Lead Python Developer

Job Location: 100% remote in Romania

Recruitment process:

• HR Screening
• tech interview
  
  
  

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Lead Python developer who is interested in learning about quantitative analytics and perhaps looking to make a career at the intersection of Financial Analytics, Big Data, and Mathematics!

The successful candidate will work with a technology stack that is best of breed, involving Python, Pandas, NumPy, Flask, and Plotly. They will join a fast-paced, dynamic team environment, building commercial products that are at the heart of the business and contributing directly to revenue generation.

Role description:

• Design and implement end-to-end applications in Python with an emphasis on efficiently writing functions on large datasets.
• Interpret and analyze business use cases and feature requests into technical designs and development tasks.
• Participate in regular design and code review meetings.
• Be a responsive team player in system architecture and design discussions.
• Be proud of the high quality of your work.
• Always follow quality standards (unit tests, integration tests, and documented code).
• Happy to coach and mentor junior engineers.
• Be delivery-focused, have a passion for technology, and enjoy offering new ideas and approaches.
• Demonstratable technical capacity in understanding technical deliveries and dependencies.
• Strong experience in working on software engineering projects in an Agile manner.
  
  
  

Profile :

• Minimum 4 years experience in developing applications using Python.
• Experience in developing data pipelines using Airflow.
• Linux/Unix, Git.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Test frameworks.
• Agile and XP (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructures, preferably with AWS.
• Fluent in English.
• Effective team player and good at managing timelines.
• Follow relevant technology trends, evaluate new technologies, and use this information to improve the product.
• Take pride in your work and be responsive to clients. Happy clients are an important factor to you.
• You love to solve complex problems, whether that's making the user experience as responsive as possible or understanding complex client requirements.
• You can present your ideas and solutions, as well as guide technical discussions.
• You can effectively communicate with external clients.
• Your welcoming attitude encourages people to approach you when they have a problem you can help them solve.
• Core Python with rich knowledge of OO methodology and design.
• Experience writing Python code that is scalable and performant.
• Experience in data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) using industry-standard patterns/techniques.
• Has experience/exposure to complex data types when designing and anticipating issues that impact performance (under ETL processes) by generating metrics using industry-adopted profiling tools during development.
• Experience working on AWS, ECS, S3, and ideally MWAA (hosted Airflow on AWS).