Senior Python Engineer

Senior Python Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our team full-time in Ukraine. We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior Python Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. We are looking for a Senior Python Developer to build the backend and data-processing capabilities of Pathfinder - a complex, data-heavy web application for strategic roadmapping and portfolio planning. The role is with a focus on backend engineering, data processing, APIs, performance and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Work with AWS infrastructure and cloud services
• Implement appropriate caching, queuing, batch processing and optimisation where required
• Write clean, testable and maintainable code with strong automated test coverage
• Investigate and resolve complex technical and performance issues
• Work closely with the Solution Architect, AQA, Manual QA and Front-end developers
• Design solutions with performance, scalability, reliability and maintainability in mind
• Build what is needed rather than over-engineering
• Consider cost, performance and development effort when making technical decisions
• Challenge unnecessary complexity and look for pragmatic solutions
• Comfortable working in a lean, fast-moving, start-up-like environment with evolving requirements

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with Python and modern Python frameworks
• Design and develop robust, scalable backend services and APIs
• Build efficient solutions for large-scale data processing, transformation and aggregation
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including query optimisation and data modelling
• Experience with REST APIs, service integration and asynchronous/background processing
• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering principles, not use framework-level development
• Able to analyse technical problems and choose the most appropriate solution
• Comfortable working with complex data models and business logic
• Strong focus on performance and efficiency, particularly when processing large datasets
• Understands the trade-offs between simplicity, scalability and maintainability

Desirable:

• Strong engineering fundamentals, pragmatic solutions, and no unnecessary complexity
• We need someone who can take ownership of technically challenging backend and data-processing problems and deliver robust, efficient solutions that can evolve with the product

What's in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Flexibility: Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office, your choice
• Care: We've got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you'll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

As one of Ukraine's largest IT companies and a top employer recognized by Forbes, we've spent over 20 years delivering meaningful tech solutions. We proudly support diverse talent and military veterans, recognizing their unique skills and perspectives they bring to shaping the future.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can't wait to see you at Ciklum.