Senior Python Developer

The Role

We are looking for talented Senior Python Software Engineers to work in the Risk & Finance Technology team within a global investment Bank. Full job description available. Fullstack and front-end experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Build efficient back-end features in Python.
• Collaborating with cross-functionals teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Writing clean, efficient and reusable code following coding standard and best practices
• Collaborate with UX / UI designers to implement design into the code.
• Implement software enhancements and suggest improvements.
• Coach junior team members
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Junior Developers
• Optimising Application performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks and implementing efficient algorithms.

Required

• Strong proficiently in Python programming language, including its syntax, data structures, and object-oriented concepts.
• Experience with Python frameworks (SQLAlchemy, Django, Flask, Bottle)
• Familiarity in Integrating services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)) and REST API
• Good relational database / SQL experience e.g., PostgreSQL and MySQL or SQL Server
• Experience with CI / CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible
• Knowledge of JavaScript
• Proficiency in working in Agile project management environment.
• Experience in performance optimisation techniques including profiling, caching and code refactoring.
• Solid understanding of Software testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing and end-to-end testing.

Preferred

• Solid Linux / UNIX experience
• Familiarity with testing framework for Python Application such as Selenium or Pytest.
• Knowledge of the React framework is a plus.
• Building and deploying Microservices in Python