Position: Lead Python Engineer for US client
Company: TurnKey Labs
Experience required: 5y
Category: Python
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-12-01T00:00:00+02:00

Turquoise Health is looking for Team Lead Python Engineer to join our fully remote team on a full time basis.

** About the Client** 
At Turquoise Health we’re making healthcare pricing simpler, more transparent and lower cost for everyone. We’ve already launched our consumer-facing website that allows anyone to search and compare hospital insurance rates — something never before possible. Now, we’re rolling out a suite of new products for providers, payers and patients to clean up the healthcare transaction. We want to change how the industry works from the inside out.

We’re a Series A startup backed by top VCs. More importantly, we’re a multi-talented group of folks (moonlighting as authors, bass players, improv instructors, chefs, linguists and trivia buffs) with a big passion for improving healthcare. We’re eager to find ambitious yet well-rounded teammates to join us on this mission.

Our product is used by hospitals, health insurance companies and other companies that pay for healthcare in the US.

Our immediate goal is to continue building and improving our products. We only started a year ago, but we already have a lot of customers and we have a roadmap of products and improvements that we want to provide to them.

** Tech stack:** 
Python (v3.10 or latest)
Postgresql, Amazon Redshift, ElasticSearch, Apache Airflow, Trino (aka PrestoDB)
Django/Flask web framework and is deployed to Linux servers via Heroku and on AWS.
We follow PEP8 for Python code style;
Development is managed via Github repos and changes are made via pull requests;
Github Actions are used to trigger CI for each repo to run the associated unit tests;
Development work is tracked in Jira
AWS stack (EC2, Lambdas, Transfer family, EMR, MWAA, S3, Redshift, RDS)

** Our Team:** 
The CTO is located in London. We have around 60 people right now, but we are growing quickly:

8 — Product Management
16 — Engineering

** The Role** 
The technically hands-on Python team leader will head a team of resident and remote back-end and front-end developers on a technical journey building industry leading tools. If you enjoy a role of Evangelist, you are more than welcome to do so. On the leadership side you will be technically leading, mentoring and designing as well as being part of an amazing Python team.

** In this role, you will:** 
Managing the day-to-day activities of the team (4 people).
Delegating tasks to team members using Jira.
Collaborate cross-functionally with CTO and Backend Engineers
Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Monitor team performance and report on metrics
Do regular performance evaluation and 1 on 1 meetings
Discover training needs and provide coaching

**Requirements:**
3 years of experience as a Team Leader (up to 5-10 people)
Expertise in Python and its frameworks like Django
Experience working with large datasets, data warehouses or Postgresql is a plus but not a requirement.
Comfortable with Linux servers and cloud environments like AWS
You prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs.
In-depth knowledge of performance metrics
Team player with zero ego.
Ability to work effectively in a remote environment.
Good problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Confidence and skillful negotiating skills.
Strong organizational skills to give the team direction
Degree in Management or training in team leading is a plus

**Benefits**
Stock Option Plan;
Annual Learning & Development Benefit ($1200);
Flex PTO for any reason, including sick days (no specified limits);
Flexible work schedule;
Health & dental insurance coverage;
Macbook Pro.

While we are a start-up with a lot of work to do, we also value work-life balance. Our goal is to provide you with a challenging work environment where you are learning new things every day and maintaining normal hours.