Hybrid Senior Python Developer

at SYNDICODE

• Job title: Senior Python Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Django, Docker, Flask, Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, Kubernetes, Postgres, Python, RabbitMQ, Redis, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kyiv, Ukraine

About the role

• Senior Python Engineer designing and developing backend services for mobile applications at Syndicode. Collaborating with teams to optimize performance and ensure data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python (FastAPI/Django)
• Architect and maintain modular, service-oriented backend systems supporting high-traffic workloads
• Integrate third-party services (payment providers, messaging platforms, cloud infrastructure)
• Build and optimize data pipelines and integration points for AI/ML-powered personalization and recommendation systems
• Work with PostgreSQL and vector databases to model complex relational and unstructured data
• Implement real-time features, including notifications and live event handling (WebSockets, pub/sub)
• Collaborate with frontend and mobile engineers to define clean, well-documented API contracts
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and environment management
• Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) to ensure code quality and system reliability
• Ensure platform security, GDPR compliance, role-based access control, and audit logging
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions and code review culture

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience
• Strong experience building production APIs with FastAPI, Django, or Flask
• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL), query optimization, and data modeling
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, message queues (Redis, RabbitMQ, or Kafka)
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming (asyncio, async/await) and concurrency patterns in Python
• Experience integrating third-party APIs (payments, logistics, messaging)
• Proven experience with testing frameworks (pytest, unittest) and a test-driven or test-first development mindset
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, early-stage environment
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Benefits

• 15 vacation days
• 11 public holidays
• 20 sick leave days per year
• Hybrid work model (2–3 days in our Kyiv office per week)
• Educational reimbursement
• Internal knowledge-sharing sessions
• Collaborative team environment with regular feedback
• Flexibility in planning your schedule and work tasks
• An opportunity to influence product decisions and propose improvements