Ciklum

Senior Python Engineer

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Remote, Ukraine or Kyiv, UkraineSenior

Responsibilities

  • Work with AWS infrastructure and cloud services.
  • Design and develop scalable Python backend services and APIs.
  • Build efficient solutions for large-scale data processing, transformation, and aggregation.
  • Implement caching, queuing, batch processing, asynchronous processing, and optimization as needed.
  • Write clean, maintainable code with strong automated test coverage.
  • Investigate and resolve complex technical and performance issues.
  • Design solutions with performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability in mind.
  • Collaborate with the Solution Architect, AQA, Manual QA, and frontend developers.
  • Take ownership of technically challenging backend and data-processing problems.
  • Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance simplicity, scalability, maintainability, cost, performance, and development effort.

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with Python and modern Python frameworks.
  • Experience designing and developing robust, scalable backend services and APIs.
  • Experience building solutions for large-scale data processing, transformation, and aggregation.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including query optimization and data modeling.
  • Experience with REST APIs, service integration, and asynchronous or background processing.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering principles beyond framework-level development.
  • Ability to analyze technical problems and choose appropriate solutions.
  • Comfort working with complex data models and business logic.
  • Strong focus on performance and efficiency when processing large datasets.
  • Understanding of trade-offs between simplicity, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals, pragmatic problem-solving, and willingness to take ownership of challenging backend and data-processing work.

Benefits

  • Full-time position in Ukraine with the choice to work remotely or from an office.
  • Internal events, meetups, conferences, workshops, Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications.
  • Opportunities to work on large-scale projects and explore different domains through internal mobility.
  • Company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial and legal consultations.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering
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About Ciklum

1,001-5,000 employees

Ciklum is an IT services firm that builds custom digital products and provides nearshore engineering teams, QA, DevOps, data analytics, and UX for enterprises and high-growth startups. It operates a services model spanning product engineering, e-commerce solutions, and managed delivery centers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in London, the privately held company serves global clients including Just Eat and Zurich Insurance.

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