SplitMetrics is seeking a Python Engineer Team Lead to lead backend engineering efforts, own platform roadmap delivery, and drive technical excellence in scalable backend systems. This role involves leading a team of engineers, improving system performance, and collaborating with product and architecture teams to align on priorities.
What You'll Do
- Take full ownership of planning and delivering platform roadmap items
- Lead the backend engineers in the team, organize day-to-day work and ensure predictable delivery
- Plan work for the next quarter and contribute to high-level multi-quarter planning together with Director of Engineering
- Improve delivery accuracy, reduce delays, and manage risks early
- Design and develop scalable high-load backend solutions used across the company
- Optimize data flows, performance, and system reliability
- Drive modernization of legacy services, architecture improvements and technical debt reduction
- Collaborate with product owners, solution architects and other teams on priorities and alignment
- Ensure proper documentation, visibility and knowledge sharing inside the team
What We're Looking For
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience including distributed systems design
- 2+ years in a role with technical leadership responsibilities (team leader, senior leading others, etc.)
- Experience with planning, estimation and delivering complex projects
- Strong understanding of performance optimization and scalability principles
- Confident in owning decisions with business impact
- Able to work under high delivery pressure and manage trade-offs
- B1+ English level
Technical Stack
- Python
- Apple Ads
- A/B testing
- ASO platforms
- AI integration
- High-load backend systems
- Distributed systems
Team & Environment
- Remote-first engineering team collaborating across 20+ countries
- Reports to Director of Engineering
- Micro-management-free and supportive management style
- Environment conducive to open dialogue and constructive feedback
- Collaboration between teams through shared OKRs
- Culture guided by values: Move Fast, Build Together, Strive for Transparency, Own What You Do, Learn + Share = Excel
Benefits & Compensation
- Vacation and public holidays following your country's regulations
- Additional PTOs annually for personal rejuvenation
- Medical insurance or health care compensation
- Paid sick leave to prioritize your well-being
- Top online/offline conferences and mobile industry events
- Internal courses for continuous professional development
- Semi-annual performance review sessions
- New career opportunities through our internal mobility program
- Corporate online events and offline team retreats
- Flexible working schedule for a better work-life balance
- Remote-first working environment
- Coworking costs coverage program
- Office hubs in key locations for a convenient and productive work environment
Work Mode
- Flexible working schedule
- Remote-first environment
- Coworking cost coverage
- Office hubs in key locations
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
