Python Lead

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Python lead to lead the development of core services, features and capabilities for an enterprise-grade application. This role blends strong Python engineering into secure, scalable enterprise environments using cloud platforms like AWS , Azure, etc.

The ideal candidate will bring practical development and platform engineering experience to the team to solve emerging engineering challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs enabling secure access, robustness and scalability.
Optimise Python-based components using cloud based libraries for AWS or Azure.
Collaborate closely with platform architects, and design APIs to ensure a scalable optimized and enterprise ready application.
Help shape API standards, reusable patterns, and documentation for platform adoption.
Troubleshoot and optimise performance across distributed systems and cloud services.

Mandatory Skills Experience

Minimum 2-3 years of experience in leading the team.

Strong Python engineering in production systems.
Comfortable working in regulated enterprise environments with strict security controls.

Preferred Skills

Development of AWS services: Lambda Functions, S3, SQS, DynamoDB.
RESTful API development / microservices.
Experience with NoSQL databases

Behavioural Competencies

Proactive self-starter who identifies gaps and drives solutions without waiting for tickets.
Comfortable working in ambiguous emerging domains where best practice is evolving.
Collaborative communicator able to influence and gain trust across engineering, data, and product teams.
Bias toward automating everything to reduce toil and accelerate delivery.

What Success Looks Like

Efficient, secure, and robust application delivered into production.
Stable services, with observability and evaluation built in from day one.
Clear documentation and productized for future use cases.