Practice Head - Python

Practice Head Python

Experience - 10+ Years

Employment Type - Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned and visionary Practice Head to lead our Python Automation practice. In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for setting the technical direction, building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams, and driving the adoption of Python-based automation solutions across the organization. You will work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, efficient automation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, grow, and mentor a team of Python engineers focused on automation and intelligent systems.

Define and drive the technical roadmap for the Python Automation practice, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Architect and oversee the development of large-scale automation frameworks, pipelines, and workflows.

Champion best practices in software engineering: code quality, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.

Partner with product, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end automation solutions.

Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs) for intelligent automation.

Drive API design and development standards across the practice.

Collaborate with database and data engineering teams on SQL-based data automation.

Represent the practice in stakeholder meetings, technical reviews, and client engagements.

Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and technical hiring.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on professional experience with Python, with a strong focus on automation.

Proven experience in a technical leadership or practice lead role managing engineering teams.

Deep expertise in Python ecosystem tools: Celery, Airflow, FastAPI, pytest, asyncio, etc.

Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.

Demonstrated ability to build robust, production-grade automation pipelines and frameworks.

Proficiency in version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Strong problem-solving ability with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Good to Have

Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, or similar frameworks.

Experience integrating LLM-based agents into automation workflows (RAG, prompt engineering, tool use).

Strong SQL skills query optimization, stored procedures, and data pipeline design.

API development experience RESTful and GraphQL API design, documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger), and security.

Familiarity with cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure (Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.).

Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Knowledge of MLOps practices and integrating ML models into automation systems.

Skills at a Glance

Python 10+

Automation

LLMs / AI

SQL

API Dev

What We Offer

Leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future of our automation practice.

Competitive compensation, performance bonuses, and equity participation.

Access to cutting-edge tools, platforms, and continuous learning resources.

A collaborative and innovative engineering culture with a strong emphasis on impact.

Please drop your resume to radhika.nadukula@adroitinnovative.com