Engineering Tech Lead/Team Leader Python/Django

Engineering Tech Lead/Team leader with strong hands-on capabilities in Python, Django, Back End/some Front End web systems development, cloud, and CI/CD, as this role incorporates both hands-on technical leadership and Team/People Management for an engineering team of eight people, is required by financial service business to develop/scale their internal platforms and systems as the company is going through a rapid growth curve and recent investment.

This role is predominately remote, with circa three days per month in the London West Office 2/3 times per month.

The role would suit a hands-on Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Lead Software Engineer, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, with significant experience in technical leadership, managing teams and technical delivery, combined with a strong Python web development skill set.

Salary Circa £130-150k + Benefits

Key skills required as the Engineering Tech Lead/Team Lead (Hands-On) Python/Django

• Previous experience of technically leading a line managing a Python web development team, ideally in a start-up/scale-up/fast-growing environment scaling systems.
• Background designing and implementing Python/Django, web applications and API's GraphQL or Django Rest Framework, utilising various tools and technologies.
• Some Front End framework experience, such as Typescript/React.
• Experience with cloud technologies and platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• In-depth understanding of the entire development process (design/architecture, development and deployment).
• Proven experience with CI/CD
• A passion for developing your team's careers and skills.
• You take the time to understand your team's career goals and what is important to them to foster an engineering culture.
• Strong academic background/with a degree in Computer Science/STEM.

What you'll do as an EngineeringTech Lead/Team Lead (Hands-On) Python/Django

• Technically lead and line manage a focused squad of around 8 Engineers remoting to the CTO; promote growth through feedback, help each team member achieve their potential, and support your team.
• Play a hands-on role in the key design and implementation decisions, writing high-quality, well-tested code that solves challenging problems and scales the platform.
• Develop Backend services and Python, Django and APIs using GraphQL or Django REST and Frontend applications using React and Typescript.
• Scale the engineering team through hiring, developing career paths, and developing professional development opportunities.
• Ensure the team develops software applications, adhering to architecture, coding standards, best practices, QA, and project requirements.
• Ensure project and sprint milestones are achieved
• Scrum master duties, as required
• Identify technical debt and inefficiencies in existing systems and propose improvement solutions.
• Ensure appropriate testing support is in place: Drive the implementation of automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment processes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Shape our onboarding processes and mentorship program to help set our engineers up for success, develop their skills, and create learning opportunities.

This new role is an outstanding chance to flex your technical and leadership skills and join a fast-growing business with big ambitions, reporting to the CTO.

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