Python Sr Developer

Inclusion Cloud; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology firm in Washington, DC seeks a Python Software Engineer to join their FinTech team. The candidate will work on next-generation settlement processes using cloud services and microservices architecture. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Python, a strong background in Django, and familiarity with RESTful web services. This role emphasizes collaboration within an agile team and offers opportunities for innovation and problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Python development experience.
• Strong object-oriented design skills.
• Experience writing unit and functional tests.

Responsibilities

• Participate in agile development team activities.
• Design and implement new features while ensuring quality.
• Identify and recommend performance optimizations.

Skills

Python development

Django

RESTful web services

Unit and functional testing

SQL and database programming

GitHub

Jira

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Overview

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FinTech Settlement Project Python Software Engineer Job Description

Job Description Summary

We are a growing team of highly talented engineers working on a next-generation settlement process for our FinTech division built upon cloud services, microservices architecture, and immutable transactions.

Primary Accountabilities

• Technical (90%)
  • Active participation in agile (scrum) development team
  • Participation in backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions; Task definition and estimation from epics / user stories
  • Design and modification of new and existing features, implementation, unit testing, and support of quality assurance and customer testing
  • Participation in code reviews
  • Ability to identify bottlenecks and recommend or implement performance optimizations
• Operational (10%)
  • Compliance with established management procedures, company and department standards & best practices
  • Adherence to documented security, and confidentiality

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems and/or related work experience (open source web services development)
• 3+ years of Python development experience with Django
• Strong object-oriented design and programming skills
• Experience in developing RESTful web services
• Experience writing unit and functional tests
• Experience with SQL, database programming and use of ORMs
• Familiarity using GitHub, Jira
• Must be comfortable in Linux

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud computing (AWS preferred) and open source technologies
• Knowledge of SAAS, PAAS and IAAS technologies and SOA/microservices concepts
• Knowledge of DevOps concepts such as CI/CD and infrastructure as code (IaaC).

Individual Competencies

• Integrity: Gains the trust of others by taking responsibility for ones own actions and telling the truth.
• Teamwork: Builds relationships and works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives to build and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, leverage information and achieve results.
• Adaptable: Responds to change with a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work objectives with a positive attitude.
• Innovative: Ability to develop, sponsor, or support the introduction of new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies.
• Curious: A desire to inquire and learn, to seek new knowledge and wisdom, and to listen to the contributions of others with a genuine interest to better self, the team, and the organization.
• Analytical and Critical Thinking: Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Problem Solving: Gathers and analyzes information to generate and evaluate potential solutions to problems, issues and challenges while weighing the accuracy and relevance of the facts, data and information.
• Physical Demands