Senior Python Developer (remote fulltime)

Primary Responsibilities ● Design, and build cutting edge web applications across a diverse range of platforms. ● Optimise and fine tune transactional processing to handle large concurrent numbers of purchases. ● Create unit tests and integration tests using manual and automated approaches. ● Develop software iteratively and deliver working code in each iteration. ● Performance tune and scale web applications to handle 10s of thousands of page views and transactions per day. ● Work with Product and Design teams to come up with the best user experience and application flow. ● Work collaboratively with Project Management, QA and other developers. ● Explore new technologies in order to evolve both application functionality and contribute to the design of infrastructure, deployment and maintenance processes. ● Provide third line support for Operations and our Customers in resolving Production issues

Performance Capabilities ● Extensive knowledge/experience in software engineering best practices (i.e. OOD, modularity, extensibility, reusability and maintainability) ● Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices and processes. Hands-on deep practical knowledge of Agile/Scrum is preferable. ● Practical knowledge and experience of CI/CD and related tools. ● Demonstrable experience of proactive work and time management and prioritisation. ● Able to self-plan and maintain an agile (hybrid-remote) working environment for oneself and one’s colleagues

Skills and Experience Required ● 5+ years’ experience in Python. ● 5+ System integration experience. ● 4+ years’ experience using Django ● LAMP + NGINX (python-centric) experience ● Excellent knowledge of relational SQL databases. ● Good working knowledge of HTML/JS/CSS. ● Docker and containerisation knowledge.

Additional Useful Experience ● Payment Processing and Merchant Integration ● Experience architecting enterprise-level content-management systems ● Experience with Gitlab Continuous Integration and Deployment ● Advanced Virtualization, container technologies, Kubernetes orchestration ● AWS or other cloud service providers.

Education ● Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Computer Science or related field ● SCRUM or AGILE certified would be useful

Key Skills

• CSS
• Django
• Python
• JavaScript