We are seeking a highly skilled Python Technical Lead with extensive experience in delivering enterprise applications within an IT services environment. The candidate should possess strong technical leadership skills, hands-on development expertise, and experience managing teams delivering fixed-cost engagements. Candidates with banking and financial services experience will be preferred.

Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end design and development of Python-based enterprise solutions.

- Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle.

- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable application architectures.

- Lead technical discussions with customers and internal stakeholders.

- Review code, enforce development standards, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

- Prepare technical estimates, project plans, and solution approaches for fixed-price projects.

- Guide development teams in resolving complex technical challenges.

- Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product Owners, and Project Managers for successful project delivery.

- Mentor engineers and support capability building within the organization.

- Ensure adherence to security, performance, and coding best practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Essential Skills





- Strong expertise in Python.

- Experience with FastAPI, Django, or Flask.

- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and Microservices.

- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

- Knowledge of asynchronous programming and distributed systems.

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

- Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

- Experience with automated testing frameworks and code quality tools.

Desired Skills

- Strong technical decision-making ability.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

- Customer-centric mindset.

- Ability to balance technical excellence with delivery commitments.

- Robust ownership, accountability, and execution focus.

Experience

- 8–12 years of software development experience.

- At least 2–3 years leading technical teams.

- Mandatory experience in IT Services organizations.

- Demonstrated success delivering fixed-cost/fixed-bid software projects.

- Strong solution design and architecture capabilities.

- Experience interacting with enterprise customers.

- Banking or Financial Services project experience is highly preferred.

📌 Technical Lead – Python (Chennai)
🏢 Expleo Group
📍 Chennai