Software Engineering Team Leader (Python)

We’re looking for a hands-on Python Team Lead to join a cloud-based cybersecurity platform helping enterprises identify and manage security risks across complex environments.

The product processes large volumes of security data and uses analytics and AI to detect potential threats and help security teams make better decisions. You’ll lead a team of 5 engineers while staying deeply involved in architecture, coding, debugging, and technical decisions.

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of 3 backend and 2 frontend engineers.
• Drive architecture and technical decisions for a cloud-native analytics platform.
• Stay hands-on with Python development, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Own features end-to-end, from requirements to production.
• Work with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, and messaging systems.
• Set engineering KPIs and improve delivery predictability and team effectiveness.
• Explore AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering productivity and quality.

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a hands-on leadership role.
• Strong Python backend development skills.
• Production experience with AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with async messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, SQS, or SNS.
• Strong system design and end-to-end delivery experience.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Interest in cybersecurity, analytics, and AI-driven development.

Nice to have: Angular/TypeScript, Go or Java, and experience with large-scale B2B SaaS.