Python Developer

Responsibilities:
Coding in Python with Back-End

Contributing to growing list of Django and Python projects, but primarily to their existing workflow and claims management system

Consistently review other team members code and have your code reviewed as well

Work closely with the Product Owner, Designers, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Front-End and Mobile Developers to ensure the platform are achieving their goals.

Working in an Agile environment.

Key Skills and Qualifications

2 – 5 years Python coding experience (Python 2.7 and 3.5)

Relevant Tertiary education or Courses

Experience with object-orientated principles, methodologies and patterns.

Familiarity with PEP-8 is expected as they follow strictly as part of our coding standards and practices.

Experience with migrating a legacy Python project from 2.7 to 3.x is beneficial, but not mandatory

Django

Experience with Djang Rest Framework is beneficial, but not a requirement

Experience with Djang Channels or equivalent library for implementing asyc is beneficial, not a requirement

Experience with Pandas and/r NumPy is highly beneficial, but not a requirement as long as you are willing to learn on the job

Knwledge of Django’s templating language is not required

Testing

Experience with TDD r BDD is beneficial, but not a requirement

Experience with PyTest, tx or equivalent is beneficial

PostgreSQL

Familiarity with its capabilities, such as dcument storage within the RDB

Usage f PostgreSQL-specific Django ORM query functions and tools, beneficial but not a requirement

REST

Cmfort with implementing custom API’s

Knwledge of best practices and standards for implementing an HTTP REST API

Ability t use a tool such as Postman, Insomnia, cURL or equivalent API testing/querying tools is highly beneficial

GIT

Experience using Git Flw as a branching strategy is beneficial, but not a requirement

Advantageous knowledge or experience (not mandatory):
Experience with data cleaning r validation

Setting up a data pipeline, r a data warehouse

Implementing caching using Djang

Experience with task queuing systems, such as Huey, Celery, RQ r equivalent

Experience implementing a micrservices architecture

Experience with integratin of multiple custom platforms

Experience with implementing an API Gateway

Having cntributed to an open source Python project, or to the Python community

Contact Tracy on (076) 382 0349