Back-end Software Engineer
Pubblicato il 19-10-2026 - Zaelot in Modena
At Zaelot, we are a progressive team-building company that specializes in developing scalable solutions for our enterprise clients. Our team consists of over 90 dedicated professionals across 9 different countries, fostering a culture of trust, innovation, and collaboration. We prioritize continuous learning and improvement, ensuring that our employees are equipped with the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly changing tech landscape. Joining us as a Senior QA Analyst means becoming part of a passionate group of analysts, designers, and engineers committed to delivering exceptional quality in our products.
You’ll work on the core of that platform: a mature, large-scale Python/Django backend. Real people depend on it, so the job is more than writing code. You’ll solve real business problems, make sound technical decisions and own the outcome from the first conversation to a reliable release.
What You’ll Do
• Build product features end to end on the backend, from the API to the database
• Connect the platform with hotel suppliers, booking systems, payment providers and AI services,
and keep those connections reliable when the other side isn’t
• Design and run the background jobs that keep bookings, payments and data in sync
• Evolve the database of a live product without interrupting the people who rely on it
• Write short technical proposals before big changes, and review your teammates’ work
• Take your turn on call, help resolve production issues, and leave things better than you found them
What We’re Looking For
For us, Senior isn’t a matter of years or of how many technologies you know. It’s how you work:
• You understand the problem before you solve it. You ask what the business or user actually needs, and sometimes the right answer is not to build anything.
• You choose the simplest solution that works.
• To you, complexity is a cost.
• You make trade-offs explicit and explain your reasoning.
• You own outcomes, not tasks.
• You surface risks early, say w