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Senior Backend Engineer, Python

DataSnipper

DataSnipper

Software Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posted on Oct 18, 2025

Location

Amsterdam

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Engineering

We’re looking for an ambitious and skilled Senior Backend Engineer (Python) to join our amazing team in Amsterdam and help design and build DataSnipper’s software.

We're at the forefront of AI innovation in the audit and financial controllership industry. We're redefining the status quo. You will be working on some of the most challenging problems in the document processing and agent flow automation space with real world use cases and impact.

About DataSnipper:

Founded in 2017, DataSnipper has skyrocketed to unicorn status, achieving a valuation of $1 billion following a successful funding round led by Index Ventures. With over 500,000 users across 160+ countries and offices in Amsterdam, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Mexico City, DataSnipper is shaking things up - and we’re not stopping there!

What you will do:

  • Design and implement AI features and cloud-native applications

  • Set up and manage data pipelines in the cloud environment

  • Develop and maintain robust, scalable APIs

  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines

  • Ensure high performance, reliability, and security of our cloud-based systems

  • Contribute to architectural decisions and best practices for cloud development

What You Bring:

  • 7+ years of experience in backend development with Python

  • Open to learn and work with C#/.Net

  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS) and cloud-native application development

  • Strong knowledge of API development and management

  • Experience with building and maintaining scalable, high-performance systems

  • Familiarity with both relational and non-relational databases

  • Understanding of data pipeline architectures

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

  • Proficient with using AI-assisted development environment (Cursor, GitHub CoPilot or similar)

What we offer:

  • Being part of one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in the Netherlands

  • Make an impact by disrupting the audit industry with us

  • 28 vacation days on a full-time basis

  • Excellent salary

  • Pension plan

  • Stock participation plan

  • Hybrid mode of work (at least 3 days onsite in our Amsterdam office)

  • A flexible and growing organization with lots of opportunities to learn and develop.

  • International working environment, with a team of friendly and driven colleagues

  • Office in Amsterdam with daily lunch included ( we have a chef cooking for us)

  • Access to OpenUp, the mental health and wellness platform

  • Friday drinks and multiple social activities for team building 🤩

Recruitment steps:

  1. 30-minute call with the recruiter

  2. 45-minute call with the Hiring Manager

  3. Assessment ( peer programming + system design)

  4. Final interview