Senior Backend Developer with Python

Location: RemoteType: Full-timeLevel: SeniorDuration: 4 monthsStart: ASAPWe are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join a team responsible for building and scaling a high-throughput, event-driven platform operating at massive scale.Your primary focus will be the event processing backbone — designing, developing, and optimizing services that handle large volumes of messages reliably and efficiently. You will work closely with architects and other senior engineers to implement APIs that expose data and support advanced triage and processing workflows.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving hard scalability problems, working with distributed systems, and building resilient backend services that operate under real-world load.ResponsibilitiesDesign and build backend services responsible for large-scale event processingOptimize and scale message-based systems to handle high throughput and reliability requirementsImplement APIs defined by system architects to expose data and collect processing resultsCollaborate with cross-functional teams to improve platform performance and resilienceContribute to architectural decisions around scalability, fault tolerance, and observabilityCore SkillsStrong experience with Python as a primary backend languageDeep expertise in scaling message queue systems (e.g. Azure Service Bus, Storage Queues, Event Hubs or similar)Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systemsProven experience building high-throughput, resilient backend servicesStrong problem-solving skills and ability to work with complex systemsHighly DesirableExperience with event-driven or event sourcing architecturesBackground in data processing frameworks or streaming systemsExperience building platforms related to observability, monitoring, or large-scale event managementFamiliarity with designing systems for fault tolerance and graceful degradationWhat we offerWork on technically challenging systems operating at very large scaleHigh level of autonomy and real influence on system architectureCollaboration with experienced engineers in a mature engineering environmentCompetitive compensation and flexible working modelProject with strong technical ownership