Position: Python Team Lead
Company: Akvelon
Category: Python
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2020-05-01T00:00:00+03:00

Akvelon Ukraine invites you to join our Kharkiv development team. We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive team lead who will be responsible for the projects' start, implementation and successful delivery to various Akvelon clients.

Python Team Lead is a member and Lead of an Agile-oriented cross-functional team of software engineers, business systems analysts, software testers, technical writers, and graphic designers who leverage software to solve real-world problems.

Required skills
• At least 5 years of commercial experience in Python software engineering
• At least 2 years of experience on Team Lead role or strong knowledge of the software development process with the ability to quickly switch to the lead role.
• Good knowledge of Software Development Best Practices and Design Patterns
• Good understanding of Agile work approach and its benefits
• Deep understanding of Python Core
• Strong OOP/OOD skills and excellent quality of produced code
• Experience of success working directly with a client
• Strong communication skills in English

Responsibilities
• Define architecture of a developed project(s)
• Technical leadership
• Customer communication
• Take project ideas from design to implementation
• Development of new features for the application
• Take part in team activities such as design reviews, code reviews, live demos to stakeholders, etc
• Review and maintain product backlog with teammates
• Take part in prioritizing technical responsibilities
• Participate with other team members in brainstorming and decision-making sessions
• Evaluate new opportunities and create estimates for incoming projects
• Support project through all phases
• Coordinate activities of all project participants
• Mentoring

We offer
• To attend challenging projects from world-known companies
• Opportunity for self-realization, career and professional growth
• Opportunity to go on international business trips
• Paid vacation, sick leave
• Flexible working schedule
• Official Ukrainian holidays are days off
• Corporate events
• English classes & speaking clubs
• Library with contemporary professional literature
• Friendly team
• Comfortable working environment
• Cozy workplaces
• Business center A class
• Convenient location, 5 minutes from a subway station