Technical Lead- Python at Egen

<div><br> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Lead Python Backend Developer</span></strong></p> <h1 style="margin-top: 20pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Job Summary</span></strong></h1> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">As a lead, you will serve as the architectural backbone and technical visionary for our backend engineering team. This role is designed for a high-impact individual who balances deep hands-on expertise in Python and GCP with the leadership skills necessary to guide a team through complex technical challenges. You will not only write mission-critical code but also define the technical roadmap, ensure system scalability, and serve as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholders and clients.</span></p> <br> <h1 style="margin-top: 20pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">Key Responsibilities</span></strong></h1> <h2 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">🏗️ Technical Leadership &amp; Architecture</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Architectural Ownership: Lead the design and implementation of high-performance, scalable, and secure backend systems using Python (FastAPI/Flask).</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">GCP Strategy: Drive the adoption of best practices within the Google Cloud Platform ecosystem (GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Spanner/SQL).</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Technical Roadmap: Propose and execute architectural changes that improve system resilience, reduce technical debt, and support long-term business goals.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Security &amp; Standards: Establish and enforce security best practices and coding standards across the entire backend stack.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">👥 Team Mentorship &amp; Delivery</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Lead by Example: Act as the technical lead for the engineering team, providing high-level guidance while remaining "hands-on" with complex features and debugging.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Code Excellence: Oversee the code review process to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to CI/CD standards.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Talent Development: Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical growth.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Process Optimization: Refine CI/CD pipelines and DevOps integration to streamline the development-to-production lifecycle.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">🤝 Stakeholder &amp; Project Management</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Technical Point of Contact: Serve as the primary liaison between the engineering team and product managers, designers, and clients.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Solutioning: Translate complex business requirements into clear technical specifications and documentation.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Strategic Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely delivery of features that meet both user needs and technical constraints.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h1 style="margin-top: 20pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Required Skills &amp; Qualifications</span></strong></h1> <h2 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Technical Expertise</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Experience: 10+ years of professional experience in software development with a heavy focus on Python.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Frameworks: Mastery of FastAPI (highly preferred) or Flask for building high-concurrency RESTful APIs.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience architecting and deploying applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Testing &amp; Quality: Expert-level knowledge of unit testing, integration testing, and automated quality assurance.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Engineering Excellence: Strong grasp of Data Structures, Algorithms, and System Design patterns.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Leadership &amp; Soft Skills</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Proven Leadership: Experience acting as a Technical Lead or Lead Developer for a team of 4+ engineers.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Problem Solving: A "first-principles" approach to troubleshooting and resolving critical production issues.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h1 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Bonus Skills (Optional)</span></h1> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Frontend Literacy: Familiarity with React, Angular, or Vue.js to better collaborate with UI/UX teams.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform or Pulumi.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;">Orchestration: Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (GKE).</span></p> </li> </ul> </div>