SplitMetrics

Python Engineer – Team Lead

SplitMetrics

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Spain

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Distributed Systems

About the role

  • Take full ownership of planning and delivering platform roadmap items
  • Lead the backend engineers in the team, organize day-to-day work and ensure predictable delivery
  • Plan work for the next quarter and contribute to high-level multi-quarter planning together with Director of Engineering
  • Improve delivery accuracy, reduce delays, and manage risks early
  • Design and develop scalable high-load backend solutions used across the company
  • Optimize data flows, performance, and system reliability
  • Drive modernization of legacy services, architecture improvements and technical debt reduction
  • Collaborate with product owners, solution architects and other teams on priorities and alignment
  • Ensure proper documentation, visibility and knowledge sharing inside the team

Requirements

  • 6+ years of backend engineering experience including distributed systems design
  • 2+ years in a role with technical leadership responsibilities (team leader, senior leading others, etc.)
  • Experience with planning, estimation and delivering complex projects
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization and scalability principles
  • Confident in owning decisions with business impact
  • Able to work under high delivery pressure and manage trade-offs
  • B1+ English level
Benefits
  • Time Off: Vacation and public holidays following your country's regulations. Additional PTOs annually for personal rejuvenation.
  • Health and Wellness: Medical insurance or health care compensation. Paid sick leave to prioritize your well-being.
  • Professional Development: Top online/offline conferences and mobile industry events. Internal courses for continuous professional development.
  • Performance and Growth: Micro-management-free and supportive management style. Semi-annual performance review sessions. New career opportunities through our internal mobility program.
  • Team Engagement: Corporate online events and offline team retreats. Collaboration between teams through shared OKRs. Environment conducive to open dialogue and constructive feedback.
  • Work Flexibility: Flexible working schedule for a better work-life balance. Remote-first working environment.
  • Workspace Options: Coworking costs coverage program. Office hubs in key locations for a convenient and productive work environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend engineeringdistributed systems designperformance optimizationscalability principlestechnical leadershipproject planningrisk managementdata flow optimizationsystem reliabilityarchitecture improvements
Soft Skills
team leadershipdecision makingcollaborationcommunicationknowledge sharingorganizational skillspressure managementtrade-off management