Technical Lead (Python)

We're launching several exciting new projects and are particularly keen to speak with Python Tech Leads who are immediately available or have a 1 - 2 weeks notice period. If you’re passionate about Python and ready to take a hands-on technical lead role guiding engineering decisions whilst staying close to the code, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

• A passion for engineering and a desire to keep learning
• A focus on writing clear, concise code that is easy to maintain
• An ability to be pragmatic when required and avoid unnecessary “gold-plating”
• An understanding that quality is everyone’s responsibility and a strong desire to test your own code
• Comfortable working with others in pairing or mobbing scenarios
• A good communicator who shares our values of openness and respect
• Experienced in Python, specifically Flask
• Experience Providing technical direction across projects, guiding architectural decisions and ensuring best-practice engineering standards
• Experience Mentoring and supporting engineers of all levels, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture
• Experience working with Postgres
• Experience designing and writing APIs, especially REST APIs
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Experience working with AWS (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with cloud-native patterns across AWS and Azure
• Experience with Docker, scripting, and deployments across Azure and Openshift

• Experience with broader Python frameworks or API tooling
• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working in a technology or consulting company