What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Python Engineer position at OM Housing?
Our client is revitalizing a flagship SaaS offering, and they're looking for engineers eager to solve complex, real-world problems. Their global platform serves users and institutions alike, preserving and sharing cultural heritage for current and future generations. This is an extraordinary opportunity to do work that matters in a product with complex technical needs.
📍 Candidate must live in Columbus, Ohio
🏢 3 days/week hybrid schedule
⚡ Challenges include optimizing content delivery speed and scalability for a platform that serves millions of requests a day.
🧩 Complex metadata management, linked data integrations, and asset processing pipelines await on the backend.
🔎 Bridging both front and backend are complex search and discovery needs.
☁️ Delivering all of this through reliable, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure is both a challenge and an opportunity to innovate, grow, and lead.
💡 Bring your curiosity, problem-solving mindset, and drive to build impactful cloud solutions.
🛠️ Responsibilities:
🔹 Design and implement complex features and systems
🔹 Provide technical guidance and expertise to the team
🔹 Participate in architectural discussions and decisions
🔹 Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality standards
🔹 Mentor junior engineers
🎯 Qualifications:
🎓 Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
🧠 7 years of software development experience
🐍 Python: Strong to expert proficiency in Python 3.11 , including modern idioms, type hinting, data classes, threading, and multiprocessing
🌐 Django: Strong experience with Django (architecture, ORM, templating); familiarity with Django Ninja & Pydantic preferred (Flask experience also considered)
🔗 API Design: Experience building secure, high-performance APIs; OpenAPI spec design preferred
🗄️ PostgreSQL: Expertise in JSON fields, full-text search, query optimization, and high-scale performance
🧩 Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
📊 Deep understanding of database systems
☁️ Experience with cloud platforms
🔄 Experience with distributed systems & microservices
🤖 Experience integrating AI tools and frameworks into development workflows