Senior Python Engineer, DataFeed Team

Fliff Inc

Senior Python Engineer responsible for building and maintaining sports data ingestion systems. Collaborating with various teams to ensure accurate and timely sports data processing.

Posted 7/20/2026contractRemote • 🇷🇴 RomaniaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining Python services for data ingestion and processing, with a strong focus on building reliable data pipelines and integrating with third-party APIs. Proficient in monitoring and debugging production systems while ensuring data correctness and system observability.

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Python ProgrammingDjango FrameworkApache KafkaSQL and PostgreSQLAsynchronous Programming

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Hard Skills

Python ProgrammingDjango FrameworkSQLPostgreSQLApache KafkaData Pipeline DevelopmentAPI IntegrationAsynchronous ProgrammingData ValidationMonitoring and Debugging

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCollaborationAttention to Detail

Industry Keywords

Data IngestionData TransformationData DistributionDistributed SystemsProduction Systems

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
Investigate production issues, trace data problems, and improve system observability
Collaborate with backend, product, trading, QA, and platform teams to deliver dependable data flows

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of strong production experience with Python
Experience designing and operating backend services in production
Solid Django experience, 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
Strong problem-solving skills and comfort doing code reviews
Willingness to participate in on-call rotations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and Inclusion
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development