Tech Lead (Python)

Our Tech Mission

No trivial work

We continuously push ourselves to improve by taking on challenging projects, applying emerging technologies and testing their boundaries.

Define the cutting edge

We’re at the forefront of software engineering and digital product design. We contribute to them in open source and help define the best practices of software development.

Always flexible

We want everyone to grow and, wherever possible, our team members can switch internal projects to those that could potentially contribute further to their development.

The company

You will work closely with a startup based in Berlin, whose mission is to bring high quality business intelligence to the automotive industry. We combine deep industry knowledge with data & analytics capabilities and cutting edge technology. Our products and services help our customers make smarter business decisions, turning complex data into insights and profits.

We are a diverse team of ambitious individuals, striving to exceed our customers’ expectations. Our strong team culture is built on collaboration & trust, empowerment, and innovation. We are selecting inspiring people who are experts in their fields and who enjoy working and having fun together.

The position

We are looking for a Python Lead Engineer to help us scale our team, increase our overall data quality and boost the team's performance. We expect this to be achieved through great technical decisions on a daily basis combined with insightful a leadership style.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, well-tested and scalable code;
• Define standards and best practices collaboratively;
• Architecture / planning and choice of technologies / frameworks / tools;
• Help defining company-wide processes to improve speed and quality;
• Code reviews;
• Mentor other developers;
• Help other engineers in the team to grow, both technically and as people;
• Development and maintenance of REST APIs;
• Use Python for web scraping;
• Strengthen the local and international Python ecosystem.

Your required skill set:

• Experience with:
  • Python;
  • Git;
  • Object Oriented Programming (OOP);
• Experience with planning and requirements gathering;
• Experience leading successful projects;
• Self management and organisation;
• Working proficiency in English;

Bonus:

• Experience with web scraping frameworks;
• Has worked with RabbitMQ, Elixir, SQL or No-SQL Databases;
• Experience with infrastructure tools such as Docker and Kubernetes;
• Knowledge in agile methodologies;
• Experience working with open-source projects,

The profile we are looking for has:

• Great organizational and communication skills;
• Critical thinking and analytical skills;
• Creativity;
• Passion for software development;
• Ease and joy to learn new skills;
• Love for challenges.

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