Technical Lead - Python
About us
Innovation is fuelled by the power of possibilities. A few years ago, it was virtually impossible to innovate because building software needed a degree, it was simply too expensive, too complex, too risky and ultimately too inefficient. That’s why only 16% of projects were ever done on budget and 78% failed.
We're changing that. We’re flipping software development on its head and kicking out the notion that you need to be an expert or do boot camps to learn how to make your app. Builder.ai’s platform lets you order the perfect software app for whatever problem you’re trying to solve. Our AI powered assembly line brings together Lego-like reusable features and experts from around the world to bring world-class ideas to life – ANYONE’s world-class ideas.
Building software needs to be like ordering pizza – pick what you want, get recommendations for the features you need and simply wait till it's cooked and ready for you.
Our human-assisted AI platform helps anyone build, run & scale tailor-made software. Everyone from the bakery in Riyadh and nursery in London, to large fortune 100 companies like the BBC or Pepsi.
Life at Builder
It’s a place where everything moves at lightning pace and most definitely not for the faint hearted. We celebrate diversity, push everyone to do more with less and yet provide a culture that allows everyone to experiment, push boundaries and learn by doing. Every Builder runs to our core value system of HEARTT (Heart, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Respect, Trust & Transparency) and we’re always looking for team players, with a point of view, a sense of humility and a let’s-get-stuff-done attitude.
Our scale up is at the intersection of a quirky startup where designers and machine learning specialists work on problems together to savvy commercial teams working with finance folks to invent new business models. #WhatWouldYouBuild.
We’re looking for humble, but ambitious, razor-sharp Engineering Leader who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take API, Analytics and integrations seriously; you’re passionate about technology and, even more so, about leadership. We embrace those who see things differently, aren’t afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints. That’s where you come in. We are currently seeking a Tech Lead to drive technical vision and provide leadership for a team of engineers in an innovative and fast paced environment. Our selection process will emphasize technical and architectural skills as well as leadership/management/SDLC process/organizational skills equally. The ideal candidate must be a master of their domain. Furthermore, the ideal candidate must be able to balance technical leadership and hands on software engineering roles. We are looking for someone who is equally comfortable leading by influence or authority. Last, we are looking for a rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal agility, and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of technically astute engineers and product astute product management leaders.
Why we need this role:
Builder Cloud is a pillar of our business that focuses on provisioning, running and scaling the infrastructure that a customer’s idea is going to need to run on, at the best possible price for them. In order to rapidly expand our product offerings in this area, we would like to significantly expand our London engineering team. We are looking to hire engineers to work on areas such as intelligent cloud provider agnostic infrastructure usage analytics, secondary infrastructure marketplaces, interactive billing reports, DevOps automation tools and more.
What we need?
We’re looking for someone passionate about technology and, even more so, about leadership. Someone who wants rapid growth, is able to create a path in uncharted territory, and is comfortable with trying, failing and course-correcting fast.
If you feel that you tick some or all of these boxes, we’d love to hear from you:
Strong experience in web frameworks and development methodologies. Preferably with special expertise in Python/Django.
Familiar with one or more Cloud Compute Provider’s services. Experience with containerized applications and infrastructure provisioning would be a plus.
Experience leading Scrum teams.
You have experience in automation and CI/CD.
Passionate about loosely held values and ideas. We want someone who has experience but is not blinded by the path already taken.
Expertise with Python, Django
Experience with Angular
Someone who has good communication skills and can present ideas to a multi-region cross functional team.
Understands Database Schemas and how to handle huge amounts of data
Reasonable experience with Containerisation, especially running production workloads
Understands MicroService Architecture
Experience with at-least 1 major public cloud (AWS/Azure)
What you’ll be doing in your first 6 months:
Driving technical vision and execution as well as provide architectural and functional leadership to a team of engineers in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
Creating an autonomous team that can coordinate with DevOps and data science teams and work in a service oriented architecture
Developing the next version of a product line
Our Tech Stack
Our in-house platform teams work with a variety of technologies that’ll you’ll get to play with. Experience in some would be an advantage but is not strictly necessary. Most important is using the right tool for the job so we’re always evaluating what tech makes the most sense and we’d love for you to have some input on this.
Latest stable versions of Python/Django (3.6 and 2.2 at the time of writing)
Transition existing Monolith Services to MicroService Architecture
Docker & Kubernetes
Git & GitLab
FastAPI, Angular
Postgres, Redshift, Redis
AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean
A supportive team and a fun relaxed work environment
Health and wellness benefits
Performance-based bonuses and stock options
Generally flexible working hours