Sr Software Engineer, BE Python
About The Position
This job delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It involves advising management on project-level issues, guiding junior engineers, operating with little supervision, and applying knowledge of technical best practices. Essential Responsibilities: Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles. Advises immediate management on project-level issues Guides junior engineers Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions.
Requirements
- 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s and/or Masters in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
- 5 plus years’ experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language
- Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions (e.g. Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast) and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar
- + years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365
- Deep hands-on experience with designing and implementing infrastructure to support global-scale services
- Hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider): Infrastructure as code (AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GHA, Puppet)
- Hands-on programming and scripting (Lambda, API GW, Python, Java, Bash)
- Hands-on experience with database operations: AWS DynamoDB, AWS DocumentDB, Cassandra, MySQL, AWS Aurora, Redis, ElasticSearch
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers
- Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues
- Competency in comparing the qualities of multiple implementation choices, including nonfunctional characteristics.
- Understands runtime environment concepts (e.g Linux OS, Java Virtual Machine, python runtime) and behavior and can incorporate to predict performance characteristics of implementation choices.
- Experience with distributed services and backend systems
- Experience with building services on public cloud – preferably AWS. Alternatives, GCP, Azure
- Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Experience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems.
Nice To Haves
- AWS Solutions Architect preferred
Responsibilities
- Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
- Advises immediate management on project-level issues
- Guides junior engineers
- Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
- Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions
- Key voice in team level processes (e.g., code & design review)
- Oversees projects, ensuring an accurate, complete, and operable solution is delivered, working with management as needed to fill gaps
- Collaborates with product managers to understand & refine requirements
- Serves as an expert to resolve technical inquiries of other employees
- Follows well established internal conventions and standard procedures
- Shares software development processes and standards with junior peers
- Leverages awareness of industry peer solutions to inform and validate technical decisions
- Anticipates consequences of implementation choices on future development and optimizes accordingly
- Contributes to code & design
- Own the performance and availability of the services as well as participate in on call rotations and provide support during incidences.
- Has an appetite to learn and contribute to complex projects alongside your colleagues.
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- healthcare coverage for you and your family
- resources to create financial security
- support your mental health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
