Senior Software Engineer - Python

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Add support for new platforms to existing products and develop new products.
• Develop and review designs, code, unit tests, system tests, and documentation.
• Collaborate in root cause analysis; diagnose, isolate, and fix software problems.
• Create backend applications primarily using Python.
• Demonstrate your work product to your team.
• Identify and correct issues impacting performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Investigate and develop skills in new technologies.

Characteristics:

• Extensive knowledge of Python for asynchronous backend application development.
• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, code quality, and CI/CD.
• Driven to build modern systems emphasizing user performance and scalability.
• Team player who takes responsibility for software quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn, explore, and introduce new technologies.
• Availability for on-call shifts as required.

Education & Experience:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong programming skills in Python or similar OOP languages focusing on asynchronous programming.
• Experience in API development and ideally data ingestion.
• Prior work on distributed systems and event-driven architecture is a significant plus.
• Experience with Docker and Jenkins or similar CI tools.
• Dedication to contributing unit tests and other testware with product code.
• Experience consuming RESTful interfaces and implementing security best practices.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, and knowledge of cloud computing platforms is a plus.