Python/Django Engineer — Hybrid Bethesda (Public Trust Eligible)

Virtual Technologies Group; Bethesda (MD); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Quotient, Inc. is seeking a mid-level Python/Django developer for the National Library of Medicine. You will work on production Django and PostgreSQL applications, embedded with federal staff and contractors in Bethesda, MD, 3–5 days per week, and obtain a Public Trust background investigation.

You will collaborate across projects, write efficient ORM queries, perform migrations, and contribute to code quality and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining real Django applications, including models, views, ORM queries, migrations and tests.
• Comfortable writing PostgreSQL SQL, reading query plans and making schema changes safely.
• Solid object-oriented design and common design patterns; ability to write code that processes complex data structures.
• Strong debugging skills; can trace a problem through an unfamiliar codebase to its cause.
• Fluent with Git branching, rebasing and squashing in a shared repository.

Responsabilidades

• Application support: fix bugs, deliver enhancements and handle production issues in NLM's Django applications.
• Performance and reliability: find and fix slow queries, inefficient code and fragile areas; improve tests and monitoring so problems surface early.
• Database work: write and tune PostgreSQL queries, migrations and data changes safely.
• Leave it better: improve code, tests and documentation beyond the ticket when it reduces risk or future effort.
• Cross-project support: pick up work on other NLM projects and learn new codebases quickly.
• Front end as needed: make changes in Angular, Vue or React when a feature requires it.
• Team collaboration: work within the federal and contractor team's processes, communicate risk clearly, and back ideas with evidence.

Conocimientos

3+ years of experience

Django

Python

Git workflows

debugging

Strong SQL

MeSH knowledge (nice to have)

Fast learner

Herramientas

PostgreSQL

Angular/Vue/React

Docker

AWS

REST APIs

Descripción del empleo

Quotient, Inc. is seeking a mid-level Python/Django developer for the National Library of Medicine. You will work on production Django and PostgreSQL applications, embedded with federal staff and contractors in Bethesda, MD, 3–5 days per week, and obtain a Public Trust background investigation.

You will collaborate across projects, write efficient ORM queries, perform migrations, and contribute to code quality and reliability in a fast-paced environment.