Full Stack Software Engineer II Python Developer

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Python Developer Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced and passionate full stack Python and Angular engineer to join our IT team! As a Python engineer at our company, you will be responsible for both back-end and front-end Angular engineering, including app maintenance in different Python frameworks such as Django.

We expect you to have a strong understanding of the latest industry trends in Python web development and be ready to engage in different and new challenges.

Python Developer Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new features and functionality
• Ensure high-performance and availability for the applications
• Work in projects with complex architecture that need attention to detail and multidisciplinary knowledge
• Creation of custom API endpoints to connect front end applications or other server integrations
• Collaborate with developers, designers, testing, and product management to develop features and innovative approaches to applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects

Python Developer Requirements and Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of experience related to Python / Django in backend
• 4+ years of experience with backend / Rest APIs
• 2+ years of experience with Angular
• oAuth 2 + OIDC
• SAML
• Test Automation: pytest
• Django
• Experience with other software tools and/or languages such as git, GitHub, pipenv
• Experience in server-to-server integrations
• Strong relational database knowledge, MySql, PostGresSql, etc.
• Experience with AWS
• Ability to communicate well with business partners and manage projects
• Self-starter who can take initiative with minimal supervision
• Experience designing and building enterprise Python applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience or knowledge about LTI
• Experience with open-source platforms such as Open EdX

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