Senior Python Developer

Workplace Type: Remote - Region: San Francisco, CA

Requirements

1. Strong Python coding abilities: Can pass difficult programming challenges in a relatively short period of time. Can speak clearly about their thinking throughout these challenges. Can speak to O-notation of algorithms. Has excellent knowledge of common Python idioms and libraries.
2. High scalability leadership experience: Has been a tech leader on scaling systems to hundreds of millions of requests/events per day. Has experience with hyper-observability, scaling algorithms, and using production data to drive system changes.
3. Design and guide: the implementation of a rapidly growing Python, BashScript, JavaScript, React, GraphQL codebase.
4. Evaluate, identify, develop and implement: various software solutions.
5. Create design documents: architectural blueprints and functional specifications.
6. Review and discuss: architectural design docs from other engineering teams, identify API contracts between components and implement them.
7. Mentor and guide: other developers, overseeing, assisting, and reviewing the work of the development team throughout the process.
8. Collaborate: with product and business teams on requirements to plan and execute new features.
9. Test: the final product to ensure it is completely functional and meets requirements.
10. Use a proactive approach: to common challenges and by continually researching best practices in coding.
11. Troubleshoot: coding problems quickly and efficiently to ensure a productive workplace.
12. Machine learning experience: Has worked with machine learning models at scale.

Qualifications

1. 5+ years of professional Python development experience.
2. 10+ years of professional C++ or JAVA development experience.
3. 5+ years of experience building software products.
4. 5+ years production code experience with Python.
5. Experience with JavaScript and CSS.
6. Experience with React.
7. Experience with Unix Systems.
8. Experience with Python frameworks.
9. Experience with Cloud Platform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
10. Ability to build products that scale, experience working on large-scale software projects.
11. Experience with Rest-API development and the CRUD model.
12. Understand how to automate builds for developer environments from development through production within a Continuous Delivery model.
13. Understanding of Scrum Agile methodology and have worked on a Scrum team.
14. Knowledge of SQL, and non-relational (NoSQL) databases (Mongo and Elasticsearch).
15. Knowledge of best practices for IT operations in an always-on, always-available service model.
16. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems or relevant experience and accomplishments.