Lead Python Web Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Python Web Engineer to build and evolve secure, resilient financial technology services and APIs. You will guide system design, quality practices, and collaboration across distributed teams - apply now to help deliver reliable client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design resilient, compliant, and auditable service architectures for financial platforms
• Lead refactoring and redesign initiatives on critical systems to improve reliability and maintainability
• Build Python web services and APIs using Flask and FastAPI
• Define database models and data access patterns using PostgreSQL
• Implement robust automated tests and coordinate manual integration testing where needed
• Operate and troubleshoot services using AWS capabilities such as S3, Lambda, and CloudWatch
• Enforce code review standards and mentor peers through feedback and shared learning
• Collaborate with agile teams to plan, estimate, and deliver high-impact features
• Coordinate work across global teams to align technical decisions and delivery timelines

Requirements

• 5+ years of Python web development experience with Flask and FastAPI
• 5+ years of cloud engineering experience with Amazon Web Services
• Leadership experience guiding architecture and code quality in distributed teams
• Project experience delivering complex, high-stakes applications in agile environments
• Strong system design expertise across microservices, API design, and database modeling
• Strong test automation skills including unit and manual integration testing
• Strong Docker and containerization skills for local and production workflows
• Strong PostgreSQL experience including schema design and performance considerations
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with code reviews and peer learning
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)
• Comfortable cross-time-zone collaboration skills for global teamwork

Nice to have

• GitHub Actions expertise including CI/CD workflows and Jira to GitHub integrations
• Kubernetes experience operating containerized services
• Redis experience for caching or data structures in production systems