Python Engineer - Real-Time Distributed Systems

Remote - Australia-based only
Full Australian work rights required
Salary negotiable to $150k + Super + Performance Bonus

Engineering Without Theatre

We design and operate low-latency, distributed systems that ingest real-time data, execute automated logic and manage risk in fast-moving electronic markets.

Performance is measurable.
Failure is visible.
Correctness matters.

You will build and operate production systems that run continuously under real-world constraints. This is core infrastructure, not feature churn.

What You’ll Do

• Build high-performance Python services supporting real-time workflows

• Design and optimise event-driven data pipelines with strict latency targets

• Deploy and operate containerised services in production across public cloud environments

• Build internal tools, APIs and dashboards used by technical stakeholders

• Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks and release safety

• Monitor live systems and resolve production issues methodically

• Write clean, well-tested and well-documented code

Ownership is end-to-end. If it runs in production, you care about how it behaves.

Technology Environment

You’ll be working primarily in Python within a containerised, Kubernetes-based environment deployed across major public cloud platforms.

Our systems rely on:

• Event-driven messaging and streaming architectures

• Relational and time-series data stores

• Infrastructure-as-code and Git-based deployment workflows

• Production-grade monitoring and alerting tooling

We operate real-time services with strict latency and reliability expectations, so performance tuning and observability are part of everyday engineering.

Core Requirements

• 4+ years professional Python development experience

• Strong understanding of distributed systems and concurrency

• Experience operating containerised workloads in production

• Hands-on experience with public cloud infrastructure

• Experience building or running real-time or high-throughput systems

The Details

• Remote role - must be based in Australia

• Full Australian work rights required

• Salary negotiable to $150k + Super + performance-based bonus

• Flexible working arrangements

• Learning budget and modern tooling

If this sounds aligned with the kind of systems you enjoy building, send through your CV or a short note outlining the environments you’ve worked in. All conversations are handled confidentially.