Job Title: Technical Lead (Python)

Duration : 6-12 month, extension or CTH

Location: San Ramon, CA - has to be onsite 5 days a week (possible hybrid model for a right candidate)

Work Authorization: Open to all

Interview Process : Phone interview with Sr Engineer, Then in-person panel interview with the team

Reason for position: Need help with the project that is going live soon

Team Overview

Team operates without traditional product roles such as PDMs, PMs, or Scrum Masters. Instead, the structure consists of Senior Managers and Engineering Leads who report directly to Jay. These leaders work directly with business stakeholders, and all communication flows straight between engineering and the business. The QA team supports his projects, but QA is overseen by Jay's counterpart rather than reporting directly to him.

Project Description

As a Tech Lead / Staff Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping backend architecture, setting engineering standards, and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and quality of systems that directly impact revenue and customer experience worldwide.

Duties / Day to Day Responsibilities

Serve as a technical leader and owner of backend architecture across ecommerce and personalization systems
Design, build, and evolve scalable backend services and APIs
Make and drive architectural decisions with a long term scalability and reliability mindset
Remain deeply hands on with production code
Own code quality standards and best practices
Perform, gate, and guide code reviews across the team
Partner closely with Product, Frontend, and Business stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions
Mentor engineers through technical guidance and design reviews (without formal people management)
Lead complex initiatives involving performance optimization, reliability, and system scalability
Participate in production deployments, monitoring, and incident resolution
Navigate ambiguity and provide technical clarity in fast moving environments

Top Requirements (Must Haves)

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Strong backend engineering expertise in Python or TypeScript (both not required)
Proven experience designing and owning backend systems at scale
Deep understanding of:
- System design and architecture
- Design patterns
- Scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
Strong familiarity with frontend technologies such as ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, and CSS3 (for effective cross stack collaboration)
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non technical audiences
Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions independently
Passion for building high impact ecommerce platforms
Experience with DynamoDB (nice to have)
Deep ecommerce domain experience, especially on the buy side: Cart, Checkout & Payments
Experience integrating payment providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay)
Familiarity with PCI, security, and compliance considerations
Exposure to global commerce and multi region systems

Python Technical Lead

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