Tech Lead (Python)

Responsibilities Kforce has a client in San Ramon, CA that is seeking a Tech Lead (Python). Role Overview This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role. You are not a people manager - you are a technical authority. You will lead by example through deep coding involvement, architectural ownership, and stewardship of engineering quality across backend systems. The team will rely on you for technical direction, decision-making, and setting the bar for excellence. Responsibilities: • Serve as a technical leader and owner of backend architecture across ecommerce and personalization systems • Design, build, and evolve scalable backend services and APIs • Make and drive architectural decisions with a long-term scalability and reliability mindset • Remain deeply hands-on with production code • Own code quality standards and best practices • Perform, gate, and guide code reviews across the team • Partner closely with Product, Frontend, and Business stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions • Mentor engineers through technical guidance and design reviews (without formal people management) • Lead complex initiatives involving performance optimization, reliability, and system scalability • Participate in production deployments, monitoring, and incident resolution • Navigate ambiguity and provide technical clarity in fast-moving environments Requirements • Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience • Strong backend engineering expertise in Python or TypeScript • Proven experience designing and owning backend systems at scale • Strong familiarity with frontend technologies such as ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, and CSS3 (for effective cross-stack collaboration) • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences • Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions independently • Passion for building high-impact ecommerce platforms Deep Understanding Of • System design and architecture • Design patterns • Scalability, reliability, and performance optimization The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave. Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.