Backend Developer (Python / Django) | Senior

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 — 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 — 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

• 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 l