Python Developer - Tech Lead

Summary

Join StarCompliance as a Technical Leader and contribute to the development of complex, multi-tenanted, scalable applications. Lead and mentor engineering teams, driving initiatives to improve system architecture and efficiency. Oversee software projects using Agile/Scrum, collaborating with product teams and stakeholders. Leverage expertise in Python, AWS, and ORMs. Ensure best practices in coding, testing, and deployment. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience, advanced Python skills, and experience with enterprise-level applications.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a leadership or managerial role, guiding and developing high-performing engineering teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advance skills in Python
• Experience of using ORM frameworks ( e.g.SqlAlchemy , Django)
• A good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design
• Commercial experience of working on enterprise level applications
• A proven track record overseeing the development of large/complex projects
• Experience of relational database management systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle,PostgreSQL)
• Strong interpersonal skills, working with internal technical staff and stakeholders
• Practical experience of analysing requirements
• Ability to quickly learn new technical skills
• Coaching and mentoring

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams
• Stay hands-on with coding and contribute to the development of critical components
• Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture
• Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency
• Lead, inspire, and manage a team of skilled engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to drive professional growth
• Drive the team towards meeting deadlines with precision and efficiency
• Instill a culture of accountability and results-oriented focus within the engineering teams
• In accordance with Agile/Scrum practices, oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines
• Collaborate with product teams and other stakeholders to define project scopes and requirements
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and enhance engineering effectiveness
• Leverage expertise in Python, AWS, ORMs and general system design to contribute to the design and development of SaaS software solutions
• Ensure the implementation of best practices in coding, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture
• Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, other engineering teams, operations and sales

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of working with Flask, MongoDB, Kafka, Typescript, AWS
• Experience of working with statically typed Python codebases
• Experience defining, implementing or supporting software in financial services industry(either traditional finance or crypto) preferred
• Experience of Domain Driven Design (DDD)