Overview
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Python Developer (W2 opportunity) Cupertino, CA 12 months Longterm Contract
Key Qualifications
Experience with designing and developing web services applications.
Strong experience with providing and consuming web services / APIs (REST, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger)
Experience with modern Python and frameworks (FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy Core, Pydantic, Httpx, Alembic, Pytest, Ruff, Pyright, or similar)
Strong experience with data modeling using relational databases, Writing and optimizing complex queries using SQL (Postgres)
Strong experience with Git, Bug tracking, and collaborating with a software team
Basic understanding of Containerization and DevOps processes (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD)
Basic understanding of Data Engineering a plus (ETL, Data warehouses)
Basic understanding of Frontend web a plus (Vue/React, Javascript/Typescript, HTML/CSS)
Strong debugging and diagnostic skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills
Self-directed, analytical, and collaborative with a constant desire to learn, improve, and make things better
Experience working with a cross-disciplinary team of PMs, designers and other developers
Job Description
Under the supervision of a Places Technology Tech Lead, a software engineer is responsible for the following:
Estimate, plan, and implement software development work.
Work closely with product manager to gather requirements to build new modules or improve existing modules.
Evaluate, maintain and improve existing code base to ensure that it is properly structured and utilize software engineering best practices.
Troubleshoot, identify, and research reported issues, and have the ability to provide recommendations by comparing advantages and disadvantages of various solutions.
Stay on top of new technologies and tools, and adopt relevant ones to the team.
Participate in peer reviews, learn and apply software engineering best practices to your work.
Accountable for meeting assigned project objectives and timelines.
Set engineering vision and direction for existing and future applications.