Python Tech Lead (ButterCMS team)

We are the company that stands behind ButterCMS, an easy-to-use headless CMS with a blazing-fast API used by thousands of companies around the world.

ButterCMS is a part of Tiugo Technologies, a leading tech company specializing in developer platforms, helping software companies accelerate growth and scale their business. Tiugo contains a suite of brands that are API-first, market-leading developer platforms focused on content creation and digital collaboration. Tiugo’s current family of brands includes ButterCMS, CKEditor, TinyMCE, and Uploadcare.

We have experienced steady growth over the years and employ over 260 people globally. Nearly half of our team is based in Poland. We are currently seeking a Tech Lead to lead the development of our globally used product, ButterCMS.

To learn more about ButterCMS, visit https://buttercms.com.

Your new role:

You will be a technical leader driving strategic improvements and long-term scalability of the platform. ButterCMS has seen consistent growth over time, and like many maturing products, now presents an exciting opportunity to modernize and refine its architecture. 

Our core stack includes Django, PostgreSQL, Memcached, and Vue.js. We’re looking for someone who can lead this evolution thoughtfully, balancing performance optimization with maintainability, and helping us define best-in-class engineering standards going forward.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the technical evolution of our application, guiding the transition toward a more modular and high-performing architecture

• Driving technical design for new features and strategic initiatives, collaborating closely with Product and Design

• Leading and mentoring a growing team of engineers, instilling a culture of excellence, learning, and collaboration

• Identifying and solving performance issues, especially around ORM and data modeling

• Improving code quality and maintainability by introducing architecture patterns, best practices, and refactors

• Setting the technical direction and standards for the team—drive adoption of engineering best practices

To be successful in this role you need the following:

• Proven experience as a Staff Engineer, Tech Lead, or similar senior engineering role in a high-scale, complex web application

• Deep expertise in Python/Django, with strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and Django ORM 

• Experience improving performance and refactoring large codebases

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and modern engineering practices

• Natural leadership qualities – mentorship, empathy, decisiveness, and a collaborative spirit

• Excellent communication skills – capable of guiding both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Familiarity with AWS/Heroku/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and scalable cloud architectures

• Interest or experience in AI technologies, and curiosity around how they intersect with development

Why join Tiugo Technologies:

Our people are a huge part of what makes Tiugo Technologies a great place to work! Aside from a great team, some of our benefits include:

• The salary range for a B2B contract is 30 000 PLN - 36 000 PLN + VAT per month

• Flexible schedule and the possibility to work fully remotely

• Professional development resources (up to 5 days of additional leave and 6 000 PLN yearly)

• LinkedIn Learning access

• Extra leave for Tiugo Day - our company’s foundation day and your birthday

• English lessons with a native speaker and an online language platform where you can learn English, Spanish, and German

• Access to a mental health and well-being platform with 24/7 dedicated psychological support

• Private medical care (Enel Med or Medicover) and Multisport card

• 2 weeks of paid parental leave for our contractors

What is next:

• HR interview with Ola Mroczek (People & Culture Specialist)

• Technical interview with Bartek Czerwonka (Senior Director of Engineering)

• Technical interview with Zan Anderle (Senior Python/Django Engineer)

• (Optional) The recruitment task to be done at home

• Interview with Łukasz Miądowicz (Senior Technical Product Manager)