Senior Python Engineer

Fliff is revolutionizing the sports gaming landscape by offering a unique social, free-to-play gaming experience for sports enthusiasts. As a pioneering company in the play-for-fun sports gaming sector, Fliff has developed a social sportsbook platform that combines sweepstakes promotions and loyalty rewards, creating an engaging alternative to traditional real money gaming.

The Senior Python Engineer role presents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working on high-performance distributed backend systems that serve millions of users. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Python, Django, and Kafka, while taking full ownership of backend services from design through deployment. The position requires expertise in distributed systems architecture and the ability to optimize for both performance and scalability.

Working from Sofia, Bulgaria, you'll be part of a multinational company with offices in Philadelphia, New York, and Austin. The role offers the flexibility of remote work while maintaining close collaboration with the team in Eastern European Time (EEST). You'll be instrumental in designing and maintaining scalable solutions that power the platform's core functionality.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of Python backend development experience, strong distributed systems knowledge, and expertise with technologies like Django, Kafka, and containerization. You'll have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers, drive technical decisions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and system observability.

What makes this role particularly appealing is the combination of technical challenges, leadership opportunities, and the chance to work on a platform that's reshaping how people engage with sports gaming. The company culture emphasizes inclusivity, creativity, and professional growth, making it an ideal environment for engineers who want to make a significant impact while advancing their careers.