Senior Python Engineer

Who we are:

Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building, scaling, and supporting R&D teams for high-end, fast-growing product companies in a wide range of industries.

About the Product:

Our client is developing a cutting-edge cybersecurity analytics platform designed to give enterprises a comprehensive understanding of their digital environments and security posture. The system continuously aggregates and correlates large-scale data from multiple sources, applies graph-based modeling and AI-driven analytics, and delivers real-time insights that help organizations prioritize and remediate high-impact risks. 

About the Role:

This is a hands-on Senior Backend Engineer role in the central platform team, focused on developing and scaling the core services behind a cybersecurity platform. The role involves designing and maintaining APIs, building reliable backend systems, and contributing to AI-driven features used in production. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you’ll help shape system architecture, improve performance and observability, and ensure the platform remains stable and scalable. The work has a direct impact on product capabilities, integrations, and the overall user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend services powering the platform (primarily Python/FastAPI-based microservices)
• Design, build, and evolve APIs used across internal services and external integrations
• Ensure API reliability, scalability, and clear communication between distributed services
• Contribute to building scalable and reliable distributed systems (messaging, data flow, service communication)
• Participate in development of AI-powered features (LLM integrations, prompt-based workflows)
• Improve system quality: testing, observability, performance, and reliability
• Collaborate with other teams when working across multiple services and repositories
• Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted coding, to improve productivity and code quality
• Take ownership of tasks and proactively drive them to completion

Required Competence and Skills:

• 5+ years of backend development experience with Python
• Strong hands-on experience with FastAPI
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Experience working with APIs (design, integration, service-to-service communication)
• Experience with async messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, SQS, SNS or similar)
• Hands-on experience with AWS, including building and running cloud-based services using managed components
• Experience working with Docker / containerized environments
• Experience working with AI tools and coding agents (e.g., Claude or similar) in daily development workflows
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently
• Excellent English and communication skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience building LLM-based features (Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• Experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with data platforms (Databricks, Spark)
• Background in cybersecurity domain