Python Team Lead, Integration Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Lead and inspire a team to achieve their goals

• Take complete responsibility for backend features and enhancements, overseeing everything from design to implementation, deployment, and production support

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable, high-performance backend services utilizing Python and Django

• Create and manage integrations with external systems, such as KYC, geolocation, payment partners, and various third-party services

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define and deliver new integrations

• Implement observability throughout integration workflows, including monitoring, logging, and alerting

• Develop unit and integration tests to guarantee system reliability, prevent regressions, and enhance testing practices and coverage

• Address production issues and take part in on-call rotations

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading and managing a team of at least three engineers

• Minimum of 5 years of development experience, primarily using Python, with a strong focus on API and system integrations

• Demonstrated experience in integrating third-party APIs

• In-depth knowledge of webhooks, callbacks, idempotency, and error handling

• Familiarity with payments and KYC integrations is a significant advantage

• Proficient in using observability tools to monitor and resolve production integration issues

• Strong foundational knowledge in algorithms, data structures, and concurrency

• Experience in the architectural design of highly loaded and scalable solutions

• Comprehensive understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to deployment and production monitoring

• Background in early-stage startups and fast-paced engineering settings

• Experience in developing automated tests, assessing test coverage, and establishing test automation strategies

• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, CloudWatch, and Grafana

• Experience in the sports and betting industries

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal-opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and an inclusive workplace

• Supportive culture where all individuals can excel

• Opportunities for career advancement aligned with personal aspirations

• Engaging and fulfilling work

• Flexible remote work arrangements