Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a Python Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application; therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities and Duties
•    Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
•    Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
•    Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
•    Implementation of security and data protection
•    Integration of data storage solutions may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.

Required Skills
•    Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework such as Django, Flask, etc depending on your technology stack
•    Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
•    Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
•    Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
•    Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc depending on your technology stack
•    Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
•    Understanding of accessibility and security compliance depending on the specific project
•    Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
•    Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
•    Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python
•    Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
•    Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
•    Strong unit test and debugging skills
•    Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial or SVN