Python Development Lead

Company Description

Technology is our how. And people are our why. For over two decades, we have been harnessing technology to drive meaningful change.

By combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, we consult and partner with leading brands from various industries to create dynamic platforms and intelligent digital experiences that drive innovation and transform businesses.

From prototype to real-world impact - be part of a global shift by doing work that matters.

Job Description

Development is the largest discipline at Endava. Our developers design, build, and release software products in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. Always collaborating with cross-functional project teams, our developers are adaptable problem-solvers with a client-oriented mindset.

A Development Consultant understands the technical landscape of IT projects, comprehends the business context and goals, and uses their experience to develop optimal solutions, including technology and design choices. They support the project manager in planning software delivery, articulate the vision to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work directly with customers to define solutions.

Responsibilities:

Leda a cross-functional team of Frontend, Backend/API, and Quality Assurance engineers to

deliver against teams' objectives and milestones;

• Actively participate in the full software development lifecycle from ideation and planning

through to development, testing, customer feedback and further iterations;

• Drive improvements across the whole stack;
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Scientists to expose data through the

web application;

• Build and maintain our backend tech stack of Python, Airflow, PostgreSQL, Kafka;
• Provide architectural and design direction, control technical debt, promote collaboration and

engagement in the product team;

• Work closely with other Engineering Managers on cross-team topics such as continuous

deployment, improving our testing and monitoring, front-end user logging, etc.

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of software development experience, with at least 4 years in leadership roles;
• Bachelor’s or master’s, preferably in computer science or related field
• Strong agile mindset, able to iterate fast and give early feedback
• On top of technical abilities, excellent leadership, decision making and strong communication

skills in verbal and written English

• Deep knowledge of Python (3.5 and later)
• Knowledge of modern front-end technologies and web development fundamentals
• Experience developing public APIs with OpenAPI specifications and service-level contracts
• Experience working with map and location libraries (eg. Mapbox)
• Experience with coaching, mentoring and growing team members.
• Deep knowledge of testing at all levels, from unit testing to end-to-end

Additional Information

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;
• Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.

At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.