Responsibilities
- Own the technical direction of your area and help the team make strong engineering decisions.
- Own complex features and systems from early problem definition through design, implementation, rollout, and long-term improvements.
- Lead technical discussions and help turn unclear product needs into clear technical plans and milestones.
- Design and review architecture for Python-based backend services, balancing speed, simplicity, and long-term maintainability.
- Work hands-on in the codebase, especially on backend services built mainly in Python and Django.
- Improve existing systems with a focus on reliability, performance, security, observability, and developer experience.
- Support engineers through code reviews, technical mentoring, and day-to-day collaboration.
- Contribute to incident response and post-mortems, and make sure lessons learned turn into real improvements.
- Take part in technical hiring and help onboard new engineers from the technical side.
- Look for ways to improve engineering processes such as testing, CI/CD, and development standards.
Requirements
- Strong backend engineering skills in Python and Django
- Ability to lead technical discussions and shape engineering decisions
- Experience designing and reviewing architecture for backend services
- Hands-on experience working in a codebase with Python-based backend services
- Experience improving systems for reliability, performance, security, observability, and developer experience
- Experience with code reviews and technical mentoring
- Participation in incident response and post-mortems
- Contribution to technical hiring and onboarding
Nice to Have
- Experience with engineering processes such as testing, CI/CD, and development standards
Benefits
- A place to grow and do meaningful work — support for developing skills, taking ownership of projects, and sharing ideas
- Friendly and open culture — no dress codes, no bureaucracy, close-knit collaborative team that values transparency and agility
- Time for work, time for life — 37.5-hour workweek
- Benefits you’ll actually use — MultiSport card, fresh fruit in the office, regular team events, at least 5 weeks of vacation per year
- Be part of something exciting — Twisto is growing in Europe, and your work will directly contribute to that journey
What the role is about
This role is for someone who wants to combine strong backend engineering with technical leadership. You’ll stay close to the code, help shape how things are built, and work closely with engineers, product, and business partners to move ideas into production. This is the role focused on the technical quality of the team’s work, architecture, delivery decisions, and long-term health of the systems your team owns.
How we work
We work closely across engineering, product, analytics, and business. Requirements are often shaped together, so it helps to enjoy asking questions, challenging assumptions, and finding better ways forward. We work in 2-week sprints, use Slack for most communication, and meet regularly to plan, review, and solve problems together. As a Tech Lead, you’ll help create technical alignment inside your team and across the wider engineering group.
Tech stack
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Grafana, and related tooling.
Additional Information
- Work in 2-week sprints
- Slack is used for most communication
- Regular meetings for planning, reviewing, and problem-solving
- 37.5-hour workweek
- At least 5 weeks of vacation per year
