Full-Stack Python Developer

Helveticminds; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a remote Full-Stack Python Developer to enhance its Short-Term Trading and Dispatch operations through innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, specifically with Python and web frameworks, and will play a key role in maintaining cloud-based software, ensuring functionality meets business needs. This position requires excellent communication skills to liaise with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python web development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask).
• Experience analyzing user requirements to design algorithms.
• Fluent in English, capable of conveying complex technical ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust cloud-based web software solutions.
• Conduct various tests on developed functionality before release.
• Communicate daily with stakeholders to transform requirements into solutions.

Skills

Software engineering with Python

Database development (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

API development

Excellent communications skills

Intercultural awareness

Education

Bachelor's or MS in Computer Science or related STEM discipline

Tools

Django

Flask

ReactJS

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

About the job Full-Stack Python Developer

Job brief

We are looking for a remote Fullstack Python Developer!
The goal of the Implementation Hub Project is to advance Short-Term Trading (STT) and Dispatch with process automation, digitalization of business processes, and adaptation of existing systems to market changes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, integrated, cloud-based web software solutions (backend and frontend components) with a focus on innovative technologies to accelerate the customers trading and analytics capability based on its Algo-trading DevOps standards. The scope of work encompasses the following solutions MCO HU tool, MCO Nordic tool, Cost Calculation.
• API, Exchange APIs.
• Participate in Sprint Planning meetings to understand the customers requirements from business and technical teams.
  
• Maintain project-related technical documentation about the
  implemented solution in a project Wiki. Create release notes for deployments into production environments.
• Perform development and technical tests (unit tests, regression tests, integrations tests and performance tests) of the developed functionality with the goal that all requirements are met.
  
• Conduct these tests every time before new functionality or bug fixes can be released into production - these are typically part of the work defined in the sprint. Provide evidence of the testing.
• Build and deploy developed components to cloud-based environments (typically 3 dedicated environments dev/test/prod for each app).
• Implement programmatic interfaces (API) to interact with internal (Optimiser) and external systems (Exchanges).
• Communicate to front office and risk stakeholders via email and online meetings (MS Teams) on daily basis as part of Daily Scrum meetings, and other Scrum-related meetings (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review on 3-week basis) to transform their business requirements into trade automation and analytics solutions.
• Communicate to other developers involved into the Implementation Hub project, as data scientists, the infrastructure Dev/Ops team throughout the full agile development process to come up with solution options, prepare deployment environments while adhering to the customers Algo-trading DevOps guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or an MS in computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics or other related STEM discipline.
• Experience in software engineering with Python (other OO programming languages, especially C# is a plus).
• Experience with at least one Python web development framework (Plotly Dash, Django, Flask, FastAPI, Pyramid).
• Experience with at least one JS Web frameworks (e.g. ReactJS, VueJS).
• Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and API development experience.
• Protecting API endpoints and apps using modern auth flows with OAuth2.
• Data Engineering skills with Pandas, Numpy is a plus.
• DevOps, Docker / Kubernetes, IP networking and cloud technologies (preferably Azure).
• Experience analysing user requirements and data in order to design algorithms, tools and solutions.
• Excellent communications skills (written/verbal), fluent English, with emphasis on demonstrated ability to convey complex technical principles to non-technical audiences.
• Intercultural awareness and international orientation.

Requirements

• Energy market domain knowledge and expertise in machine learning and optimisation experience are a plus.
• Experience with trade automation and analytics is a plus.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills -Experience with agile delivery processes (Scrum, Kanban etc.) as well as familiarity with energy trading and risk management would also be a plus.