Senior Python Engineer

• Senior Python Engineer

Location: 100% remote (Poland) Contract type: B2B Capacity: Full-time Rate: 130-160 PLN + VAT / h

• About the project

We are looking for an experienced Senior Python Engineer to help develop and scale an enterprise-grade AI platform designed for regulated and mission-critical environments.

The platform supports both SaaS and on-premises deployments, including environments without internet access.

You will take end-to-end ownership of backend services, from API and data-model design to production deployment, reliability, and observability.

• Who we are

Kyotu Technology is a boutique software house based in Wrocław and Warsaw, working fully remotely or in hybrid mode across Poland. We focus on long-term, high-quality engineering and building production-grade systems with real business impact.

• Your responsibilities
• design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python
• take ownership of services from design through production readiness
• develop data models and scalable backend architectures
• ensure service reliability, performance, and observability
• lead technical reviews for new services and major changes
• support solutions deployed in SaaS, on-premises, and air-gapped environments
• collaborate with product, security, and engineering teams
• Must haves
• 5+ years of commercial backend development experience
• strong, hands-on expertise in Python, including asynchronous programming
• experience designing and operating production-grade backend services
• solid understanding of distributed systems, caching, queues, retries, and idempotency
• experience with API design, data modelling, and observability
• proven ability to take end-to-end ownership of backend services
• practical experience with LLMs and modern AI tooling in software product development
• good understanding of scalable system design and production reliability
• good command of English
• Nice to have
• experience delivering on-premises applications, including packaging and upgrades
• knowledge of authentication, authorization, secrets management, and secure coding
• experience with Kubernetes and GitOps
• knowledge of Terraform or Pulumi
• contributions to open-source projects
• Arabic language skills
• What we offer
• B2B contract
• 130-160 PLN + VAT / h
• 100% remote work
• full-time engagement
• opportunity to develop an enterprise AI platform
• ownership of backend services and technical decisions
• collaboration with experienced engineering teams