Netherlands
25 Jul 2026
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Staff/Lead Python Engineer (FastAPI, Orchestration)

Mimica

Staff/Lead Python Engineer (FastAPI, Orchestration)

Mimica is an AI-powered process intelligence platform seeking a Staff/Lead Python Engineer to join its remote-first team. The role involves owning backend systems, mentoring engineers, and shaping technical direction. Requires 8+ years of experience, strong Python skills, and expertise in observability and complex architectures.

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Fully remote, can be based anywhere in the UK, Europe, or the Americas within a UTC-7 to UTC+3 timezone.

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Lead/Staff-level engineer; at least 8 years of experience

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
PythonBackend EngineeringAsync/Concurrent ProgrammingObservabilityTracingPerformance OptimizationMemory ManagementMentoringGrafana StackPrometheusLokiTempoGoogle ServicesML SystemsService Architecture
Soft Skills
CommunicationMentoringCollaborationCuriosityOwnershipTransparency

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)
GCPFounding/early member experienceScale-up environment experience

Key Responsibilities

  • Write Python applications that are resilient, robust, and integrate well with other apps in a service architecture.
  • Further Developer Experience (DevEx) by mentoring others in writing code that is intuitive, clear, and easy to test.
  • Develop observability for new and existing ML applications and GenAI/LLM integrations, using the Grafana Stack (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo).
  • Develop integrations and services that communicate with Google Services.
  • Work closely with Data Scientists and ML Engineers throughout the lifecycle of productionising their models.
  • Be responsive to incidents regarding ML applications, including triaging and resolving issues related to CPU, memory, and GPU utilisation.
  • Document procedures and guides to facilitate knowledge sharing and help other engineers level up through pairing and mentoring.
  • Participate in hiring and onboarding new team members; take on end-to-end project management responsibilities as we grow.
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