Python Engineer - Edinburgh - Upto £40k
Recruiter
Evolution Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Listed on
22nd January 2019
Location
Edinburgh
Type
Permanent
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Python EngineerEdinburgh, Midlothian
Upto £40k + Bonus
Due to continued expansion we are looking to recruit an Intermediate Python Engineer for our office in Edinburgh.
You will be part of a team of talented engineers based in our Edinburgh Codebase office and will work closely alongside the Data Science and Product teams. We're a friendly bunch with a huge range of backgrounds, and we strive to provide a welcoming, supportive and sociable working environment.
About Engineering:
The team that delivers our platform makes up 70% of the company, as we are fundamentally all about the technology. We don't expect people to tick every single box on the job specification when they join us. We're much more interested in identifying, hiring and retaining the best talent.
About the Job:Design, document, and develop new features and products in response to our Clients' needs and our business development strategyMentor and support the development of junior software engineersProvide 2nd level support to client facing support teams, troubleshooting and resolving issuesActively engage in software and system architecture to continuously improve our servicesFollowing our existing processes for delivery and help spot opportunities for continual improvement (we are an agile shop and practice continuous delivery)Troubleshooting technical problems of a complex natureChallenge your peers and make a decision
Core Technology used in the Business:Kubernetes on AWSCassandra, Aurora PostgreSQL, KafkaSpark with Scala and PythonRelease engineering via GoCD, Artifactory, Helm and RakeELK, Prometheus, ElastAlert and PagerDuty
Essential Skills:Strong development background using Python (in linux environments)Demonstrable skills of creating and working wiith RESTful APIsLove solving complex problems with multiple moving partsFocus on rapid development through iteration in an agile environmentExcellent communicator and don't attach your ego to your ideasKnowledge of test frameworks and automating test frameworksBeneficial Skills:An understanding of software design principlesUsage of AWS servicesKnowledge of NumPy and PandasUsage of Docker and Kubernetes; AWSExposure to working with APIsIf you are interested in finding out more, please contact [email protected] for further details.
