Tech Lead (Python/React, AWS, Data/AI) - Part-time - EMEA

Aqua Alarm - Tech Lead (Python/React, AWS, Data/AI)

Company

Aqua Alarm delivers real‑time water quality insights for utilities. Work spans: sensor/data acquisition, models & algorithms, and a SaaS condition‑monitoring platform. Active pilot in Wales. Teams include 3 hydro engineers (NO/FIN/ID) and a hardware/infra team in Poland.

Role

This role involves leading a team of water engineers with coding backgrounds and collaborating with a hardware and infrastructure team in Poland (~60–70% coding, 30–40% leadership). The Tech Lead will report to the COO/CTO and participate in meetings with external parties.

Responsibilities (core)

• Guide a cross-functional team in developing core functionalities that support business objectives.
• Build/backend Python services & data pipelines; contribute to React.js UI.
• Own AWS DevOps/CI/CD (IaC, security, observability, cost hygiene).
• Design data/AI pipelines and algorithms with solid evaluation/monitoring.
• Coordinate IoT ingestion with Poland hardware team; ensure robust interfaces.
• Raise engineering quality (standards, testing, SLIs/SLOs); mentor the team.
• Communicate progress/risks; join select external meetings.

Must‑Haves

• 8–12 years experience; startup background preferred.
• Full‑stack: Python, React.js; strong AWS + DevOps/CI/CD.
• Led small, cross‑functional teams; delivered in ambiguous/time‑boxed settings.
• Data fundamentals and AI/ML exposure in production.
• Proactive communicator; ownership/growth mindset; EU time overlap.

Nice to Have

• IoT/edge (telemetry, gateways), water/environmental data, Terraform/CDK, time‑series analytics/dashboards.