Python Practice Leader/ Engineering Manager (Django, Flask, FastAPI, AWS)

Requirements:

Technical:

• Strong understanding of Python patterns best practices.
• Experience in building and deploying scalable web applications.
• Ability to explain every design choice one makes.
• Ability to explain decisions, status, and roadmap to non-technical customer representatives.
• Ability to create reusable components and libraries for application development.
• Experience with building backend services and APIs using Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django).
• Practical experience with AWS and other cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure.
• Practical experience with post-production support maintenance: monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, etc.
• Experience in GenAI.
Nice to have:
• Experience with Data products.
• Practical experience with variety of data sources (OLTP, OLAP, DataLake, Streaming).

Management:

• Experience in team/department leadership.
• Relationship/team building. Leadership requires building and maintaining a solid and collaborative team of individuals working toward the same goal.
• Ability to teach and mentor. The role assumes providing employees with their career path and helping them achieve goals.
• Diplomatic skills. It means more than just "communication skills" and includes ethics, empathy, compassion, and the ability to resolve conflicts.
• Calmness. Managing diverse personalities requires readiness for any objectives or misunderstandings.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the strategic vision, ensuring alignment with business goals. Drive growth by identifying emerging trends and fostering innovation.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the team, promote a collaborative culture, and manage performance through feedback and goal setting.
• Practice Development: Evolve service offerings, collaborate with sales and marketing, and pursue business opportunities to expand the practice.
• Project Delivery Technical Excellence: Oversee the delivery of multiple projects—either directly or through the team—ensuring smooth execution and maintaining high standards of technical excellence.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and PL, ensuring the Practice is within budget and resources are utilized effectively.
• Staffing Resource Management: Manage project staffing, collaborate with talent acquisition, and optimize resource utilization across projects.
• Quality Assurance: Establish best practices, conduct project reviews, and drive continuous improvement in processes and capabilities.
• Collaboration Knowledge Sharing: Collaborate across practices, contribute to strategic company initiatives and foster a culture of internal knowledge sharing.

What We Offer:

• Attractive annual bonus based on performance
• Long-term B2B collaboration
• Fully remote setup
• Comprehensive private medical insurance or budget for your medical needs.
• Paid sick leave, vacation, public holidays
• Continuous learning support, including unlimited AWS certification sponsorship