Senior Python Engineer (Contract) – Remote Job at Fliff Inc | Find My Remote

Own design, build, and maintain high-performance distributed backend systems serving millions of users using Python, Django, and Kafka; requires CET ±2h alignment.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of backend services from design to deployment and maintenance.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable distributed backends with 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 features on aggressive timelines.
Lead and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions.
Own critical backend components: APIs, data pipelines, Kafka, and caching.
Optimize for throughput, latency, fault tolerance, and resilience under heavy load.
Implement unit, integration, and performance tests.
Improve development processes and system observability (monitoring/logging).
Participate in on-call rotations and support production issues.

Requirements

5+ years of professional Python backend development with ownership and delivery track record.
Solid Django experience with asynchronous programming (asyncio).
Production experience with Apache Kafka.
Strong experience with distributed systems (microservices or similar).
Docker experience; Kubernetes experience is a plus.
Familiarity with a cloud provider (AWS preferred).
Proficient with PostgreSQL; NoSQL is a plus.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test automation.
Knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent).
Willingness to participate in on-call rotations.

Nice to Have

Event sourcing or CQRS exposure.
Familiarity with React frontend.
Knowledge of big data tools (Flink, NiFi).
Terraform or IaC tooling experience.
Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience.
Experience in sports or betting industries.

Benefits

Fully remote work environment.
Professional development opportunities.
Supportive, collaborative workplace.
Engaging role with freedom to innovate.