Python Developer

VySystems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A tech company in Ontario is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance its banking platform. The role involves designing scalable solutions, mentoring engineers, and participating in sprint planning. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience, proficiency in cloud computing, Docker, SQL, and Python, along with expertise in microservice architecture. This is a contract position at a mid-senior level, offering an opportunity to work with a skilled cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development.
• Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems.
• Significant experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language.
• Proven experience using code repositories such as GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high quality features and enhancements.
• Create technical design specifications in collaboration with other engineering team members.
• Participate in the sprint planning process.
• Produce highly secure solutions.
• Mentor other engineers to create technical solutions.

Skills

Cloud computing

Microservice architecture

SQL

Docker

Python

RESTful API development

Message brokers

GitHub

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with experience in building highly scalable solutions based on a microservices architecture.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working with a highly skilled cross functional team to enhance our banking platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high quality features and enhancements.
• Create technical design specifications in collaboration with other members of the engineering team.
• Provide estimates and actively participate in the sprint planning process.
• Produce highly secure solutions.
• Tune the performance of our distributed system to ensure they operate within our SLAs.
• Mentor other engineers to create good technical solutions to problems and ship code quickly to our customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems (Docker).
• Experience working with relational databases (preferably MySQL) and high proficiency with SQL.
• Understanding of higher-level RDBMS concepts (locking and transaction model, isolation levels, deadlocks, etc.).
• Significant experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language (preference for Python).
• Great understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Hands-on experience in using message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
• Deep understanding of restful API development.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast pace customer centric environment.
• 7+ years of experience in software development.
• Proven experience using code repositories such as GitHub.
• Familiar with *nix like environments.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology