Senior Python Backend Engineer

👋 Who are we?

Nordhealth (OB:NORDH) is the leading provider of cloud-based Practice Information Management Software (PIMS) to veterinary and therapy professionals.

Over the last three years, we have grown our Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and team size by almost 10x. Today, more than 30,000 therapy and veterinary professionals use our software every day to help treat over 20 million patients annually across 35+ countries.

Our mission is to enable healthcare professionals to deliver better patient care through software, with a goal to help serve over 200 million patients by 2030. In support of this growth mission, in May 2021, Nordhealth raised €120M through a public listing on Euronext Growth Oslo stock exchange.

Nordhealth is a remote-first company, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Our 430+ employees work either remotely or from offices/collaboration hubs. While our market presence is currently strongest in the Nordics, our customer base is rapidly growing in North America and Europe, with clients in the US, UK, Spain and many others.

About the Role

We are seeking a German-speaking Senior Python Backend Engineer to join our DACH expansion team—currently one of the most crucial pieces of Nordhealth’s global growth puzzle.

Provet is a mission-critical productivity platform that veterinarians rely on daily to care for their patients. With a massive active footprint and extensive feature set, this role offers genuinely interesting technical challenges in performance, scaling, and architecture.

In this role, you will help implement next-generation functionalities and architect robust API interfaces to power our modern Vue.js frontend, while systematically refactoring, optimizing, and rewriting our core Python/Django framework. 🚀🚀

Your Key Responsibilities

• Drive high-priority architecture: develop and scale robust backend Python applications anchoring our SaaS ecosystem

• Solve real scale challenges: optimize application performance and troubleshoot complex bottlenecks

• Elevate the codebase: conduct code reviews, champion automated testing, and refactor legacy Python/Django systems

• Advance modern API infrastructure: build clean, scalable APIs for seamless integrations and frontend support

• Collaborate & mentor: partner with cross-functional teams, mentor junior developers, and foster continuous learning

• Secure & document: implement security practices, maintain compliance, and document architectural processes

What Will Help You Be Successful

• Experience in fast-growing, global SaaS companies

• Ability to manage legacy code while enhancing platform functionality

• Building new APIs to support frontend requirements

• Refactoring code for maintainability, scalability, and performance

• Defining clear interfaces for modules

• Builder’s mentality & AI fluency: leverage AI workflows to accelerate prototyping and streamline development

Wishlist

• Strong proficiency in Python, especially Django

• SaaS application development experience

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Experience with Docker and containerization

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies

• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases

• Experience designing RESTful APIs

• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks

• Ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Full proficiency in both German and English

Nice to Have

• Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards

• Experience with cloud-based solutions

• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS, EKS, App Runner)

• Experience working with Agile teams

What’s in it for You?

At Nordhealth, we value continuous improvement, diverse teams, and autonomy.

• Work in a meaningful industry with a fast-growing, global company

• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Learning and professional growth opportunities

• The tools you need, and enjoy using

• Frequent company events and talented colleagues from around the world

This role is remote with minimal travel expectations. Occasional team gatherings may require travel, typically 1–2 times per year.

If you enjoy working in a fast-growing and international environment with the possibility to make an impact, this might be the perfect job for you. Apply now! We'll fill the position as soon as we find the right person.