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Backend & Python

BackEnd Developer Team Lead (Python)

Interview-ready preparation for Python backend team lead roles. Combines senior Python/backend technical depth with delivery ownership, mentoring, architecture judgment, incidents, and stakeholder communication — the bar companies use for lead-level hiring loops.

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Curriculum phases

  1. 1. Lead Role Foundation

    • · Python Backend Team Lead Role
    • · IC to Lead Transition
    • · Hiring Bar for Backend Leads

  2. 2. Python Backend Technical Depth

    • · Senior Python Core for Leads
    • · Async and Concurrency in Python
    • · API Design — REST and Contracts
    • · Databases, SQL, and ORM Performance
    • · Caching and Data Access Patterns
    • · Testing Strategy for Python Backends

  3. 3. Architecture and Reliability

    • · Service Boundaries and Modularity
    • · Distributed Systems Basics for Leads
    • · Observability, SLOs, and On-Call
    • · Security, Auth, and Backend Threats
    • · Technical Decision Making and ADRs
    • · Tech Debt and Platform Investment

  4. 4. People and Delivery

    • · Sprint Delivery and Ownership
    • · Mentoring and Code Review (Python)
    • · Performance Feedback and Growth
    • · Incidents and Escalation
    • · Stakeholder Communication and Risk
    • · Cross-Team Dependencies

  5. 5. Interview Readiness

    • · System Design Interview for Backend Leads
    • · Behavioral Leadership Story Bank
    • · Python Backend Team Lead Mock Prep

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