Python Developer

Position Description

• Provides application software development services or technical support in more complex situations.
• May also be responsible for requirements gathering and BRD/SRD preparation. Has thorough knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Conducts reviews of the test Plan and test Data. May allocate/ coordinate work within a team/project.
• The job holder leads the technical design, development and documentation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems.
• S/he also ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved by coordinating, coding, testing, implementation and documentation.
• Must have thorough and demonstrative knowledge on or both the user-side frontend of a website, as well as the backend, server-side that powers the user-side.
• Additional requirements include intermediate understanding of security principles, relational databases and architecture design principles.
• Programming well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites. Develop flowcharts, layouts and documentation to satisfy requirements and solutions.

Education/Experience:

• Experience with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures

• Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

• Flexible team player

• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities

• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance

• Must demonstrate initiative and effective independent decision-making skills

• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately

• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

• In-depth understanding of the systems development life cycle

• May include database knowledge in; SQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, dBase, MS Access, etc

• Responsible for development, programming, coding of Information Technology solutions using Python

• Responsible for documentation of the system, conduct unit tests, peer code reviews and maintenance of internally developed applications, evaluation and performance testing of purchased products.

• Excellent understanding of RESTful Architecture style.

• We expect the candidate to have ability to take methodical approach to evaluate various libraries with pros and cons to meet business / technical requirements.

• Excellent understanding of Python programming mode and required libraries to develop REST API Services.

• Must have demonstrated experience developing REST APIs using Python.

• Must have demonstrated experience processing batch files using Python

• Must have demonstrated experience developing scheduling of batch processes

• Proficiency using standard desktop applications such as MS Suite and flowcharting tools such as Visio

• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy

Required Work Experience:

5+ years related work experience, Professional experience with technical design and coding in the IT industry

Required Education:

Related Bachelor’s degree or related work experience

Musts:

• Mongo, PostgreSQL

• Python

• API Development