Python Lead Developer

Position: Lead Developer We’re looking for a strong, versatile Senior Lead Developer to build and enhance modern applications across the full technology stack. This role needs someone with deep development expertise, modern DevOps practices, and practical cloud exposure, rather than a dedicated cloud engineer. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, refactor, and maintain end to end applications (backend, frontend, integrations). • Collaborate with Product Owners and Agile leaders on user stories, design, documentation, and testing. • Implement high quality, maintainable solutions using agreed engineering standards and design patterns. • Write and maintain unit tests; participate in and lead code reviews. • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and automation. • Work with containerised and cloud hosted applications; resolve technical dependencies across teams. ________________________________________ Mandatory Skills & Experience: • Python for application and systems development – strong working experience (7+ years preferred) • Docker, Git • Terraform • Build, packaging, and release processes • Practical exposure to AWS or similar cloud platforms • CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitLab preferred) • Full stack developers preferred. React or Angular (3+ years). • Understanding of: o Networking fundamentals o Cloud hosted architectures o Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts ________________________________________ Nice to Have • Experience with other languages or ecosystems (e.g. JavaScript beyond frontend, .NET) • Exposure to AI assisted/agentic developer tools (e.g. Cursor, Codex, Claude Code)