Senior Python Developer & Team Lead

RedTech Recruitment; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Python Developer – Team Lead for a remote position based in the UK. The ideal candidate will have strong Python experience and proven leadership skills, capable of mentoring a team while remaining hands-on with coding. Responsibilities include designing scalable backend systems and working closely with product owners. Ideal candidates will have experience with AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code tools. This role offers significant technical ownership and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Fully remote working within the UK

Technical ownership and leadership

Supportive and flexible working culture

Long-term progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a senior Python role.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead a team.
• Experience designing scalable backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 2 Developers.
• Design and develop scalable Python applications.
• Mentor developers and uphold engineering standards.
• Work with product owners to translate requirements.

Skills

Strong commercial experience with Python

Leadership experience

Experience with AWS

Skills in Infrastructure-as-Code tools

Experience with RESTful APIs

Comfortable in Agile environments

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Senior Python Developer – Team Lead

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Python Developer to join a UK-based technology organisation working on large-scale, cloud-native platforms within the education sector.

Having grown their engineering capability, they are now looking to bring in a hands-on Team Lead who can set technical standards, mentor developers, and play a key role in shaping the future of their backend systems. This role suits someone who enjoys remaining close to the code while providing technical leadership and direction.

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 per annum + benefits

Requirements

Requirements for Senior Python Developer – Team Lead

• Strong commercial experience working in a senior Python engineering capacity
• Degree educated in Computer Science or similar
• Experience operating in a technical leadership or team lead role
• Proven experience designing and building scalable backend systems
• Strong experience with AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and version control tools including Docker, Kubernetes and Git
• Comfortable working in Agile environments, leading technical delivery and running the full sprint cycle
• Strong communication skills with a collaborative, mentoring-focused approach
• A DBS check will be required

Experience in the following is beneficial:

• EdTech or education-focused platforms
• Serverless architectures
• AI-enabled applications

Responsibilities

Responsibilities for Senior Python Developer – Team Lead

• Leading a team of 2 Developers which is set to grow
• Lead the design and development of high-quality, scalable Python applications
• Set and uphold engineering standards and best practices across the team
• Remain hands-on with architecture, development and code reviews
• Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Design, build and maintain cloud-based systems in AWS
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code and automated deployment approaches
• Mentor and support developers, helping to raise technical standards across the team
• Identify and implement improvements to performance, scalability and reliability

What the role offers

• Fully remote working within the UK
• A genuinely hands-on leadership role with technical ownership
• The opportunity to work on large-scale, cloud-native platforms
• A supportive and flexible working culture
• Long-term progression opportunities
• A benefits package focused on wellbeing and work-life balance

Applications

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Keywords

Senior Python Developer / Python Team Lead / Lead Software Engineer / Backend Developer / Software Developer / Technical Lead / Platform Engineer / Cloud Engineer / AWS / Python / Terraform / Docker / Kubernetes / CI/CD / REST APIs / Microservices

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