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A global product company with over 14 years of experience building high-load Linux-based solutions for hosting and cybersecurity is looking for an experienced Senior Python Backend Engineer.
Their technologies run on 500,000+ servers worldwide, trusted by major hosting providers and tech companies like Dell, GoDaddy, and others. The fully remote team includes 250+ engineers across the globe.
The company is known for its strong engineering culture and deep focus on systems programming, DevOps, and security.
You will work with a security system for servers that uses machine learning and multiple layers of protection against attacks, viruses, and vulnerabilities.
They value expertise, initiative, and meaningful individual impact.
Responsibilities
Designing, building, and maintaining backend services for the server platform
Developing and improving high-throughput, fault-tolerant messaging and data pipelines
Operating and maintaining core server components (proxies, message brokers, caches, databases)
Investigating and resolving issues in distributed systems to ensure uptime and reliability
Writing and maintaining unit and integration tests for robust, maintainable code
Collaborating with Infrastructure, Monitoring, and product teams to refine architecture and performance
Monitoring production services (Grafana, Telegraf, etc.) and addressing bottlenecks and scaling issues
Improving CI/CD pipelines for automated, efficient deployments
Participating in design reviews, incident analysis, and shaping the team's long-term technical vision
Requirements
3+ years of experience as a backend developer
Strong proficiency in Python (asyncio-based development)
Hands-on experience with distributed systems and messaging frameworks (RabbitMQ/Kafka)
Experience with databases and caching (MongoDB, Redis), load balancing, and high-throughput design
Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD (Git, automated deployments)
Experience with Linux services maintenance and debugging (network, data, system)
English B2+
Nice to have
Experience with Go
Experience with config management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Salt)
Experience with monitoring/metrics stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
Experience with DNS systems
Experience with columnar databases (e.g., ClickHouse) for analytics
Benefits
Competitive salary based on your skills and experience
Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leave
Compensation for private medical insurance
Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement
Budget for education
The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent
Interesting and challenging projects
This position is offered under a B2B contract, which involves setting up an individual entrepreneur (self-employment) registration in the employee's name
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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