Lead Python Developer

About the Role

This is a leadership position for an experienced Python developer to design and develop backend services for data storage and processing infrastructure. The role combines hands-on technical development with team leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and infrastructure for managing data storage and processing

• Build and mentor a team of Python developers, including hiring and task allocation

• Ensure technical quality through code reviews, development standards, testing, and documentation

• Design and integrate APIs (REST/gRPC) and internal/external systems within the platform

• Develop custom tools for data flow management and infrastructure automation

• Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and service observability (metrics, logs, alerting)

• Participate in technical planning, estimation, and cross-functional collaboration

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial Python development experience with 1–2+ years in a lead or tech lead role

• Experience designing and developing high-load distributed services

• Deep SQL knowledge and database expertise (PostgreSQL, MySQL) including optimization and internals

• Strong UNIX and command-line proficiency

• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience (image building, manifests, Helm, deployment)

• Experience establishing testing practices and code review culture

• Observability knowledge (Prometheus, Grafana, metrics, logs, tracing)

• CI/CD experience (GitLab CI/CD), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

• Message queue and data streaming experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

• Secrets management experience (Vault, Sealed Secrets)