Technical Lead (Python)

Job Title : Technical Lead (Python) Location : San Ramon, CA Duration : Long Term Duties / Day‑to‑Day 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 Top Requirements Must Have • Experience with DynamoDB (nice to have) • Deep ecommerce domain experience, especially on the buy side: • Cart • Checkout • Payments • Experience integrating payment providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay) • Familiarity with PCI, security, and compliance considerations • Exposure to global commerce and multi‑region systems