OVERVIEW:

Are you a passionate Python engineer looking to make a real impact in a collaborative, product-focused environment? At Propylon, part of the RWS Group, we’re building innovative legislative and regulatory software that transforms how governments and organisations manage complex information.
We’re looking for an experienced Backend Python Engineer to join our TimeArc team, a growing group focused on expanding our TimeArc product and delivering major client projects. You’ll be contributing to a highly meaningful product built with Python and Django, shaping both architecture and engineering practices with a team that values craftsmanship and ownership.
At Propylon, engineers are trusted to make decisions, innovate, and influence direction. We invest in our people, offering real career development, a strong engineering culture, and a workplace recognised as one of Ireland’s “Great Places to Work” every year we’ve entered (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024).
This role is based in our Dublin HQ (Rathfarnham, South Dublin), with a flexible hybrid model that supports regular home-working and work-life balance.

Responsibilities:

• Work with technical team leads to design overall application architecture
• Work with the team to develop and implement custom components to seamlessly integrate existing systems with Propylon’s TimeArc suite of products.
• Drive development across backend components
• Contribute to product architecture and design
• Participate in code reviews

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of the Python programming language, its ecosystem, and idioms.
• 5+ years of professional experience with Python based MVC framework, preferably Django.
• Experience developing application APIs that utilize data and functionality exposed via REST, GraphQL, RPC etc.
• Excellent working knowledge of SQL based RDBMS, e.g. Postgres, MySQL.
• Experience with modern Python features such as type hinting, async, data classes, etc.
• Familiarity with Docker and related containerization technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience working in a multifunctional team.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with XML processing/transformation.
• Experience with document management/document workflow software and/or SAS products.
• Familiarity or work experience with DevOps workflow/principles, building CI/CD pipelines, with AWS fundamentals.
• Some familiarity with a modern JavaScript framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) is a plus, but not required.

Personal Attributes:

• Wants to be part of a team that is committed to delivering high quality innovative products.
• Wants to be part of a culture that is committed to sharing and enhancing the knowledge of the wider team supporting team wide learning and success
• Have a curious mindset - about what you do, the technology you use and how you connect with others to deliver products that we are proud to deliver to our clients.

Propylon is an equal opportunities employer; positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, civil or family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or membership of a minority community

• Work with technical team leads to design overall application architecture
• Work with the team to develop and implement custom components to seamlessly integrate existing systems with Propylon’s TimeArc suite of products.
• Drive development across backend components
• Contribute to product architecture and design
• Participate in code review