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Senior Python Engineer – Contract

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Location

Poland

Posted

144 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Python Engineer – Contract

Fliff Inc

• Take full ownership of backend services from design through deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance distributed backend services using Python and Django • Architect distributed systems to support millions of users with low latency and high availability • Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to ship reliable features on aggressive timelines • Lead and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, architectural discussions, and knowledge sharing • Own critical backend infrastructure components: APIs, data pipelines, message brokers (Kafka), caching • Optimize systems for throughput, latency, fault tolerance, and resilience under heavy load • Implement robust testing strategies: unit, integration, and performance tests • Drive continuous improvement of development processes and system observability (monitoring, logging) • Participate in on-call rotations and support production issues as needed

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional Python backend development experience with a proven track record of ownership and successful delivery
  • Solid Django experience (not necessarily expert level), with asynchronous programming skills (asyncio)
  • Production experience with Apache Kafka
  • Strong experience with distributed systems (microservices or similar architecture)
  • Experience deploying and managing containerized applications (Docker); Kubernetes experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with any cloud provider (AWS preferred)
  • Proficient with SQL databases, especially PostgreSQL; NoSQL is a plus
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test automation
  • Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and comfort doing code reviews
  • Prior experience working with systems supporting 1M+ users is a strong plus
  • Comfortable working in Agile teams
  • Strong sense of responsibility and commitment to shipping high-quality software
  • Willingness to participate in on-call rotations

Benefits

  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Professional development opportunities in a dynamic, global setting.
  • A supportive, collaborative, and knowledge-driven workplace.
  • An engaging and challenging role with the freedom to innovate and develop effective solutions.

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