Staff Python Engineer

Staff Python Engineer

Overview

Ocho is delighted to be working on behalf of our client to recruit a Staff Python Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team building large-scale, cloud-native platforms used by thousands of customers across North America.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while remaining hands-on with architecture, system design and software delivery. You'll operate at Staff Engineer level, influencing technical direction, mentoring engineers and helping shape the future of a rapidly growing product platform.

The role offers the opportunity to work on highly scalable distributed systems, modern AWS infrastructure and mission-critical services that directly impact customers at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of scalable backend services using Python

Drive technical decision-making across architecture, engineering standards and best practices

Design and build cloud-native solutions within AWS environments

Partner closely with engineering leadership to influence platform strategy and technical direction

Mentor and support engineers across multiple teams

Improve system reliability, observability, scalability and performance

Contribute to system design reviews, technical planning and architectural discussions

Champion engineering excellence, automation and continuous improvement across the organisation

Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions

The Person We Are Looking For

Extensive commercial experience developing software with Python

Strong experience designing and operating systems within AWS

Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices and cloud-native architectures

Experience working at Senior, Lead, Principal or Staff Engineer level

Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design, testing and code quality

Experience with modern Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Comfortable influencing technical direction while remaining hands-on with development

Experience mentoring and supporting engineering teams

Desirable Experience

Experience with Kubernetes and containerised environments

Exposure to event-driven architectures and messaging systems

Experience working within high-growth SaaS or product-led organisations

Knowledge of observability, monitoring and performance optimisation

Salary & Benefits

Up to £120,000

Fully remote within Northern Ireland

Excellent benefits package

Opportunity to operate at Staff Engineer level within a growing global technology organisation

Long-term career progression and technical leadership opportunities

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via Linked In.

Skills:
software development software engineering

Benefits:
Work From Home