Senior Python Dev / Technical Lead

Role & responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications using Python and Django.
• Define and review backend architecture, technical solutions, coding standards, and development practices.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to quality, security, scalability, and maintainability standards.
• Guide developers in solving complex technical and architectural problems.
• Identify technical risks and provide appropriate solutions.
• Drive technical improvements, refactoring, and performance optimization.
• Stay current with emerging Python, backend, cloud, and software architecture practices.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of Python/backend developers.
• Allocate tasks and monitor development progress.
• Conduct technical discussions and provide guidance to team members.
• Support developers in resolving technical blockers.
• Review team performance and contribute to technical capability development.
• Promote engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, and collaborative working.
• Work closely with QA, frontend, DevOps, and product teams to ensure smooth delivery.

Client Management

• Act as a technical point of contact for the client.
• Participate in client meetings and technical discussions, including during overlapping international hours as needed.
• Understand client requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Explain technical approaches, limitations, risks, and timelines to clients in a clear manner.
• Handle technical clarifications and resolve client concerns.
• Build strong and professional relationships with client stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, dependencies, and technical issues.
• Manage expectations and ensure alignment between client requirements and engineering deliverables.

Development & Delivery

• Develop and review high-quality Python/Django code when required.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure appropriate unit testing, integration testing, logging, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on deployment and production support.
• Participate in production issue investigation and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines and quality standards.

Preferred candidate profile

Technical

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python.
• Strong expertise in Django / Django REST Framework.
• Strong understanding of backend architecture and application design.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Strong knowledge of SQL databases, preferably PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Python best practices.
• Experience with Git/GitHub or similar version control systems.
• Good understanding of application security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Experience with unit testing and automated testing practices.
• Understanding of cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Leadership

• 5+ years of proven experience leading or mentoring backend development teams.
• Ability to conduct code reviews and technical discussions.
• Experience breaking down requirements into technical tasks.
• Ability to estimate development effort and identify technical dependencies.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to balance technical quality with business requirements and delivery timelines.

Client Management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable participating in client-facing meetings, including outside standard hours when required.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience gathering requirements and clarifying business needs.
• Ability to handle client escalations and technical discussions professionally.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.