Senior Python Engineer
Pubblicato il 16-10-2026 - Fliff in Lazio
Fliff is the arena for high-upside play.
We are dismantling the paywalls of legacy sportsbooks and reimagining the economics of social games to pioneer the next generation of rewards-driven entertainment spanning sports, casino, predictions, collectibles, and beyond.
Powered by a frictionless freemium architecture, Fliff democratizes access and gives millions of players nationwide a real stake, real thrill, and real upside.
By combining authentic competitive drive with instant rewards and interactive games, we are turning passive sports fans and casual gamers into active, empowered participants - unlocking the player in everyone.
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 requires full working-hour alignment with Central European Time (CET ±2 hours) to enable daily, real-time collaboration with our Sofia-based team.
We are only considering candidates located within this time zone range.
Applicants outside CET ±2 hours will not be considered.
What You'll 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