Python Developer at COSEKE

JOB SUMMARY

Overall development of back-end components, connecting applications with other web services, supporting front-end developers, writing reusable, testable and efficient code; implementation of security and data protection.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement and deploy web-based front-end applications and back-end services
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, project managers and other engineers to to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement on systems developed.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices
• Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews
• Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation

Requirements Skills

• Expert-level understanding of Python
• Intermediate-level understanding of at least one other backend language (In addition to the core language): JavaScript, PHP, Ruby. Go, Scala
• Advanced understanding of Django for Python and Angular
• Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts - relational (SQL-Lite, postgre) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
• Strong knowledge of at least one cloud hosting platform (Ex: AWS, GCP)
• Comfort with at least one CI/CD tool (Ex: Jenkins, Travis)
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration techniques 
• Deep understanding of applicable unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries 
• Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
• Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
• Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools
• Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understanding its importance
• Working knowledge of code editor and formatting tools
• Comfort with at least one web server technology -- (ex: Apache, Nginx)