Python Team Lead

Syndicode is a value-driven software development partner with a globally distributed team. As a Python Team Lead, you will lead backend development, make critical architectural decisions, and ensure high availability and performance of APIs supporting mobile applications while promoting technical excellence.

• Lead and manage a cross-functional engineering team of back-end, web, or mobile developers
• Own technical architecture decisions and drive the overall backend and API strategy
• Define development standards, code review processes, and testing practices across the team
• Coordinate work between backend and client engineers to ensure seamless API contracts and integration
• Hands-on contribution to critical backend services and infrastructure using Python (FastAPI/Django)
• Build and optimize scalable, service-oriented systems supporting real-time features
• Ensure platform security, GDPR compliance, and audit logging
• Mentor and grow engineers technically and professionally, fostering a culture of ownership and quality

• 6+ years of professional software development experience with strong Python backend expertise
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams
• Proven experience building and shipping products spanning web and mobile platforms
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design
• Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL), data modeling, and query optimization
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with mobile development workflows, release cycles, and platform-specific constraints
• Solid understanding of testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e) and quality assurance practices
• Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues (Redis, RabbitMQ, or Kafka)
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming (asyncio, async/await) and concurrency patterns
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Excellent communication skills with ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders

• 15 days of vacation, 11 days off for holidays, and 20 sick leave days per year
• Fully remote job
• Educational support
• Internal tech meetups
• Continuous feedback within teams and departments
• Top-notch team
• Ability to participate in decision-making and bring new ideas
• Self-management: opportunity to manage your time and plan your activities
• Dynamic fast-growing environment with quick adaptation to market changes