Senior Python Developer

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Backend Developer at Playrix, you'll optimize existing solutions and build new ones within their extensive internal ecosystem. This role involves architectural decisions, influencing both technical and product development. Responsibilities include developing and enhancing core back-office services (from design to deployment and CI/CD), building integrations with external partners, ensuring high code quality, and contributing to technical hiring. You'll work with in-house tools and market-leading solutions, collaborating with a team of developers, QA engineers, designers, and analysts.
Must have:
  • 5+ years Python web development experience
  • Proficiency in synchronous and asynchronous frameworks (FastAPI, Django)
  • Strong code review and refactoring skills
  • Experience with large-scale systems and API integrations
Good to have:
  • ETL processes knowledge
  • Complex SQL query writing
  • Kubernetes experience
  • AWS experience
Perks:
  • Flexible work schedule (remote from most locations)
  • Health insurance and psychologist reimbursement
  • Paid vacation and sick leave
  • Gym memberships and fitness app reimbursements
  • Conference and course attendance paid
  • English and other language course discounts
  • Company events and merchandise

Job Details

Senior Python Developer

About the company

Playrix is ​​one of the most successful mobile game development companies 
in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe 
and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

Playrix is a global team of 3,500+ employees across 42 countries. To ensure smooth and efficient operations, we’ve built an internal ecosystem of 10+ services, including a multifunctional employee portal, digital accounting system, HR analytics platform, merchandise store, and even our own streaming service.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to optimize existing solutions and implement several new ones. This role offers the opportunity to work with both in-house developed tools and top market solutions. You’ll be actively involved in architectural decisions and have the ability to influence both the technical and product development of our internal systems.

Team: Tech Lead, 4 Backend and 2 Frontend Devs, 2 QA engineers, UI/UX Designer, Business Analyst, System Analyst.

Tasks

  • Develop and enhance core back-office services, from architectural design and infrastructure deployment to CI/CD processes and production release.
  • Build and maintain integration services to facilitate seamless interaction with external partners.
  • Ensure high code quality through rigorous unit and integration testing.
  • Contribute to technical hiring, participate in interviews, and help define engineering standards for the team.

Our stack

AWS, Python 3+, FastAPI, Django, aiohttp, SQS, Kinesis, S3, Lambda, OpenAPI, Swagger, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in web development with Python.
  • Proficiency in both synchronous and asynchronous frameworks (FastAPI, Django).
  • Strong code review and refactoring practices.
  • Experience maintaining and refactoring legacy systems.
  • Background in developing large-scale information systems.
  • Experience building fault-tolerant integrations with external APIs.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of ETL processes.
  • Experience writing complex SQL queries.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
  • Experience developing services with the AWS stack.
  • Our Perks

    Flexibility at work

    • For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

    Caring for health and well-being
    • We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
    • We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
    • We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
    Professional development and education
    • We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
    • We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
    Events and merch
    • We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
    • We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
    • We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

    Work Format

    Remote or from one of the company’s offices.

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