Senior Python Backend Engineer

Suntech Innovation

Build and operate data pipelines that power AI systems for the iGaming industry. Work with structured and unstructured data on platforms like Spark and Databricks.

Posted 4/26/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇦 UkraineSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerGrafanaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMySQLPandasPostgresPrometheusPythonRabbitMQRedisSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You'll build and operate the data pipelines that power our AI systems — streaming, near-real-time, and batch.
You'll work with high-volume structured and unstructured data on platforms like Spark and Databricks.
Design and develop REST APIs for serving personalized recommendations at scale
Build and maintain Python microservices that consume, process, and serve data in real time
Design and optimize streaming data pipelines using Kafka
Manage relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) — schema design, query optimization, migrations
Implement caching strategies using Redis for high-throughput, low-latency serving
Contribute to observability — metrics, monitoring, alerting
Collaborate with ML engineers on integrating model outputs into serving infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional Python backend development
Proven experience building and maintaining REST APIs in production
Strong command of asynchronous programming (asyncio, async/await)
Production experience with stream processing — Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent message broker
Solid relational database skills — schema design, query optimization, indexing (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
Experience with Redis or similar in-memory data stores
Familiarity with containerized microservice architectures (Docker)
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Nice to have
Experience with Python async web frameworks (FastAPI, Starlette, or similar)
Exposure to recommendation systems, ranking, or personalization
Familiarity with Kubernetes
Experience with columnar data processing libraries (Polars, pandas)
Familiarity with Prometheus/Grafana or similar monitoring stack
iGaming domain experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work in a technically strong environment with modern stack and mature Agile culture;
High autonomy, decision-making authority, and close cooperation with leadership;
A position in a product development company with a dynamic environment and several concurrent projects;
Opportunity to contribute (your ideas for improvement implementation);
Continuous self-improvement and growth, including budget for certifications and courses;
Competitive salary plus financial bonuses for performers;
Company prepaid AI agent;
Medical insurance coverage;
English language courses;
Wellbeing package: online-yoga classes, Yakaboo, BetterMe App: Health Coaching, BetterMe App: Mental Health;
Corporate events and fun team-building activities;
Remote-first culture.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonREST APIsasynchronous programmingstream processingrelational databasesschema designquery optimizationcaching strategiesmicroservicesdata processing

Soft Skills

analytical thinkingproblem-solving