Backend Team Lead (Python)

TL;DR

Backend Team Lead (Python): Leading the platform team to build and scale a travel app with 20M+ users with an accent on infrastructure reliability, developer experience, and scalable technical solutions. Focus on managing senior engineers, evolving cloud-based architecture, and integrating AI tooling responsibly.

Location: Hybrid in Amsterdam (must be in the office 2 days a week)

Company

hirify.global is a travel app that allows over 20 million users to plan, track, and relive their trips in a smart and beautiful way.

What you will do

• Lead a platform team of Senior Backend and DevOps Engineers, setting technical direction and expectations.
• Own the platform and backend roadmap in partnership with Product and Mobile teams.
• Scale and evolve infrastructure to handle millions of active users with a focus on reliability and observability.
• Raise the technical bar through hands-on code reviews and architectural guidance.
• Manage career development and performance for team members.
• Experiment with and evangelize the usage of AI tooling within the engineering team.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and growing backend engineers, including performance management and coaching.
• Track record of building and scaling systems handling thousands of requests per second.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud-based architectures, relational databases, and event-driven systems.
• High standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and observability.
• Excellent English communication skills for stakeholder alignment and technical direction.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with a requirement to be in the office 2 days a week.
• 30 days of vacation and two paid Culture Days.
• Yearly free flight or train ride to a random location via the Teleporter.
• Comprehensive home office setup and a MacBook.
• Personal development budget and a pension plan.
• Daily team lunches and monthly parties in a downtown Amsterdam office.