Technical Team Lead (TECTLGS1223)

Permanent Full-Time

Hybrid

Software Engineering

Rathfarnham (Ráth Fearnáin), County Dublin, Ireland


Job Details

Overview:

Are you a Technical Team Lead interested in joining an innovative, software solutions business dedicated to driving digital transformation?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Team Lead to join our team in expanding our core product offering and working across major client projects.  The Propylon Government Solutions team is developing the next generation of Legislative drafting and document workflow management tools using Python, TypeScript, React and Redux and needs a technical team lead to oversee the implementation and delivery phases for these tools. The ideal candidate will be an experienced engineering team lead with experience shipping complex, multi-component software solutions to enterprise clients.

Propylon is a small software company dedicated to delivering high quality software for our clients.  Technical Team Leads in Propylon have significant influence over team composition, hiring, resourcing and  technical decision-making and are expected to take high levels of ownership for the solutions they deliver.

About Propylon:
 
Our vision is to disrupt the legal landscape with innovative solutions that simplify the complex and connect people with the law. Our engineers seek to understand business related challenges, design process, technical solutions, ultimately solving problems and embracing change. 
 
Propylon was listed as one of the best “Great Places To Work” in Ireland every time we applied for the accolade in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. As such, we are proud to offer competitive salaries, excellent training, and opportunities to help you reach your full potential and develop in your career.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team of software engineers delivering complex workflow and document management applications for Propylon’s Government Solutions division.
  • Responsible for the overall quality of the team’s technical deliveries in terms of test coverage, code quality, adherence to best practices in relation to security, etc.
  • Plan and oversee the execution of development sprints ensuring accurate effort estimation and  high-quality delivery of agreed upon sprint outputs.
  • Production of technical analysis of existing complex, multi-component systems and architectural designs integrating these systems with Propylon applications.
  • Work with Government Solutions team’s management to ensure that designs are technically robust and aligned with company strategic direction.
  • Work with a cross-functional team, including project managers, business analysts and other stakeholders to provide accurate estimates of development efforts.
  • Be the team’s technical authority, providing guidance and direction to junior developers through pair-programming and code-review sessions.
  • Provide one-to-one support and mentorship for individual team members to upskill and progress their own engineering careers.

Requirements:
  • Extensive professional Python programming experience, ideally 5+ years.
  • Extensive professional experience with Django/Flask or equivalent Python based web or API scaffolding framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of Python ecosystem, tooling, and best practices.
  • Proven technical team leadership experience, ideally 3+ years.  Demonstrable professional experience managing the planning and delivery phase of a complex software implementation.
  • Strong technical background, with extensive experience in a software development role delivering complex, multi-component software solutions.
  • Experience architecting complex workflow systems.
  • Experience in developing complex software applications under strict deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice to haves:
  • Experience with Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions and other DevOps related services.
  • Experience designing document management systems.
  • Knowledge of Python document manipulation tools and libraries.
  • Professional development experience with a strongly typed language such as Java or C#.
  • Experience with MVC style web development frameworks.
  • Experience with Python and modern Python features such as type hinting, async, data classes, etc.
  • Experience with XML processing/transformation.
  • Experience with document management/document workflow software.
  • Familiarity or work experience with DevOps workflow/principles, building CI/CD pipelines.

Personal Attributes:
  • Wants to be part of a team that is committed to delivering high quality innovative products.
  • Wants to be part of a culture that is committed to sharing and enhancing the knowledge of the wider team supporting team wide learning and success
  • Have a curious mindset – about what you do, the technology you use and how you connect with others to deliver products that we are proud to deliver to our clients.
Propylon is an equal opportunities employer; positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, civil or family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or membership of a minority community.