[Hiring] Python Engineer Team Lead @SplitMetrics

Role Description

We're looking for a Python Engineer Team Lead who'll join our team.

• Take full ownership of planning and delivering platform roadmap items
• Lead the backend engineers in the team, organize day-to-day work and ensure predictable delivery
• Plan work for the next quarter and contribute to high-level multi-quarter planning together with Director of Engineering
• Improve delivery accuracy, reduce delays, and manage risks early
• Design and develop scalable high-load backend solutions used across the company
• Optimize data flows, performance, and system reliability
• Drive modernization of legacy services, architecture improvements and technical debt reduction
• Collaborate with product owners, solution architects and other teams on priorities and alignment
• Ensure proper documentation, visibility and knowledge sharing inside the team

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience including distributed systems design
• 2+ years in a role with technical leadership responsibilities (team leader, senior leading others, etc.)
• Experience with planning, estimation and delivering complex projects
• Strong understanding of performance optimization and scalability principles
• Confident in owning decisions with business impact
• Able to work under high delivery pressure and manage trade-offs
• B1+ English level

Requirements

• Quarterly plans are stable and delivered close to commitments
• Risk management is proactive, not reactive
• Architecture supports scale, performance and future product goals
• Team productivity and predictability improved over the previous year

Benefits

• Time Off: Vacation and public holidays following your country's regulations. Additional PTOs annually for personal rejuvenation.
• Health and Wellness: Medical insurance or health care compensation. Paid sick leave to prioritize your well-being.
• Professional Development: Top online/offline conferences and mobile industry events. Internal courses for continuous professional development.
• Performance and Growth: Micro-management-free and supportive management style. Semi-annual performance review sessions. New career opportunities through our internal mobility program.
• Team Engagement: Corporate online events and offline team retreats. Collaboration between teams through shared OKRs. Environment conducive to open dialogue and constructive feedback.
• Work Flexibility: Flexible working schedule for a better work-life balance. Remote-first working environment.
• Workspace Options: Coworking costs coverage program. Office hubs in key locations for a convenient and productive work environment.