Software Security Backend Engineer (Node.js and/or Python)

Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, they employ around 150 professionals delivering a full range of services including specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing, HR consulting, employer branding, and market research. Their division-based structure combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation, providing tailored solutions for companies in every sector.

• Strong hands-on experience with Python (Django) and/or Node.js (Typescript/NestJS).
• Experience building production-grade backend services and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with GCP services.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code and Terraform.
• Experience designing scalable, secure and observable cloud-native architectures.
• Solid knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Understanding of Zero Trust and modern security engineering practices.
• Experience with PostgreSQL performance optimization and event-driven architectures.
• Strong engineering mindset with focus on automation, quality and operational excellence.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international engineering teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Go or Rust.
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogging or public GitHub portfolio.
• Broad full-stack understanding with backend specialization.
• Passion for solving complex engineering and security challenges at scale.

• Design, develop and maintain secure, scalable backend services using Python, Node.js and cloud-native technologies.
• Build and optimize distributed systems running on Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes environments.
• Develop high-quality production code with strong focus on reliability, observability and automation.
• Own the lifecycle of backend services on GCP, ensuring resilience, performance and cost efficiency.
• Design and implement OAuth2/OpenID Connect authentication and authorization solutions.
• Contribute to event-driven architectures and highly concurrent backend systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and platform teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Mentor engineers and actively contribute to engineering best practices and technical excellence.
• Drive automation initiatives to improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
• Stay up to date with modern backend and cloud technologies, sharing knowledge across teams.