Lead Python Developer (Remote)

We’re looking for a Lead Backend Engineer - Python Developer to join our growing team of Engineers to help build and maintain our products. You should have prior experience of being responsible for building sufficiently complex features by yourself.

EXPERIENCE

9+ years
Job Description
We’re looking for a Lead Back-end Engineer with extensive Python experience to join our growing Engineering Team to help build and maintain our products. The right candidate should have prior experience building sufficiently complex features by themselves.

Responsibilities

Asynchronously handle tasks
Develop back-end components and implement designs
Participate in the entire software development life cycle of our applications, focusing on delivering high quality, high performing, testable code at a fast pace
Collaborate with Front-end Engineers in order to integrate user facing elements with server-side logic
Assess and help prioritize feature requests in order to implement new features or improve the functionality of the existing system

Skills & Qualifications

Hands-on experience programming in languages like Python and frameworks such as Django/Flask/Tornado
Experience working on the back-end of systems which support multiple platforms
Understanding of and experience with the entire web application development process (design, development, and deployment)
Knowledge of Object Relational Mapping (ORMs)
Good Problem-Solving skills
9+ years of software development experience
5+ years of API development experience, preferably on enterprise SaaS platforms
Deep experience working with platforms & APIs
6+ years of hands-on Python programming experience
3+ years of MySQL experience as well as a working knowledge of MongoDB
Ability to work as an independent contributor or in collaboration with a team of engineers who are globally distributed and working in multiple time zones.
2 years of AWS experience preferred