Lead Python Developer

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Position details

Seniority: Lead
Work format: Office
Location: Cyprus

Responsibilities

  • Design architecture and develop backend services for managing data storage and processing infrastructure
  • Take ownership of the technical quality of the area, including code reviews, development standards, testing, and documentation
  • Build and develop a team of Python developers: participate in hiring, mentor team members, allocate and decompose tasks
  • Integrate internal and external systems within the platform and design APIs (REST/gRPC)
  • Develop custom tools for managing data flows and automating infrastructure processes
  • Collaborate with DevOps to establish CI/CD, deployment, and service observability (metrics, logs, alerting)
  • Participate in technical planning, estimate timelines and risks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Requirements

  • 5+ years of commercial Python development experience, including 1–2+ years as a Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Lead Developer
  • Experience designing and developing high-load distributed services
  • Deep knowledge of SQL and experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.), including an understanding of their internals and optimization
  • Strong experience with UNIX systems and command-line tools
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes: building images, writing manifests/Helm charts, and deploying services
  • Experience establishing testing practices (unit and integration tests) and a code review culture
  • Understanding of observability principles: metrics, logs, and tracing (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools)
  • Experience with CI/CD (GitLab CI/CD)
  • Experience with Terraform and Ansible and the Infrastructure as Code approach
  • Experience with message queues and data streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
  • Experience with secrets management (Vault, Sealed Secrets, External Secrets)
  • Experience developing in Java or Go

Working Conditions

  • Official employment under Cyprus labor law
  • Office-based work format, 5/2 schedule with a flexible start time between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM
  • Salary discussed following the interview
  • 21 working days of paid vacation
  • 4 additional days off per year
  • External and internal professional training
  • Partial compensation for English and Greek language courses (SkyEng)
  • Corporate breakfasts and lunches at the office
  • Corporate sports activities
  • Referral program
  • Corporate events for employees and their family members
  • Discounts on products and services from company partners
  • Financial support for important life events
  • Gifts for employees and their children
  • Annual performance-based bonus (paid proportionally to the time worked)
  • Corporate mobile phone plan