Python Infra team lead

About Bluevine

Bluevine is transforming small business banking with innovative solutions like checking, lending, and credit—all tailored to help entrepreneurs thrive. With best-in-class technology, advanced security, and a deep understanding of the small business community, we’re empowering entrepreneurs to grow with confidence.

Backed by leading investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, and Citi Ventures, we’ve been supporting SMBs since 2013, serving over 500,000 customers nationwide and growing a dynamic global team of 500 people. Our mission? To fuel small businesses with the financial tools they need to succeed.

At Bluevine, you’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced team that’s reshaping the future of banking. Ready to make an impact?

About the role:

We are looking for a Python Infrastructure Team Lead to drive the development and scalability of our core infrastructure. This role is ideal for an experienced Python engineer with deep expertise in backend architecture, infrastructure automation, and production environments, combined with strong leadership and project management skills.

What you'll do:

• Lead the development and optimization of backend infrastructure, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with backend, DevOps, and data teams to design and implement robust infrastructure solutions.
• Drive best practices in code quality, automation, observability, and deployment strategies.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Ensure high availability and efficient resource utilization across distributed systems.

What we look for:

• Proven experience leading a team of developers and managing technical projects.
• 7+ years of Python development experience, with expertise in designing scalable backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC), automation, and cloud-native environments.
• Experience working with containerized environments (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes).
• Deep understanding of performance tuning, observability, and distributed systems.

Bonus point if you also have:

• Experience with Django, FastAPI, or Flask for backend development.
• Proficiency in monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services, including ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and API Gateway.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience with tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Experience with data streaming and batch processing solutions

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Benefits & Perks

• Excellent group health coverage and life insurance benefits
• Stock options
• Flexible hybrid work model
• Large Study Fund contribution
• Salary Benchmarks and Checkpoints 
• Monthly meal card of TenBis or CiBus (your choice) with generous balance
• Free parking for cars, scooters, and bikes
• Free gym membership
• Company-sponsored Mental Health Benefits
• PTO, Company Holidays, and Flexible Holidays
• Community-based volunteering opportunities