Lead Backend Developer

Job Description

Overview:

We're looking for an outstanding Python/Django developer to work with a small backend team in the continued development of a wide range of features and services within the recruitment sphere.

As the team's lead backend developer, you will enjoy a high level of involvement and direct hands-on experience in the planning, design, and development of new and exciting features from inception to deployment.

Our ideal candidate is one who is passionate about building elegant and scalable software and combines superb communication skills and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively.

Core Responsibilities:

• Help planning and then implement or delegate key tasks for current and upcoming features
  
• Review, merge and deploy code submitted by other backend team members
  
• Coordinate with the frontend and project management teams about the status and direction of ongoing projects
  
• Be prepared to quickly and efficiently investigate, debug, and resolve unforeseen backend issues related to the server or database
  
• Play an active role in shaping the vision and roadmap of the product/technology teams going forward

Functional Requirements:

• Under 35 years old
  
• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related field
  
• Ability to communicate and comprehend high-level spoken and written concepts in English
  
• Open to All nationalities

Technical Requirements:

Python 3:

• Fluency and hands-on experience with the Python programming language
  
• Experience in writing automated unit tests
  
• Experience/familiarity with Celery and Redis for background and periodic task management
  
• Fluency in reading and writing JSON
  
• Experience with web scraping using Requests, Beautiful Soup, and Selenium is a plus
  
• Experience in machine learning or natural language processing (NLP) is a plus

Django:

• Experience with the Django web framework for Python
  
• Experience with REST APIs and the Django REST Framework

Heroku:

• Experience using Heroku and functional knowledge of the staging-production pipeline workflow (CI/CD)

Postgres:

• Familiarity with relational databases and experience with Postgres

Amazon Web Services (AWS):

• Experience using AWS S3 for file hosting

GitHub:

• Experience and fluency using Github within a collaborative work environment

Personal Requirements:

• Possesses a strong sense of ownership and accountability for each project undertaken
  
• Passionate about automation and optimization in daily tasks
  
• A strong proponent of the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle
  
• Open-minded, confident, humble, self-managing, and a solid team player
  
• Patient and consistent when mentoring or guiding team members

What Youll Get:

• A competitive salary and many new opportunities
  
• More responsibilities and greater recognition for the work you do
  
• The opportunity to be a part of a lively and international development team
  
• A pioneering mindset shaped by a challenging and innovative work environment