Lead Python Engineer, Integration team

Fliff; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HellaGoodAudio is seeking a senior Python engineer with leadership experience to guide a backend team of three developers. The role focuses on payments, identity verification (KYC), and location services, coordinating technical delivery and maintaining production reliability while staying hands-on.

The stack includes Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and AWS, supporting scalable and secure integrations across our platform.

Qualifications

• Senior Python engineer with leadership or experienced technical lead background.
• Experience guiding projects, mentoring colleagues, and coordinating technical delivery.
• Hands-on contributor while leading backend initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead three backend developers across payments, KYC, location services, and external integrations.
• Ensure reliable production delivery and evolve integrations.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Project coordination

Hands-on coding

Tools

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

AWS

Job description

We’re looking for a senior Python engineer ready to step into leadership, or an experienced technical lead who enjoys staying hands-on.

You’ll lead three backend developers working on payments, identity verification (KYC), location services, and other external integrations. You’ll help the team deliver new capabilities, evolve existing integrations, and keep them reliable in production.

A formal lead title isn’t required. Experience guiding projects, mentoring colleagues, or coordinating technical delivery is a strong foundation for this role.

Our stack: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS.