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Backend Python Engineer (Senior)
  • Kielce
Backend Python Engineer (Senior)
Kielce, Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Polska
VirtusLab Sp. z o.o.
18. 9. 2025
Informacje o stanowisku

technologies-expected :


  • Python
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ

technologies-optional :


  • AWS

about-project :


  • Design and build backend systems in Python with a focus on system architecture and reliability. You’ll shape solutions end-to-end, from data flows to integration with distributed components (e.g. messaging). Expect ownership, mentoring juniors, and space to influence technical direction. Great role for someone who enjoys system design and growing into a lead architect.
  • In collaboration with client bioinformatics and data science teams, we are building a platform to manage data flows from hundreds of connected laboratory instruments. The main objective is to industrialise the current MVP into a production-grade system. The solution provides a single source of truth for scientific data, supports data lineage and versioning (“time travel”), ensures reliable cold storage, and enables near real-time streaming and processing for analysis.
  • Tech stack:
  • Python (3.10+) with FastAPI and async stack
  • Kafka / AWS Kinesis for eventing
  • Postgres for metadata and operational state
  • AWS (MSK, S3, Lambda, IAM) as cloud backbone
  • Next.js + Tauri frontend for instrument interaction
  • GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK)
  • Challenges:
  • The current MVP, built rapidly to prove feasibility, requires transformation into a reliable and extensible production platform. The main challenge is dealing with the heterogeneity of hundreds of lab instruments, mostly Windows-based, and ensuring consistent data capture and lineage. Another challenge is balancing scientific requirements with sound software engineering practices, while ensuring the architecture remains future-proof.
  • Team:
  • The team consists of 10 engineers distributed across Poland and Brazil, supported by domain experts in bioinformatics. The client’s team is primarily bioinformatics specialists with strong domain expertise but limited experience in system design. Our role is to provide architectural leadership, backend expertise, and hands-on mentoring to enable them to build a sustainable platform.

responsibilities :


  • Design and build backend services in Python to support scientific data pipelines.
  • Architect and implement event-driven integrations using Kafka and/or AWS Kinesis.
  • Ensure robustness and scalability of the system for future instrument onboarding.
  • Work on reliable data ingestion from Windows-based scientific instruments.
  • Provide near real-time data streaming as well as secure long-term storage.
  • Develop architecture patterns for extensibility and maintainability.
  • Mentor and support a junior-heavy client team to raise engineering standards.

requirements-expected :


  • 8+ years of backend development experience, including 5+ years with Python
  • Proven track record in system architecture and distributed systems design
  • Experience with messaging systems (Kafka or RabbitMQ) and relational databases (Postgres)
  • Strong knowledge of cloud environments (AWS preferred)
  • Degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or related field
  • Fluent English, minimum C1 level

offered :


  • Building tech community
  • Flexible hybrid work model
  • Home office reimbursement
  • Language lessons
  • MyBenefit points
  • Private healthcare
  • Training Package
  • Virtusity / in-house training

benefits :


  • sharing the costs of sports activities
  • private medical care
  • sharing the costs of foreign language classes
  • sharing the costs of professional training & courses
  • remote work opportunities
  • flexible working time
  • integration events

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