Python Job: Software Developer

Our client, a global leader in financial services, is looking for a highly proficient Python Developer to join their execution management framework team. The team are responsible for the core orchestration engine on the finance on the cloud programme, and deliver re-usable commands and frameworks to orchestrate common business functions.

Responsibilities Include:

• Writing and developing python code that is maintainable and re-usable.
• Performing unit & integration testing of code to ensure functionality is correct and performs expected behaviour
• Communicating progress with Agile Lead and Platform Lead.
• Ensuring committed project timelines are met.
• Designing technical solutions to meet requirements (owning a user story from conception to delivery and packaging).
• Using Confluence to detail technical designs and user instructions.
• Using JIRA to provide progress updates on development work.
• Improving the stability and performance of existing python application.
• Ensuring detailed documentation is maintained as part of the software development lifecycle.
• Managing and maintaining python code via industry standard tooling.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Expected to be highly proficient in Python (knowledge of other object orientated languages would be beneficial).
• Ideally a minimum of 8 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience of complex python threading and queue management.
• Experience of Google Cloud Platform and interacting with Cloud Storage, Big Query and Cloud Logging.
• Experience of industry standard code management tooling such as GitHub, Nexus, Jenkins.
• Troubleshooting skills (Python failures, Google API failures).
• Good communication skills i.e. Able to describe a technical concept to a non-technical audience.
• Holistic & persistent problem solver.
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently, progressing parallel pieces of development at any one time.