Python Engineer, Sr.

About The Company

Fliff is the arena for high-upside play. We are dismantling the paywalls of legacy sportsbooks and reimagining the economics of social games to pioneer the next generation of rewards-driven entertainment spanning sports, casino, predictions, collectibles, and beyond. Powered by a frictionless freemium architecture, Fliff democratizes access and gives millions of players nationwide a real stake, real thrill, and real upside. By combining authentic competitive drive with instant rewards and interactive games, we are turning passive sports fans and casual gamers into active, empowered participants – unlocking the player in everyone.

We are a multinational company with our headquarters based in Philadelphia, and offices in New York, Austin, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Wherever we are in the world, we pride ourselves on being a close-knit, focused team that is welcoming and friendly. Our culture is diverse, inclusive, lively, creative, stimulating, and rewarding, ensuring that every team member can thrive and see their hard work contribute meaningfully to our growth and success.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer to join our Integration team. This team owns a broad set of critical integrations across the product, including KYC providers, geolocation services, payment methods, and other external systems vital to product operation and user experience. As a Senior Python Engineer, you will take full ownership of backend features and improvements from design through implementation, deployment, and production support.

You will design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services using Python and Django, build and maintain integrations with external systems, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to scope and deliver new integrations. Your role also includes implementing observability across integration flows, writing unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability, and supporting production issues while participating in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of development experience with Python as the primary language
• Strong experience in API and system integrations
• Proven experience integrating third-party APIs, with deep understanding of webhooks, callbacks, idempotency, and failure handling
• Experience with payments and KYC integrations is a strong plus
• Familiarity with observability tools for monitoring and troubleshooting production integrations
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and concurrency
• Experience in architecture design of highly loaded and scalable solutions
• Comprehensive understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to deployment and production monitoring
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations
• Nice to have: Experience in early-stage startups and fast-paced engineering environments
• Nice to have: Experience writing automated tests, measuring test coverage, and defining test automation strategies
• Nice to have: Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, CloudWatch, Grafana
• Nice to have: Experience in sports or betting industries

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of backend features and improvements, from design through implementation, deployment, and production support
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services using Python and Django
• Build and maintain integrations with external systems including KYC, geolocation, payment partners, and other third-party services
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to scope and deliver new integrations
• Implement observability across integration flows, including monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability, prevent regressions, and improve overall test coverage and testing practices
• Support production issues and participate in on-call rotations

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, innovative company pioneering the next generation of rewards-driven entertainment
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture that values diversity and creativity
• Challenging and rewarding work aligned with career ambitions
• Remote work flexibility ()
• Multinational work environment with offices in Philadelphia, New York, Austin, and Sofia

Equal Opportunity

Fliff is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.