Contract Staff Python Engineer - Remote

Overview

This is a contractor engagement for a Staff Python Engineer role focused on backend engineering and distributed systems, where you will work on high-scale data systems that power real-time factory insights.

In Short

• Independent contractor engagement for a Staff Python Engineer.
• Remote work opportunity based in Eastern Europe.
• Focus on backend engineering and distributed systems.
• Design and deliver backend features in Python for large-scale enterprise SaaS.
• Contribute to technical excellence through testing and CI/CD.
• Build APIs for latency-sensitive operational UIs.
• 10+ years of experience in software development required.
• Experience with complex backend SaaS applications is necessary.
• Contract rate between $120,000 and $140,000 per year.
• Work with a remote-first, highly asynchronous engineering culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development (Python and Django required).
• Experience with large, complex backend SaaS applications.
• Strong skills in modeling complex data systems.
• Hands-on experience supporting production code.
• Experience with Celery, RabbitMQ, TimescaleDB/Athena is a plus.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on high-scale industrial data systems.
• Collaboration with experienced backend and data engineers.
• Significant ownership and autonomy in a remote-first environment.
• Direct impact on customer operations through real-world data processing.