Lead Python Engineer

Tech Stack

• Backend: Python 3.1x , Flask
• Databases: PostgreSQL (Aurora RDS AWS), DynamoDB
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, S3, SQS
• Testing: Pytest, MyPy
• CI/CD: Jenkins , Terraform
• Deployment: Daily releases via feature flags

Must have:

• 9+ years of commercial experience, with 2+ years in a Lead Engineer role
• Strong Python engineering skills, experience working on production‑grade, enterprise or large‑scale systems.
• Preference for experience in commercial projects rather than pet projects or internal tooling
• Previous responsibility for leading teams of 3+ engineers
• Experience working with AWS services)
• Good understanding of integration patterns, API development (REST / GraphQL), and third-party system interoperability)
• Solid experience in building automated tests: unit, integration, and E2E tests)
• Passion for clean code, peer reviews, and high code quality standards)
• Familiarity with scaling large systems — vertical scaling, single-tenant deployments)
• Self-driven, comfortable with autonomy and open team cultures (trust > process))
• Readiness to work with Windows (WSL)

Nice to have:

• Code generation tools, AI assistants – Amazon Q, Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.
• Experience working in the financial services domain would be beneficial

Godel Technologies is looking for a Python Engineer to join a project for a global payment gateway provider serving clients worldwide. The platform ensures secure, fast, and reliable payment processing. A key initiative focuses on modernizing a long-standing monolith and transforming it into a scalable microservices architecture.

This position is available exclusively to candidates from Poland. Remote work is possible, but candidates are expected to be willing to make occasional office visits, such as for client visits, team-building events, company events, or other important in-person meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the engineering team
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable finance-focused backend solutions using Python
• Integrate external systems and third-party APIs
• Work closely with Product Managers and Tech Leads to define, size, and solve real-world telecom customer problems
• Write high-quality, well-tested code ensuring reliable daily deployments to production
• Participate in peer reviews, refinements, and continuous feedback loops across a multi-disciplinary team
• Maintain a developer-first quality culture: own unit, integration, and functional testing
• Be part of a weekly engineering goal-setting process