Senior Python developer

Remote

Senior Python developer (short-term full-time)

• Work format: project-based full-time employment (short-term, contract for several weeks)

• Location: must be outside the Russian Federation and outside the Republic of Belarus

• English level - conversational, not lower than B2

• Cooperation format: b2b contract (foreign currency account, payment in US dollars)

• Contact for communication: Telegram lana_schein

Hello! We are the Raft team, specializing in developing custom AI-based solutions. We work both in the Russian market and internationally.

For a short-term foreign project, we are looking for a Senior Python dev with deep experience in functional testing, strong knowledge of Linux/Docker, the ability to read code in other programming languages using LLMs (e.g., C/Rust/Go) and translate requirements for migration tasks, as well as confidently use LLMs (Roo Code / Claude Code) to accelerate iterative development.

What you will be doing:

• Creating functional "black box" tests for large codebases in different programming languages
• Creating and managing Docker environments to ensure 100% reproducible builds and test execution on various platforms
• Monitoring code coverage and configuring automated evaluation criteria in accordance with industry-level standards
• Using LLMs (Roo Code, Claude) to accelerate development cycles, automate repetitive tasks, and improve overall code quality

Candidate expectations:

• At least 5+ years of experience as a software engineer (primarily Python)
• Deep experience with pytest (fixtures, session-scoped, timeouts) and designing functional "black box" tests for command-line tools
• Expert Docker skills (reproducible Dockerfiles, user contexts, secure workspaces)
• Confident Linux and Bash scripting skills, debugging inside containers
• Proficiency with modern Python tools (uv, pyproject.toml, packaging)
• Ability to read and understand various programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Rust, or Go) using LLMs
• Experience using LLMs (Claude Code, Roo Code, Cursor) to accelerate iterative development and generate test cases
• English language — B2 level or higher (interview in English)

Conditions:

• Project-based employment, full-time (project is expected to last several weeks)
• Project start — ASAP
• Cooperation format: B2B contract (Individual Entrepreneur)
• Payment in US dollars
• Location: strictly outside the Russian Federation and outside the Republic of Belarus

Contact for sending resumes: Telegram lana_schein