Python Architect
Manychat
Office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Full Time
WHO WE ARE š
Manychat is a leading Chat Marketing platform. We help businesses engage with their customers on Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram.
Trusted by over 1 million brands in 170+ countries, we're an official Meta Business Partner, backed by top investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners.
With 300+ teammates across international offices in Barcelona, Austin, Amsterdam, SĆ£o Paulo, and Yerevan ā Manychat helps businesses across the globe improve their ROI and grow faster.
OUR TEAMš
Weāre building and scaling high-performance Python-based services that power messaging automation, analytics, and AI features for millions of users. As we expand, we need a Python Architect who can guide our engineering teams toward long-term technical excellence, design scalable and secure service architectures, and establish unified best practices across the organization.
This is a hands-on leadership role where youāll work closely with engineering leads, product managers, and other architects to make critical technical decisions, mentor teams, and ensure our Python ecosystem is future-ready
WHAT YOUāLL DOš¤
Technical Leadership
- Establish and maintain a consistent development style and Python coding standards.
- Participate in designing service architectures and reviewing key architectural decisions.
- Champion a culture of technical excellence across teams.
Strategic Vision
- Guide teams in selecting frameworks, tools, and approaches aligned with Manychatās long-term goals.
- Evaluate emerging technologies for adoption and innovation opportunities.
Quality Assurance
- Implement and enforce best practices for code quality, CI/CD, and automated testing.
- Improve release cycles, monitoring, logging, and observability processes.
Solution Scalability
- Analyze load profiles and design for horizontal and vertical scaling.
- Optimize caching, autoscaling, and performance tuning strategies.
Documentation & Standardization
- Create and maintain project documentation templates, style guides, and architecture diagrams.
- Ensure API specifications (OpenAPI, GraphQL SDL) are consistent and up to date.
Risk & Blocker Management
- Identify technical risks and potential bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with teams to remove blockers and implement preventive measures.
Mentorship & Training
- Conduct workshops, code reviews, and technical sessions to upskill Python engineers.
- Represent Manychat in the wider Python community.
Communication
- Present complex technical concepts clearly to both engineering teams and leadership.
- Prepare and lead architectural discussions and design reviews.
WHAT YOUāLL BRINGš„
- 7+ years of professional Python experience in large-scale, production-grade environments.
- Proven expertise in designing and operating microservices or distributed architectures.
- Deep knowledge of asynchronous programming, concurrency, and Python performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automated testing (pytest, unittest), and observability tools.
- Strong cloud knowledge (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with REST/gRPC APIs, message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB).
- Excellent communication skills and proven experience mentoring engineering teams.
NICE TO HAVE š ļø
- Experience with AI/ML integrations in Python services.
- Background in building high-traffic APIs with complex business logic.
- Contributions to the open-source Python community.
WHAT WE OFFER š¤
We care deeply about your growth, well-being, and comfort:
- š ComprehensiveĀ health insuranceĀ for both you and your family.
- šĀ Professional development budgetĀ for conference tickets, online courses, and other relevant resources to help you grow.
- š«¶Ā Flexible benefits packageĀ to tailor perks that matters most for you.
- šŖ“ Hybrid workĀ andĀ generous leave optionsĀ to prioritize your work-life balance.
- š½ļøĀ In-office perks, including free meals and snacks.
- š¤ Company-fundedĀ sport activities,Ā annual offsites,Ā andĀ team-building events.
Manychat is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Weāre committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.
This commitment is also reflected through our candidate experience. If you have individual needs that may require an accommodation during the interview process, please indicate this in your application. We will do our best to provide assistance throughout your interview process to ensure youāre set up for success.
With my application, I accept the ManychatĀ Privacy Policy.
Python Architect
Office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Full Time
August 12, 2025