Senior Python Engineer, DataFeed Team

Fliff Inc

Senior Python Engineer developing backend systems for sports gaming company. Building and maintaining data ingestion and transformation pipelines in a collaborative team environment.

Posted 7/20/2026contractRemote • 🇪🇸 SpainSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining Python services for sports data processing, with strong capabilities in backend service architecture, data validation, and integration with third-party APIs. Possesses a senior ownership mindset, emphasizing problem-solving, collaboration, and effective communication within cross-functional teams.

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Python DevelopmentDjango FrameworkApache KafkaSQL and PostgreSQLAsynchronous Programming

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Hard Skills

PythonDjangoSQLPostgreSQLApache KafkaData PipelinesAPIsAsyncioData ValidationMonitoring and Logging

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationCollaborationMentoringOwnership Mindset

Industry Keywords

Data IngestionData TransformationData DistributionDistributed SystemsReal-Time ProcessingBatch ProcessingEvent ModelsCompetition ModelsParticipant ModelsOdds and Scores

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheDistributed SystemsDjangoKafkaPostgresPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain Python services for sports data ingestion, transformation, and distribution
Integrate with third-party sports data providers and handle differences between provider models, formats, and update patterns
Build reliable pipelines for near real-time and batch data processing
Improve data validation, reconciliation, monitoring, alerting, and replay tooling
Work on domain models for events, competitions, participants, markets, odds, scores, and related sports entities
Investigate production issues, trace data problems, and improve system observability
Collaborate with backend, product, trading, QA, and platform teams to deliver dependable data flows
Contribute to architecture decisions, code reviews, technical standards, and mentoring within the squad

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of strong production experience with Python
Experience designing and operating backend services in production
Solid Django experience (not necessarily expert level), with asynchronous programming skills (asyncio)
Production experience with Apache Kafka
Solid understanding of APIs, distributed systems, async processing, and data pipelines
Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL
Experience integrating with external APIs, feeds, or third-party data providers
Ability to reason carefully about data correctness, edge cases, and failure modes
Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and debugging production systems
A senior ownership mindset: you can break down ambiguous problems, make pragmatic technical decisions, and communicate clearly
Strong problem-solving skills and comfort doing code reviews
Willingness to participate in on-call rotations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Commitment to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Exciting and innovative team culture