Responsibilities

• Building reusable code and libraries, maintenance of the central codebase


• Ability to work well in a modern agile software engineering environment (with source code control, dev/stage/prod release cycle, extensive testing and continuous deployment


• Ability to identify and define integration points with third-party solutions


• Solid object-oriented design skills and knowledge of application architecture patterns


• Document unit test procedures and participate in software development process to perform all tests on designs


• Write well designed, readable, efficient code by using best software development practices in Python and the Django framework


• Create website layout/user interface by using standard HTML/CSS practices


• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases


• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs


• Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling our application

Requirements

• 8+ years of proven work experience with Python and Django


• Web User Interface Design/Evaluation (UI), Load Balancing, Version Control Systems (Git), Web Services (REST/SOAP), Unit Testing, Apache, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.


• Comfortable with modern Python, Django and related libraries


• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git


• Experience using bootstrap, less/sass, javascript and tooling (gulp, webpack etc.)


• Experience with Django framework is a must


• Have worked extensively on Django views, models and templates and Django Rest Framework


• Experience with other modern MVC framework (i.e. Express, RoR, Laravel etc.) is a plus


• Experience debugging front end and back end issues


• Experience with Python server-side programming language is a must


• Experience with others like PHP, C++, Ruby or Node is a plus


• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and interacting with applications written in javascript


• Knowledge of relational and/or non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL and MongoDB, respectively


• An eye for good UX and visual design


• Must be a strong self-starter, with strong initiative skills and the ability to work well with limited supervision


• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with employees and the general public, to maintain confidentiality in daily operations, and to conduct daily duties in a professional appearance and manner


• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, software manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, and safety rules