Python Dev and Python Team Lead - $1,000 Referral

Our client, a rapidly growing technology firm based in downtown Toronto, has engaged ROSS to help them recruit a Python Developer and Python Team Lead. ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide retained and contingency recruitment in addition to remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions.

Our client is currently seeking a Python Developer and a Python Team Lead to design and develop their next generation mobile advertising platform. They are looking for a highly motivated individual who thrives in a startup culture and is ready to take on the challenge of building a platform that connects high-profile mobile developers and publishers with leading agencies and brands. You must be a self-starter, willing to work hard to drive rapid iterative innovation of the product. You will have the unique opportunity to work with great talent and cutting-edge technology.

As part of a small, highly motivated team, you will have the opportunity to design and develop innovative technology solutions for Canada’s leading mobile advertising company.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Architect, design and develop our client’s next generation disruptive mobile advertising platform
• Build, lead, and coach a small team of software engineers and testers to achieve technical and business objectives
• Write and encourage clean, well-documented, and tested code
• Contribute in all phases of the agile development lifecycle
• Inspire team members to innovate and code with a sense of urgency
• Work with the business and product owner to produce products aligned with the company’s strategic vision

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3 – 5 years of experience in server-side software development
• Highly proficient in Python (not just scripting) with experience in the Django framework a definite plus
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles
• Previous experience with server-side scalability and performance
• Passion for coding best practices and technical excellence, including unit testing and TDD
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (prior experience with Splunk is a plus)
• Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs including REST, JSON, and XML

Nice to have:

• Experience with front-end technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with client-side frameworks like Angular.js or Backbone.js
• Experience with cloud infrastructure deployments, for example, Amazon Web Services
• Domain expertise in either mobile or online advertising

If you're not interested but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a $1,000 referral fee.

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