Python Developer Tech Lead East Coast US

StarCompliance, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial compliance is seeking a technical leader to manage engineering teams and contribute to the development of complex software solutions. This role combines leadership with hands-on coding responsibilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives while fostering innovation and collaboration. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development, strong leadership skills, and a solid understanding of scalable applications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leadership roles, guiding high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design.
• Experience with enterprise-level applications and relational database management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects.
• Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical Guidance

Coding Hygiene

Coaching

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

ORM frameworks

AWS

SQL Server

Job description

About StarCompliance

StarCompliance is on a mission to make compliance simple and easy. Trusted globally by enterprise financial institutions, the user-friendly STAR platform empowers organizations to achieve regulatory compliance while safeguarding their integrity and business reputations. Through a customizable, 360-degree view of employee activity, the STAR software enables firms to automate the detection and resolution of potential areas of conflict while streamlining daily workflows and increasing efficiency.

Role

This role combines managerial responsibilities with hands-on technical contributions, making it ideal for a leader who is passionate about both driving teams and staying deeply involved in the technical aspects of software development.

The candidate must have a good level of experience of working with and overseeing the development of complex, multi-tenanted, scalable applications/microservices. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of technical expertise and leadership experience to guide our engineering teams. Great coding hygiene, solid design and architecture experience are essential.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership:
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Stay hands-on with coding and contribute to the development of critical components
• Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture.
• Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency.

• Team Management:
• Lead, inspire, and manage a team of skilled engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to drive professional growth.
• Drive the team towards meeting deadlines with precision and efficiency.
• Instill a culture of accountability and results-oriented focus within the engineering teams.

• Project Management:
• In accordance with Agile/Scrum practices, oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Collaborate with product teams and other stakeholders to define project scopes and requirements.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and enhance engineering effectiveness.

• Software Development and Architectural Oversight:
• Leverage expertise in Python, AWS, ORMs and general system design to contribute to the design and development of SaaS software solutions.
• Ensure the implementation of best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture.
• Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency.

• Communication and Collaboration:
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, other engineering teams, operations and sales

Skills and experience

• Proven experience in a leadership or managerial role, guiding and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advance skills in Python
• Experience of using ORM frameworks (e.g.SqlAlchemy, Django)
• A good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design
• Commercial experience of working on enterprise level applications
• A proven track record overseeing the development of large/complex projects
• Experience of relational database management systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle,PostgreSQL)
• Strong interpersonal skills, working with internal technical staff and stakeholders
• Practical experience of analysing requirements
• Ability to quickly learn new technical skills
• Coaching and mentoring

Desirable skills

• Experience of working with Flask, MongoDB, Kafka, Typescript, AWS
• Experience of working with statically typed Python codebases
• Experience defining, implementing or supporting software in financial services industry(either traditional finance or crypto) preferred
• Experience of Domain Driven Design (DDD)

Star Compliance Background checks

All positions require pre-employment screening due to employees potentially having access to highly sensitive and confidential information involving finance and compliance; candidates must be trustworthy and have a heightened sensitivity to protecting confidential financial, professional information. To be eligible for employment with StarCompliance, candidates must undergo a rigorous background investigation with checks including, but not limited to, criminal record history, consumer credit, employment history, qualifications, and education checks.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union/domestic partnership status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by country, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. StarCompliance makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please request a copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy.