RnD Team Leader (Python)

Full Remote · Armenia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine · 5 years of experience · English - B2

Meet the YozmaTech YozmaTech isn’t just another tech company - we’re a global team of go-getters, innovators, and A-players helping startups and product companies scale smarter and faster. We build dedicated development teams across 10+ countries, creating strong, long-term partnerships based on trust, transparency, and real impact. Here, every idea counts. We value people who are proactive, open-minded, and ready to grow. If you’re passionate about building meaningful products and want to join a team that...

Meet the YozmaTech

YozmaTech isn’t just another tech company - we’re a global team of go-getters, innovators, and A-players helping startups and product companies scale smarter and faster. We build dedicated development teams across 10+ countries, creating strong, long-term partnerships based on trust, transparency, and real impact. Here, every idea counts. We value people who are proactive, open-minded, and ready to grow. If you’re passionate about building meaningful products and want to join a team that feels like family - you’ll feel right at home with us.

Our client's product is a cloud-based financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform designed for SMBs, transforming manual monthly and quarterly reporting into automated, scalable processes.
Solution connects to organizational systems such as ERP, CRM, HRIS, and complex Excel files, consolidating all data into a single cloud-based database. Product automates critical financial transformations including FX conversions, eliminations, hierarchies, financial adjustments, and more while allowing end-users to continue working in Excel as they always have.
Serving primarily the US market, our client is experiencing strong and sustained growth. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary R&D team and work on a cutting-edge SaaS product at scale.

Our technology teams are the engine of our business.
We maintain a dynamic startup culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and critical thinking. On our project, you’ll collaborate with a global team of engineers, architects, product managers, and customer-facing teams to shape the future of financial planning and analysis.

Key Requirements:

🔹 BSc in Computer Science or equivalent;
🔹 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of Python in production;
🔹 3+ years in an R&D Team Lead role, leading cross-functional teams (backend, frontend, and QA) in a production environment;
🔹 Proven experience managing and leading remote teams in a fully distributed, remote-only environment;
🔹 Proven experience working in a product-based company (not project/outsource);
🔹 Strong experience with Python backend development in a SaaS environment, including cloud-based, scalable, and high-availability distributed systems;
🔹 Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, asynchronous programming, and testing;
🔹 Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Helm);
🔹 Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and technical trade-offs;
🔹 Proven ability to lead projects end-to-end, from requirements and design through development and production;
🔹 Excellent communication skills and high proficiency in English;

Technical Experience:
🔹 Python frameworks: Django, FastAPI;
🔹 Databases: PostgreSQL, MSSQL;
🔹 Messaging & async processing: Celery, RabbitMQ;
🔹 Caching & performance: Redis;
🔹 Cloud platforms and services (Azure – advantage);
🔹 Familiarity with event-driven architectures and distributed systems;
🔹 Strong grasp of KISS, DRY, SOLID, OOP principles;

Will be plus:

🔹 Experience with Azure cloud services;

What you will do:

🔹 Lead and manage a cross-functional R&D team of 5–7 engineers, including backend (Python), frontend (Angular), and QA engineers;
🔹 Own end-to-end product development, from initial requirements and design, through development, testing, deployment, and production monitoring & troubleshooting;
🔹 Provide hands-on technical leadership, including architecture design, coding when needed, and thorough code reviews;
🔹 Work closely with Product Managers and Architects to define scope, prioritize backlog, and deliver high-quality features;
🔹 Drive engineering best practices: clean code, testing, CI/CD, performance, reliability, and security;
🔹 Be accountable for team delivery, quality, velocity, and stability;
🔹 Define team goals, KPIs, and success metrics;
🔹 Mentor and develop team members, supporting their professional and technical growth;
🔹 Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members;
🔹 Actively monitor production systems, lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement;

Interview stages:

🔹 HR Interview;
🔹 Tech interview with Team Lead;
🔹 Interview with PM;
🔹 Interview with VP R&D (optional);
🔹 Reference check;
🔹 Offer.

Why Join Us?

At YozmaTech, we’re self-starters who grow together. Every day, we tackle real challenges for real products - and have fun doing it. We work globally, think entrepreneurially, and support each other like family. We invest in your growth and care about your voice. With us, you’ll always know what you’re working on and why it matters.

From day one, you’ll get:

🔹 Direct access to clients and meaningful products;
🔹 Flexibility to work remotely or from our offices;
🔹 A-team colleagues and a zero-bureaucracy culture;
🔹 Opportunities to grow, lead, and make your mark.

After you apply

We’ll keep it respectful, clear, and personal from start to offer. You’ll always know what project you’re joining - and how you can grow with us.

Everyone’s welcome

Diversity makes us better. We create a space where you can thrive as you are.

Ready to build something meaningful?

Let’s talk. Your next big adventure might just start here.