Python Dev and Python Team Lead - $1,000 Referral

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology firm in downtown Toronto is seeking a Python Developer and Python Team Lead to design and develop their next-generation mobile advertising platform. The ideal candidate is highly proficient in Python and enjoys a startup culture. Key responsibilities include leading a small team, architecting innovative solutions, and contributing to the agile development process. Strong experience with object-oriented design and integration with APIs is essential.

Benefits

Referral fee for candidates

Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years of experience in server side software development.
• Solid understanding of object oriented design principles.
• Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs including REST, JSON, and XML.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design and develop the next generation mobile advertising platform.
• Lead and coach a small team of software engineers and testers.
• Contribute in all phases of the agile development lifecycle.

Skills

Proficient in Python

Object-oriented design principles

Server-side software development

Agile development lifecycle

Technical excellence practices

Education

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Django framework

Relational and non-relational databases

Amazon Web Services

Job description

Our client, a rapidly growing technology firm based in downtown Toronto has engaged ROSS to help them recruit a Python Developer and Python Team Lead. ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide retained and contingency recruitment in addition to remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Recruitment Augmentation.

Our client is currently seeking a Python Developer and a Python Team Lead to design and the on-going development of their next generation state of the art mobile advertising platform. They are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person, who is used to a startup culture ready to take on the challenge of building out a platform that already connects many high profile mobile developers and publishers to the world’s leading agencies and brands. You must be a self-starter and willing to work hard to drive the rapid iterative innovation of the product. You will be rewarded with the unique opportunity to work with great talent and leading edge technology.

As part of a small highly motivated team, you will have the opportunity to design and develop innovative technology solutions for Canada’s leading mobile advertising company.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Architect, design and develop our client’s next generation disruptive mobile advertising platform
• Help to build, lead and coach a small team of software engineers and testers to achieve technical and business objectives
• Write and encourage clean well documented and tested code
• Contribute in all phases of the agile development lifecycle
• Inspire team members to innovate and code with a sense of urgency
• Work with the business and product owner to produce products with function points aligned with the company’s core strategic vision

Requirements:

• University degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3 – 5 years of experience in server side software development
• Highly proficient in Python (not just scripting) and experience with the Django framework a definite plus
• Solid understanding in object oriented design principles
• Previous experience with server side scalability and performance
• Passion for coding best practices and technical excellence including unit testing and TDD
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (prior experience with Splunk would be a plus)
• Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs including REST, JSON and XML

Nice to have:

• Experience with front end technologies including JavaScript, Jquery, HTML and CSS
• Experience with client side frameworks like Angular.js or Backbone.js
• Experience with cloud infrastructure deployments for example Amazon Web Services
• Domain expertise in either mobile, or online advertising

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