Summary: Seeking a Lead Python Developer to drive backend development, shape scalable architecture, improve performance, and deliver impactful solutions in a high-velocity engineering environment. Highlights: 1. Drive backend development with Python, FastAPI, and Django 2. Shape scalable architecture and improve performance 3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new product capabilities We are hiring a Lead Python Developer to drive backend development with Python, FastAPI, and Django in a high\-velocity engineering environment. You will partner with cross\-functional teammates to shape scalable architecture, improve performance, and deliver features across React and TypeScript. Apply now to help build and ship impactful solutions **Responsibilities** * Design and refine backend services using modern frameworks * Shape the architecture of resilient, scalable platforms * Collaborate with cross\-functional teams to deliver new product capabilities * Diagnose and fix performance issues and other technical constraints * Enforce coding standards to keep codebases clean and maintainable * Contribute to roadmap conversations and technical planning activities * Support deployments and coordinate release tasks * Encourage continuous learning and share knowledge across the team **Requirements** * Proven 5\+ years of hands\-on Python work, including FastAPI and Django for backend solutions * Demonstrated 1\+ year experience leading and mentoring development teams * Strong front\-end expertise in React and TypeScript to build interactive user experiences * Practical experience managing PostgreSQL databases and designing schemas * Solid proficiency with Docker to build, package, and deploy applications * Clear commitment to automated testing, including unit and integration test coverage * Hands\-on background delivering complex, high\-impact work in agile environments * Collaborative mindset with active participation in code reviews and team development * Ability to work productively with remote teams across multiple locations * Working knowledge of Atlassian Jira and Confluence for process and documentation * Knowledge of cloud\-native services such as S3, Lambda, AWS AKS, and CloudWatch to run cloud infrastructure * Advanced English proficiency (B2\+ upper\-intermediate or higher), written and spoken **Nice to have** * Hands\-on use of GitHub Actions to automate workflows and CI/CD * Experience with Jira and GitHub integration to streamline coordination * Familiarity with DevOps principles to improve development and operations * Domain exposure to financial services or Treasury, including payments, wire transfers, reconciliations, and cash management