Lead Python Developer

Job: Lead Python Developer

Duration: 6+ months contract

Location: Onsite 3-5x/week in Richardson, TX (Dallas locals ONLY- not open to relocation candidates)

Top Skills:

• MUST have experience leading a team up to 7 and driving deliverables and outcomes, also leading vendors
• 8+ years experience designing and delivering production-grade full-stack python applications.
• 5+ years experience programming in Python.
• 3+ years experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms.
• 3+ years experience with containerized development using Docker and deploying through CI/CD pipelines (Google Cloud Platform DevOps/GitHub).
• Own the full lifecycle of the application from architecture and implementation to CI/CD and monitoring.
• In-depth understanding of the Python software development stacks, ecosystems, frameworks and tools such as Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Dask, spaCy, NLTK, sci-kit-learn and PyTorch.
• Familiarity with database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL.
• Excellent problem-solving ability with solid communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Github, Gitactions, Jenkins, octopus or similar
• 3+ years of experience working on Azure or Google Cloud Platform Cloud Applications/services (Google Cloud Platform preferred)
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with popular Python frameworks such as Django, Flask or Pyramid.
• Knowledge of data science and machine learning concepts and tools.