Fliff unpacks sports gaming into social free-to-play games for all types of sports fans. Weve built a social sports gaming experience that allows users to compete for leaderboard positioning to achieve badges and build their status within the game.
We are pioneering play-for-fun sports gaming with our flagship social sportsbook experience that includes sweepstakes promotions and loyalty rewards. We provide sports fans with fun engaging and free-to-play alternatives to real money gaming.
We are looking for a Senior Python Engineer to own design build and maintain high-performance distributed backend systems serving millions of users. You will be accountable for end-to-end delivery of scalable reliable and low-latency solutions using Python Django and Kafka. This role will work closely with our team in Sofia Bulgaria and requires comfort collaborating and operating in EEST (Eastern European Time).
What Youll Do
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
What Were Looking For:
5 years of professional Python backend development experience with a proven track record of ownership and successful delivery
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
Nice to Have
Exposure to event sourcing or CQRS patterns
Familiarity with frontend technologies (React)
Knowledge of big data tools (Flink NiFi)
Exposure to infrastructure as code tools like Terraform
Practical knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience in sports/betting industries
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.
We are a multinational company with our headquarters based in Philadelphia and offices in New York Austin and Sofia Bulgaria. Wherever we are in the world we pride ourselves on being a close-knit focused team that is welcoming and friendly and the work that we do is always interesting and rewarding. Wherever we are in the world we pride ourselves on being a close-knit focused team that is:
Welcoming and Friendly
We want to reflect the diversity of the cities we serve. By creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive well make Fliff better for employees and customers alike.
Lively and Creative
We respect and value each others ideas experience and expertise. There is no such thing as a bad idea; only ideas that are executed and ideas that are discarded after consideration.
Stimulating and Rewarding
We know bright minds love a challenge and we understand your desire to see your hard work pay off. Well make sure your daily tasks align with your career ambitions as we grow together.
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