Python Software Engineer

Posted 2 hours ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for a Python Software Engineer who is eager to dive deep into challenging and meaningful development work. In this role, you will tackle complex technical problems ranging from high-level architectural design to hands-on coding and take ownership of delivering robust solutions. You will continuously explore new domains, technologies, APIs, and approaches while helping build and scale the core systems of a fast-growing, AI-driven company. Position Scope: ● Plan, design, and build creative, scalable, and secure microservices solutions. ● Design software according to agreed architecture, coding standards, and requirements. ● Plan and execute testing to ensure compliance with design standards and both functional and non-functional requirements. ● Actively contribute to and help drive technological and architectural decisions. ● Support production systems by investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving product issues. ● Write clean, reusable, testable, and efficient Python code. ● Analyze system behaviour and continuously improve performance, scalability, and stability. Knowledge & Skills: ● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field. ● Proven experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs. ● 3+ years of hands-on experience developing production systems in Python using frameworks and libraries such as FastAPI/Flask, Pydantic and Requests. ● Self-directed, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. ● Experience working with non-relational (NoSQL) databases. ● Hands-on experience with containers tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. ● Familiarity with message queues / streaming platforms (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka). ● Proficient understanding of version control systems, especially Git. ● Experience with testing frameworks, including pytest and parameterized tests. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming concepts. ● Ability to break down complex software solutions into clear, actionable technical tasks. ● Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively to achieve shared goals. ● Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment, managing multiple tasks and projects. Passion for programming, continuous learning, and building great products together. Advantage Experience (Nice to Have) ● Experience developing in Java, preferably using the Spring Boot framework. ● Hands-on experience with MongoDB. ● Experience designing and building microservice-based applications from scratch. ● Experience working with time-series data and/or ML/AI-driven products using data science and numerical Python libraries, such as Pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 3-6 months
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  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
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Mandatory skills
Python
Machine Learning
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About the client
Member since Nov 5, 2023
  • Germany
    Frankfurt6:45 PM
  • $40K total spent
    15 hires, 2 active
  • 619 hours

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