Job Description
We are looking for a Python 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
· 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 including databases, key-value stores, blob stores.
Skills and Qualifications
· Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python Django framework
· 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
· Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
· Must have an understanding of accessibility and security compliance
· 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)
