Lead backend developer ( Python)

Lead Python Developer

Let us introduce ourselves! We are a team of curious hackers & tinkerers who love building cool stuff just for the thrill of it. Our passion for creating and innovating drives everything we do.

We are a B2B engineering company that builds high-tech systems for helicopters, airplanes, and other vehicles. Think of flying precision laser scanners, high-res & thermal cameras, fiber-optic gyros, satellite communications, etc. Occasionally, we board an aircraft to fly around and test what we’ve built, sometimes just as an excuse to go up in the sky! We genuinely love what we do, and it just so happens that we’ve built the most awesome system on the market of this kind (for real). Now, we are selling it all around the world to geospatial companies, utilities, helicopter operators, and other businesses alike. They use it to detect defects and potential problems in critical infrastructure, such as power lines, railroads, and pipelines worldwide – from Europe and the Americas to Africa.

We are expanding and looking for a Lead Backend Developer who is not only a great team leader but also an active hands-on developer. We value leaders who lead by example – you will be coding alongside your team, making architectural decisions, and helping solve complex challenges together. You’ll be guiding a small team of talented developers, ensuring smooth collaboration and high technical standards. Technologies we use as developers: Python, React, Redux, Typescript, MapLibre, C/C++, PostgreSQL, Docker, gRPC, Rust.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of developers, setting goals, reviewing performance, mentoring, and fostering a productive and enjoyable work environment.
• Develop software that controls all aspects of aerial data collection and pilot navigation, including backend services for sensors and hardware components, web-based front-end UIs for system operators and pilots, and flight planning software.
• Establish and maintain a culture of building quality software based on best practices and industry standards.
• Collaborate with the project manager and other teams to assess, evaluate, and implement new features, design solutions for issues encountered.
• Establish, improve, and ensure coding standards, documentation and necessary procedures are consistently applied.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (you will be a playing coach).
• 3+ years working with Python or C++.
• Hands-on experience working and configuring JIRA.
• Multi-threaded and async applications.
• Small team leadership experience as an advantage
• Comfortable with Git, GitHub, or another source code repository service.
• Capable with Linux and bash.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker
• Working with databases (SQL and NoSQL), SQLAlchemy.
• Automated software testing.

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Frontend development (React, Typescript), or DevOps.
• Advanced Linux User/Admin, CMake.
• Experience with gRPC.
• Embedded development.
• Experience with external devices (industrial cameras, gimbals, lidars) and 3rd party device SDKs.
• Understanding how photography works.
• Knowledge of GIS & Geospatial or working with map libraries like MapLibre GL JS or MapBox.

WE PROVIDE:

• Flexible work hours – we care more about results than time clocks.
• Work from home or the office, as you prefer.
• Exposure to high-end technologies, devices, and aviation.
• Engaging and challenging work, that gives the opportunity to grow and learn.
• A real chance to influence company-wide technological decisions.
• Multiple team-building experiences every year, including scuba diving in the Red Sea or safari in Tanzania.
• A modern office in a convenient location.
• A fast-growing company at the forefront of aerial data collection with all the thrills, growth, and career opportunities.
• The opportunity to get on an aircraft to test your creations and see the “big picture”.
• A gross salary in the range of €4960–7440. We are open to discussing a different amount depending on your skills and experience.