Lead Cloud Engineer

Summary

Join Zyte's Scrapy Cloud team as a Lead Cloud Engineer and drive the architecture, development, and reliability of our platform. Lead the design and development, ensuring high quality, performance, scalability, and resiliency. Collaborate with the team, coordinate with product management, and drive architectural decisions. Identify and solve performance bottlenecks, mentor team members, and stay current with industry trends. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, focusing on high-availability infrastructure, automation, and continuous improvement in cloud software development. You will work remotely and use cutting-edge open source technologies.

Requirements

• Proficient in Python and experience with web frameworks such as Django, Flask, or similar
• Strong background in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, Kubernetes) and containerization
• Thorough understanding of managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure and performance
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools
• Experience with designing and implementing APIs
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of the Scrapy Cloud product maintaining high quality, performance, scalability and resiliency
• Encourage team collaboration and open communication, facilitating regular meetings for brainstorming and feedback
• Coordinate with product management to align team objectives with business goals
• Drive the architectural decisions and guide technical design discussions within the team
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement solutions proactively
• Mentor team members and support their professional growth through feedback and development plans
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and technologies to foster innovation
• Ensure high delivery standards while maintaining a healthy team culture

Benefits

• Become part of a self-motivated, progressive, multi-cultural team
• Have the freedom & flexibility to work remotely
• Get the chance to work with cutting-edge open source technologies and tools