About the role
You will build and maintain reliable backend services, APIs, and internal tools while managing PostgreSQL schemas and data consistency. Additionally, you will coordinate task flows using Redis and ensure system observability through logging and monitoring.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires strong commercial experience with Python 3, Django, and PostgreSQL, along with proficiency in Redis and containerization tools like Docker. Candidates must be fluent in English and Russian and demonstrate a deep understanding of API design and system reliability.
Benefits
Full description
What we're building
BlancVPN is looking for a Backend Developer (Python/Django) | Senior to build the systems hundreds of thousands of people trust with their privacy. On a VPN, the backend isn't plumbing you hide away โ it is the product: when it's correct, fast, and predictable under failure, people stay private without ever having to think about it.
You'll build and own the services behind that promise on a Python 3, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis and Celery stack โ designing data models that stay consistent, writing code that stays understandable when something breaks, and making the critical paths boringly reliable.
What we're looking for
Core Requirements
- Fluent Russian and English (B2+) - Strong commercial experience with Python 3 - Hands-on Django and a deep understanding of its ecosystem - Confident PostgreSQL: schema design, indexes, migrations and query optimization - Redis for caching, queues, locks and high-load product scenarios - Confident migration management via both Django migrations and Alembic - Designing APIs, background tasks and internal admin tools - Understanding of observability: logs, monitoring and incident investigation - Experience with Docker, CI/CD and production deployment - Attention to testing and a drive to make critical system paths predictable
Nice-to-have
- Ability to write Go (or at least confidently read it) - Basic understanding of the network stack: how a system decides which interface to send data through - Experience turning complex legacy into an architecturally mature solution
What you'll be doing
Development
- Build and maintain backend services, reliable product APIs, billing, back-office scenarios and internal admin tools
Data & Schema Management
- Design PostgreSQL schemas, manage migrations, keep data consistent and optimize heavy queries
State & Analytics
- Use Redis for caching, task coordination, rate limits and operational state; build reporting and event-processing flows on ClickHouse
Operations
- Carefully run migrations and schema changes across Django and Alembic services; improve monitoring, logging, alerts and debugging
Collaboration
- Work closely with product, frontend, infrastructure and support teams for safe, predictable feature releases
What we offer
๐ Work from anywhere โ fully remote (except Russia, Belarus, China, Syria, Iran, Yemen, North Korea, and some other regions). ๐๏ธFlexible 5-day week โ start when it suits you; loosely aligned to CET. ๐ป Full home-office setup โ all the equipment you need, on us. ๐ด 40 flexible paid days off + paid sick leave. โค๏ธ Benefits โ VHI, wellness, language courses, mental health support and a referral program. ๐ Room to grow โ annual development budget + in-person team meet-ups.
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Stages
๐ Welcome Call ๐ Take-Home ๐ ๏ธ Technical Call ๐ค Pre-Offer Call
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