Python Team Lead
HybridBratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Job Summary
Write and review Python code daily while leading a team of 5–6 developers in the Odin Development department. Conduct weekly 1-on-1s to support growth and monitor morale, then facilitate standups, sprint planning, and Jira backlog grooming to drive agile delivery. Own quarterly OKRs, participate in technical interviews, and manage onboarding for new hires. Act as the primary escalation point for production incidents and lead blameless post-mortems. Collaborate with Admins/Ops, PHP leads, and project managers to coordinate dependencies and surface integration risks. Shape the technical roadmap with the Senior Tech Lead and advocate for tech-debt reduction.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on Python development experience with a solid understanding of how the language works, including its key patterns, ecosystem, and common use cases
- Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of software engineers
- Solid understanding of agile / scrum ceremonies and hands-on experience with Jira
- Strong communication and facilitation skills, comfortable running standups, planning sessions, and 1-on-1s
- Track record of setting and delivering on OKRs or similar goal frameworks
- Ability to context-switch between people management and technical work
- Must be comfortable writing and reviewing Python code regularly
- Must be prepared to provide proof of eligibility to work in the European country you are applying for
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with languages or technologies adjacent to Python (e.g. PHP, Bash scripting, or basic JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Background in software architecture and system design
- Admin / server knowledge: understanding of hosting environments, email infrastructure, DNS, VPS management, and domain configuration, enough to communicate effectively with Ops/Admin teams and reason about deployment contexts
- AI enthusiast with a practical mindset, someone who actively follows developments in AI tooling and can champion adoption of AI-assisted workflows within the team
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