Staff Python Engineer, Document App Track
Currently, PandaDoc is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Document App Track.
The role is part of the Document Domain team, which owns one of the most critical components of our platform — the document itself. While primarily focused on the Document Domain team, this engineer will also have an impact across the area and track level.
The team is responsible for the core functionality that powers document creation, editing, and management across the product.
The Staff Engineer will contribute to the long-term domain excellence strategy, including AI Transformation of the Development Workflow, and collaborate with other tracks to deliver the best product solutions while maintaining technical excellence.
The responsibilities include improving reliability, maintaining high-quality standards, enhancing developer experience, and evolving the document platform to support new product capabilities.
Are you adaptable, driven, and friendly? Do you thrive in a fast-paced work environment where collaboration is the norm? If the answer is yes, then you're a Panda, and we want you to join our team.
In this role, you will:
Drive the long term evolution and technical strategy of the Document Domain, balancing product needs, scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Champion AI-driven development workflows, mentoring engineers and improving the effectiveness, quality, and productivity of the engineering organization.
Lead cross-team initiatives to deliver best-in-class document capabilities while aligning architecture and engineering practices across the track.
About you:
At least 6+ years of development experience with Python.
Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL, migrations, optimization), message queues (RabbitMQ, NATS, Kafka), event-driven systems, DDD fundamentals, and asynchronous programming.
Be fluent with AI workflow for development in order to leverage your own productivity and impact on the productivity of other team members.
Mentoring other engineers within the company to ensure their tech growth.
Working on domain strategy, being able to identify challenges and make solid plans for a horizon of one year.
Good understanding of the development cycle from requirements analysis and deployment to application monitoring.
Extensive hands-on experience in developing applications.
Able to communicate technical ideas clearly in English across engineering teams, both verbally and in writing.
Our stack:
Microservice fleet around a large monolithic application in Django
PostgreSQL, Redis, Memcached
Python, Django
Amazon Web Services
Docker, Kubernetes
Kafka, NATS
AsyncIO
Grafana Monitoring Stack: Loki, Tempo, Mimir, Grafana
Company Overview:
PandaDoc empowers more than 67,000 growing organizations to thrive by taking the work out of document workflow. PandaDoc provides an all-in-one document workflow automation platform that helps fast scaling teams accelerate the ability to create, manage, and sign digital documents including proposals, quotes, contracts, and more. For more information, please visit https://www.pandadoc.com.
Company Culture:
We're known for our work-life balance, kind co-workers, & creative virtual team-bonding events. And although our Pandas are located across the globe, we stay connected with the help of technology and ensure that everyone on our team feels, well, like a team.
Pandas work best when they're happy. We retain our talent by upholding our values of integrity & transparency, and selling a product that changes the lives of our customers. Check out our LinkedIn to learn more.
What We Offer
Our team members and their families have access to comprehensive benefits including:
Multisport Card for fitness and wellness activities (individual or family plan).
Competitive salary (If you are located in Poland the salary range is 30,400 PLN to 45,500 PLN gross monthly).
LuxMed healthcare coverage (individual or family plan).
UNUM life insurance protection (individual or family plan).
Onboarding benefit allowance that can be used for necessary work equipment and setup.
6 self-care days beyond standard Polish vacation entitlements.
Wellness, learning and development budgets.
Employees may be able to purchase company stock or receive annual bonuses.
PandaDoc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal treatment of all employees without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or other basis protected by law.
EXTERNAL RECRUITERS
Approval Requirement
The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our HR Team. The HR Team at PandaDoc requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact PandaDoc employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with PandaDoc.
The role is part of the Document Domain team, which owns one of the most critical components of our platform — the document itself. While primarily focused on the Document Domain team, this engineer will also have an impact across the area and track level.
The team is responsible for the core functionality that powers document creation, editing, and management across the product.
The Staff Engineer will contribute to the long-term domain excellence strategy, including AI Transformation of the Development Workflow, and collaborate with other tracks to deliver the best product solutions while maintaining technical excellence.
The responsibilities include improving reliability, maintaining high-quality standards, enhancing developer experience, and evolving the document platform to support new product capabilities.
Are you adaptable, driven, and friendly? Do you thrive in a fast-paced work environment where collaboration is the norm? If the answer is yes, then you're a Panda, and we want you to join our team.
In this role, you will:
Drive the long term evolution and technical strategy of the Document Domain, balancing product needs, scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Champion AI-driven development workflows, mentoring engineers and improving the effectiveness, quality, and productivity of the engineering organization.
Lead cross-team initiatives to deliver best-in-class document capabilities while aligning architecture and engineering practices across the track.
About you:
At least 6+ years of development experience with Python.
Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL, migrations, optimization), message queues (RabbitMQ, NATS, Kafka), event-driven systems, DDD fundamentals, and asynchronous programming.
Be fluent with AI workflow for development in order to leverage your own productivity and impact on the productivity of other team members.
Mentoring other engineers within the company to ensure their tech growth.
Working on domain strategy, being able to identify challenges and make solid plans for a horizon of one year.
Good understanding of the development cycle from requirements analysis and deployment to application monitoring.
Extensive hands-on experience in developing applications.
Able to communicate technical ideas clearly in English across engineering teams, both verbally and in writing.
Our stack:
Microservice fleet around a large monolithic application in Django
PostgreSQL, Redis, Memcached
Python, Django
Amazon Web Services
Docker, Kubernetes
Kafka, NATS
AsyncIO
Grafana Monitoring Stack: Loki, Tempo, Mimir, Grafana
Company Overview:
PandaDoc empowers more than 67,000 growing organizations to thrive by taking the work out of document workflow. PandaDoc provides an all-in-one document workflow automation platform that helps fast scaling teams accelerate the ability to create, manage, and sign digital documents including proposals, quotes, contracts, and more. For more information, please visit https://www.pandadoc.com.
Company Culture:
We're known for our work-life balance, kind co-workers, & creative virtual team-bonding events. And although our Pandas are located across the globe, we stay connected with the help of technology and ensure that everyone on our team feels, well, like a team.
Pandas work best when they're happy. We retain our talent by upholding our values of integrity & transparency, and selling a product that changes the lives of our customers. Check out our LinkedIn to learn more.
What We Offer
Our team members and their families have access to comprehensive benefits including:
Multisport Card for fitness and wellness activities (individual or family plan).
Competitive salary (If you are located in Poland the salary range is 30,400 PLN to 45,500 PLN gross monthly).
LuxMed healthcare coverage (individual or family plan).
UNUM life insurance protection (individual or family plan).
Onboarding benefit allowance that can be used for necessary work equipment and setup.
6 self-care days beyond standard Polish vacation entitlements.
Wellness, learning and development budgets.
Employees may be able to purchase company stock or receive annual bonuses.
PandaDoc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal treatment of all employees without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or other basis protected by law.
EXTERNAL RECRUITERS
Approval Requirement
The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our HR Team. The HR Team at PandaDoc requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact PandaDoc employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with PandaDoc.