Senior Python Back-End Engineer

About the customer

Our client is a cutting-edge, technology-focused company that provides a better way of detecting and managing risks that may impact the outcome of clinical trials. Their solutions, all of which are cloud-based, are driven by a unique set of algorithms that interrogate clinical and operational data in real-time centrally to conveniently illuminate outliers and anomalies in data.

Role description

In this role, you will collaborate with skilled engineers, Squad leads, and our lead application architect to find elegant and manageable solutions to new and complex product needs. As a member of the Engineering team, you will join a friendly and talented group of Python developers, within a dynamic scale-up company facing great engineering challenges.

Responsibilities: 

• Build robust and scalable software using Python
• Refactor and perform code review
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution
• Analyze challenging problems and successfully deliver results

Requirements: 

• A minimum of 6 years of software development experience
• Proven experience in building large-scale client-side solutions using Python
• Rich experience creating REST-based web-services
• Strong experience with of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
• Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices 
• Clear understanding of Agile/SCRUM methodology
• Strong knowledge of design and architectural patterns
• Confidence in English for daily interactions 

Nice to have: 

• Experience in MLOps and/or Containerization