Python Developer Lead

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This is a client-facing delivery leadership role you will act as the primary technical point of contact, lead a small cross-functional team (backend, Flutter, QA), and take end-to-end responsibility for designing, developing, and delivering robust backend and API-driven solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep Python expertise with strong leadership and communication skills, as well as familiarity with modern AI-assisted development using Cursor IDE.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (On-site at Client Premises)
Employment Type: Full-time Secondment to client office

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a 46 member engineering team (Python, Flutter, QA).
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture and delivery plans.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and REST/GraphQL APIs using Python (preferably FastAPI).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) and enforce engineering best practices.
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders, providing technical leadership, sprint planning, and delivery oversight.
• Guide the team in adopting modern development workflows and tools such as Cursor IDE for improved productivity and AI-assisted coding.
• Optionally: contribute to exploring and integrating LLM-based enhancements (e.g. chatbots, AI-assisted workflows, or contextual search) into the product stack as part of future roadmap initiatives.
• Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and ensure maintainable, well-documented codebases.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production or performance issues.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 812 years of experience in Python development (FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar).
• Proven experience as a technical lead or senior engineer managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, microservices, and API integration patterns.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD practices, containerisation, and cloud deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiarity with Cursor IDE or similar AI-assisted development tools.
• Awareness of LLM technologies (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models) is a plus.
• Strong grasp of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and asynchronous programming.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  

Good to Have

• Exposure to LLM integration, RAG pipelines, or AI-driven developer tools.
• Experience integrating AI/ML components or automation features into production systems.
• Familiarity with data engineering or analytics pipelines.
• Exposure to front-end or Flutter integration workflows.
• DevOps mindset with testing automation experience (pytest, GitLab CI).
  

Why Join

• Opportunity to lead a high-impact digital project in collaboration with a top-tier Saudi client.
• Work with cutting-edge tools and frameworks (Cursor, FastAPI, Docker, etc.).
• Represent technical leadership in a strategic on-site engagement.