Senior Python Software Engineer (Medellín)

Overview In this role, you will own the stability and performance of a live, customer-facing hiring events platform operating across multiple U.S. time zones. You will work in high-impact production environments where your decisions directly affect live hiring events and client experience. You will take end-to-end ownership, operate autonomously, and influence how the platform evolves and scales. Responsibilities
- Analyze and resolve production issues affecting live hiring events, taking ownership of investigation, resolution, and follow-up to protect customer experience
- Own backend services supporting hiring events, ensuring stability, reliability, and smooth operation during high-volume, time-critical workflows
- Collaborate closely with Client Support, GTM, Product, and Engineering teams to triage issues, align priorities, and deliver timely resolutions
- Develop, maintain, and support Python and Django backend applications across multiple services and integrations
- Troubleshoot and maintain event-driven workflows, including Kafka-based systems and asynchronous processing
- Build and support GraphQL APIs and backend services while validating and investigating data using SQL and MongoDB
- Monitor production systems, respond to alerts and incidents, and support deployments, releases, and architecture changes
- Lead, mentor, onboard, and support other engineers while guiding code merges, deployments, and production stability activities

Requirements
- Strong experience with Python and Django development for backend systems and services, with 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Proven experience supporting Event Management Backend and Lobby Backend applications in live production environments
- Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven backend architectures and asynchronous workflows
- Solid experience developing and maintaining GraphQL APIs and backend services
- Strong knowledge of SQL and/or MongoDB for data validation, investigation, and troub Postúlate en Kit Empleo: kitempleo.com.co/empleo/1b10ov