Senior Python Developer

About the Role

As a Senior Python Developer at Devoteam Creative Tech, you will take on a prominent role in designing and developing robust, scalable web applications and back-end systems. This is an AI Augmented position: you are expected to actively use AI tools and techniques in your daily workflow — from AI-assisted coding to building AI-powered features and integrations.

About the Team

Devoteam Creative Tech is Belgium's leading digital consultancy, specializing in cloud-native development, AI innovation, and modern software engineering. Our multidisciplinary teams work on high-impact projects for top-tier clients across industries — from intelligent automation to large-scale platform modernizations. We foster a culture of curiosity, continuous learning, and creative problem-solving.

Assets (Nice to Have)

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience building AI agents or multi-agent systems (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen).
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and model serving/deployment.
• Experience with front-end development in React, Vue.js, or Angular.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of software architecture principles: Clean Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven, CQRS.

What We Offer

• A challenging and varied role within Devoteam Creative Tech, Belgium's leading tech consultancy.
• Work on cutting-edge projects combining modern software development with AI innovation.
• A competitive salary package including company car, net allowances, meal vouchers, and group insurance.
• Continuous learning opportunities: certifications, training budgets, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing.
• A hybrid work model with modern, inspiring office spaces designed for collaboration.
• A culture that values innovation, autonomy, and personal growth.

At Devoteam, we combine strong values – respect, frankness, ambition, entrepreneurship & collaboration - with a fun environment that empowers you to innovate and succeed.

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Mission

• Take on a prominent role in the architecture and design of web solutions, with a focus on clean, maintainable, and scalable Python codebases.
• Work with the wider development team to scope out and develop new web applications and back-end services.
• Develop flexible and well-structured back-end architectures using Python frameworks and cloud services.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation workflows.
• Design and implement AI-powered features — including LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, conversational AI interfaces, and intelligent automation.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and quality assurance processes to ensure high-quality code.
• Help identify, escalate, and resolve technical issues and problems that may occur.
• Provide technical guidance to junior developers and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.

Profile

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and principles.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle management.
• Good understanding of security concepts and best practices.
• Good understanding of software testing principles.
• Strong communication skills and ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and a proactive approach to integrating AI tools into your development workflow.
• Willingness to keep up to date on innovative development frameworks, cloud technologies, and AI advancements through training, courses, and certifications.
• Fluency in Dutch or French, and English.

Python & Frameworks

• Python Core Concepts — object-oriented programming, functional programming, data structures, and async patterns.
• Web Frameworks — Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• REST API Development — Django REST Framework, Flask-RESTful, or FastAPI.

Data & Infrastructure

• Databases & ORMs — SQL, ORM libraries (SQLAlchemy, Django ORM, or Peewee).
• Version Control — Git and collaborative development workflows.

Quality & Security

• Testing Frameworks — pytest, unittest, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Security Best Practices — authentication (OAuth2, JWT), authorization, and secure coding principles.
• Web Services — REST, GraphQL, and related technologies (JSON, XML, Protocol Buffers).
• Performance & Scalability — optimizing performance and scalability of back-end systems.

This is an AI Augmented role. The following AI competencies are mandatory:

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Antigravity, Google Gemini, Claude, or similar) integrated into your daily development workflow.
• Practical understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI) into Python applications.
• Experience with prompt engineering techniques and building LLM-powered features (chatbots, content generation, data extraction, summarization).
• Familiarity with Python AI/ML libraries and frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers, or similar.
• Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns and vector databases (ChromaDB, Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector).
• Awareness of responsible AI principles: bias mitigation, data privacy, and ethical AI use.