Staff Engineer, Python
Listed on 2026-07-03
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Software Development
Python, DevOps, Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Senior Software Engineer
We are currently hiring for our clients scale up of a software business. This is a senior appointment:
Own parts of their core backend infrastructure, which is a complex, real-time distributed system written in Python and Rust Own big initiatives end-to-end and deliver them with minimal guidance Troubleshoot highly complex production issues Constantly improve the development velocity while maintaining a very high reliability standard Their backend is developed in Python running in the cloud over k8s. It's not a typical backend interacting with a UI frontend, handling audio streams in real-time.
their systems integrate with a large number of third party services. There are several challenges, and as in any fast-paced startup, each team member gets to experience a lot of professional growth and ownership.
BSc in Software Development or equivalent industry experience Previously a Staff or Principal Engineer at a startup company 10+ years of experience in Python development Strong Python Asyncio experience Strong software design skills Excellent communicator in writing and orally Significant experience with at least one strongly typed language (Rust, C++, Go, Swift, Java, etc) Deep understanding of Networking Protocols, Operating Systems Deep knowledge of Python Profiling Experience in delivering and troubleshooting a production-grade cloud-based distributed system Experience in building and troubleshooting a real-time low-level system (e.g. kernel, drivers, RTOS) Kubernetes and Helm experience Experience with different observability stacks Strong LLM prompting skills, but also being able to work without them Experience with gRPC and its troubleshooting Being a contributor or maintainer of an open-source package
Bonus:
An understanding of one of the following:
WebRTC, STUN/TURN, SIP, RTP,HLS, RTMP Having worked with Rust and PyO3 Audio programming experience The position centres on distributed systems and concurrent programming, specifically Python's async io framework. Candidates need to be comfortable with low-level, high-performance systems — not web app development. Some Dev Ops familiarity (e.g., Kubernetes) is also expected. This role is a Global remote role, ideally US or Europe (NO Applications from India / Pakistan) EST Timezone
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