Python & Groovy Lead Engineer

As a Lead Python and Groovy Engineer, you will be part of a fast-paced, Agile development team and work on a variety of projects, to develop & support CI/CD pipelines used to Build, test and release quickly, securely and consistently to market. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, and to contribute to the development of high-quality software that makes a real impact on the business.

In this role, you will have the chance to grow your skills and take your career to the next level. We offer a supportive, challenging, and exciting work environment, with opportunities for professional development, training, and advancement.

If you are a Python and Groovy Lead Engineer with a passion for technology and a drive to continuously improve processes, we want to hear from you!

Roles and Responsibilities

Primary Skills

• Strong scripting skills in Python and, with the ability to automate and optimize processes using scripting and infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Expertise in CI/CD Pipeline and Tools such as Jenkins and GitLab and development of shared libraries
• In-depth knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Comfortable with version control systems (Git, SVN) and Linux Command line
• Excellent leadership skills and experience managing and mentoring teams of engineers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Good to have Skills

• Agile Scrum based Development.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with hands-on expertise in building AWS AMIs to use as custom build servers.
• Experience with common OSS observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki), and implementation (Metrics, Logs, Traces)
• Exposure to Artifact repositories (Artifactory), Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
• Experience with Node.js package/module creation and publishing, dependency management tools (npm, yarn), JavaScript libraries and build tooling.
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security controls in a production environment
• Experience with building AOSP source code is a plus
• Productivity tool development

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of innovative solutions to manage our infrastructure and improve our CI/CD pipelines.
• Be Responsive & Reliable and ensure the stability, security, and scalability of our systems.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across world to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of projects
• Initiate deep technical design discussions within your team, and across partner teams, and ensure that we are building the right systems and keeping the quality high.
• Enable our infrastructure to achieve a high level of reliability while keeping simplicity front and centre.
• Champion and build automation first within the infrastructure group
• Build tools that streamline development and deployment of infrastructure stacks
• Build and scale our monitoring and metrics tooling, standards, and processes, to facilitate data-informed decision making.
• Optimize the utilization of cloud resources to balance performance and cost.
• Implement and maintain security controls in a production environment.
• Perform code reviews and sanity checks for the code developed.
• Mentor and guide your team of engineers, helping them to grow their skills and advance their careers
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technology trends and make recommendations for improving the company's technology stack