our tech stack includes Flask, Falcon, FastAPI, Connexion, Celery, SQLAlchemy, Datadog, K8s & Docker.
• Experience with relational databases, mainly PostgreSQL and Redis.
• General knowledge about microservices and OOP design patterns. Understanding of REST principles.
• Your demonstrated ability to quickly learn on your own, you are not afraid to ask questions, experiment, fail, learn and use your learnings to succeed.

We offer you

• Annual financial bonus based on company and individual performance.
• We give our employees the freedom to choose between the environment of work from home and our office in Prague, situated in the heart of the Karlin district with an in-house gym, sleeping spots, canteen, showers, chillout zones, and free refreshments.
• We enjoy benefits, such as meal vouchers, 25 days of paid vacation, Cafeteria, sick days, VIP Medical Care, Multisport card, Makro Cash & Carry Card, Employee Assistance Program, and career development framework.
• Relocation package (including visa transfer support).
• We're rewarding Kiwis with flight vouchers to celebrate their Kiwi anniversaries.
• Grow.Kiwi program which supports parents and keeps them engaged with the company.
• Dogs are welcome in our offices.

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Interested? Join us and help us make travel more accessible to all.

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