Lead Python Engineer

Candidates should have strong professional experience with modern web development environments, along with excellent problem-solving and debugging skills across systems. We seek candidates who can communicate fluently with junior team members and mentor them. This is not a purely managerial role, and the candidate should be able to code extensively with or without coding agents.

The ideal candidate blends deep technical expertise with product-focused skills, including a basic understanding of machine learning systems, especially LLMs, and strong capabilities in product design and user research to drive the development of thoughtful, AI-powered products. Experience with ML model deployment and LLM application development is a plus, as is strong DevOps experience. We require high levels of self-direction and motivation. This is not a 9-to-5 job and will require working with a sense of urgency required in the current market environment. The ideal candidate should be able to work for some hours with colleagues in Toronto and Austin.

Requirements:

• Strong foundation in computer science principles and software development methodologies.
• Extremely good at Python development and scaling.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies rapidly.
• An undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science from IIT, a top NIT, or IIIT is required. Please note that if you do not meet the educational qualifications, your application will be rejected.
• Experience working with extremely large datasets or HPC is a plus.