Technical Lead – Python

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Python Technical Lead with extensive experience in delivering enterprise applications within an IT services environment. The candidate should possess strong technical leadership skills, hands-on development expertise, and experience managing teams delivering fixed-cost engagements. Candidates with banking and financial services experience will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and development of Python-based enterprise solutions.

• Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle.

• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable application architectures.

• Lead technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Review code, enforce development standards, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Prepare technical estimates, project plans, and solution approaches for fixed-price projects.

• Guide development teams in resolving complex technical challenges.

• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product Owners, and Project Managers for successful project delivery.

• Mentor engineers and support capability building within the organization.

• Ensure adherence to security, performance, and coding best practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Essential skills

• Strong expertise in Python.

• Experience with FastAPI, Django, or Flask.

• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and Microservices.

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Knowledge of asynchronous programming and distributed systems.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

• Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and code quality tools.

Desired skills

• Strong technical decision-making ability.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

• Customer-centric mindset.

• Ability to balance technical excellence with delivery commitments.

• Strong ownership, accountability, and execution focus.

Experience

• 8–12 years of software development experience.

• At least 2–3 years leading technical teams.

• Mandatory experience in IT Services organizations.

• Demonstrated success delivering fixed-cost/fixed-bid software projects.

• Strong solution design and architecture capabilities.

• Experience interacting with enterprise customers.

• Banking or Financial Services project experience is highly preferred.