Senior Python Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Python Engineer (Backend): Delivering backend features and maintaining APIs, services, and pipelines using Python or Kotlin with an accent on distributed systems, high availability, correctness, and operational excellence. Focus on debugging, refactoring, contributing through code reviews, and improving operational tooling.

Location: Lviv, Odesa, Rivne, Kyiv

Company

hirify.global is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world.

What you will do

• Deliver backend features by breaking projects into tasks and collaborating closely with the team’s tech lead and manager.
• Develop and maintain APIs, services, and pipelines using Python or Kotlin.
• Work across a large codebase: debug, refactor, and contribute through code reviews.
• Support product development by collaborating with product, design, analytics, and compliance teams.
• Contribute to service reliability by creating/monitoring metrics, supporting on-call, and improving operational tooling.
• Participate in team growth activities, including interviews and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Strong backend development skills in Python or Kotlin; frontend experience with React is a plus.
• Experience building and launching APIs and working with distributed systems.
• Familiarity with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and standard testing tools (JUnit, WireMock, or equivalents).
• Ability to break down problems, design clean solutions, and write clear, testable, extensible code.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with global teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Health insurance from the first days, regardless of the probationary period.
• Christmas holidays from 25 December to 31 December.
• Support the launch of psychological rehabilitation department of Superhumans.
• Support psychological counseling provided by the Veteran Hub, and we have implemented an internal policy making the company friendly to military and veterans with the assistance of the Hub.