Lead Python Developer

Waracle are looking for a Lead Developer to join our world-class digital technology consultancy. We are home to a diverse, smart, curious, and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges, helping them innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design, and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role working from our London office 2 days a week.

Are you a visionary technical leader who thrives on empowering others? We are looking for a Lead Developer who does more than just write code; you will be a strategic partner and a mentor. In this role, you’ll foster a psychologically safe environment where diverse ideas flourish and every voice is heard. You will bridge the gap between complex business objectives and elegant technical solutions, ensuring our teams deliver high-quality outcomes that make a real-world impact.

• Technical Vision: Defining project-level architecture for squads and anticipating risks in scaling distributed systems.

• Empowering Leadership: Leading a squad with a focus on collaboration, accountability, and the professional growth of your team members.

• Strategic Planning: Translating business goals into technical roadmaps that meet long-term client needs.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Facilitating workshops to understand requirements and managing expectations around scope and priorities.

• Operational Excellence: Owning technical delivery outcomes and championing coding standards through our Community of Practice (CoP).