Senior/Lead Python Engineer

We're looking for a Senior/Lead Python Engineer to join a B2B SaaS project in the insurance compliance domain. You'll work on a platform that automates the collection, OCR processing, and compliance evaluation of insurance documents for contractors. The role combines hands-on engineering with architectural ownership and close collaboration with the team and stakeholders.

Major responsibilities:

• Design and maintain the overall system architecture across backend, frontend, database, and integrations
• Lead the implementation of multi-tenancy, OCR/document processing and compliance evaluation components
• Make technical decisions and ensure scalability, security, data integrity, and maintainability
• Conduct code reviews, establish engineering standards, and mentor developers
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, tasks, and estimates
• Collaborate with BA and QA on requirements, technical design, and acceptance criteria
• Identify and resolve technical risks, performance issues, and architectural bottlenecks.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of Python, React, and PostgreSQL experience
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS architecture, RBAC, authentication, authorization, and data isolation
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns for scalable enterprise applications
• Experience integrating OCR services or similar solutions
• Hands-on experience with Docker, AWS, or GCP (EC2/Lambda/Cloud Run)
• Understanding of security practices, including RBAC, data isolation, audit logging, OWASP basics, and GDPR/compliance awareness
• Proactive and communicative approach, with a strong sense of ownership, confidence in client communication, and willingness to raise questions, share ideas, and provide updates when needed
• English at B2 level or higher.

Nice to have:

• Experience leading an engineering team
• Background in insurance or compliance systems
• Knowledge of LLM/AI pipelines, RAG
• Experience building versioned rule engines or knowledge bases
• Hands-on experience with multi-tenant PostgreSQL, including RLS, schema-per-tenant, or PgBouncer.