Senior Python Engineer - Lead

DoControl is a SaaS Security Posture Management solution offering visibility, threat detection, and remediation for sensitive data exposure and insider threats. DoControl secures SaaS data, identities, connected third-party apps & configurations to ensure comprehensive protection across major SaaS ecosystems, including Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and Box. 

We are looking for a Senior Python Developer with deep expertise in Python programming, event-driven architectures and large-scale data processing to lead one of the company's most important areas.

You will lead design and optimize cloud-native applications, build high-performance data pipelines, and develop scalable solutions on AWS. Work with machine learning (ML) workflows, including LLM (Large Language Models) integration.

Must Have

• 7+ years of Python development in production environments
• 1-2 years of experience managing a team, including leading, delegating, overseeing, and communicating
• Tests - Proven experience writing automated tests with frameworks like Pytest, focusing on unit and integration testing
• Strong understanding of OOP, functional programming, and performance optimization
• Expertise in Pandas, NumPy, and PySpark for large-scale data processing
• Experience with concurrent programming (multithreading, multiprocessing, asyncio)
• Proficiency with monitoring tools such as Datadog and CloudWatch, including performance monitoring, log aggregation, alerting, and troubleshooting
• Practical experience working with column-oriented databases like ClickHouse or Redshift, including optimizing complex queries for performance at scale
• Event driven architecture - Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, SQS, SNS, EventBridge)
• Work with AWS services (Lambda, Step Functions, Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB)
• Optimize database interactions with SQL and NoSQL (DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Work with ML models, including LLM-based applications (Fine-tuning, inference, optimization)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, Pulumi)
• TypeScript knowledge for backend services or infrastructure automation
• Hands-on experience with MLOps and model monitoring
• Exposure to GraphQL and REST API design

• Hybrid work model
• Competitive salary and benefits
• A generous meal allowance directly added to salary
• Advanced Study Fund
• Sick leave paid from the first day
• Equity - We are building an amazing company together! Which is why each and every employee is awarded equity in DoControl

The fun stuff:

• An innovative and amazing work environment alongside passionate, energetic, and committed co-workers
• A dog-friendly workplace
• Monthly All Hands and Ask Management Anything meetings to inspire inclusivity, transparency, and ownership (Some of our core values!)
• Reward and recognition program
• Company wide events - both in person and zoom
• Special Occasions Gifting program

Check out our Glassdoor and Great place to work pages:

• https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/DoControl-Reviews-E5890383.htm 
• https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7048552