[Hiring] Backend Python Developer @DMS Vision

Role Description

The ideal candidate should have a thorough understanding of agile software development practices and experience delivering deployable software in short sprints. They will work as an integral part of an Agile Scrum team–a highly productive team of technical professionals who thrive on supporting the customer's mission and growth objectives. The individual will work in close collaboration with software developers/engineers, stakeholders, and end users within Agile processes.

• Develop and maintain the backend code base for multiple Python web applications (Django and Flask)
• Design and implement web application backends using Python
• Develop and execute unit tests for software components
• Collaborate with a software development team using Git
• Designing, developing and implementing custom software capabilities for an Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Platform with limited oversight
• Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a positive attitude to ensure product and team success
• Provide significant improvements to the platform being supported
• Active participation in release and sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases
• Analyze complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions involving scheduling, technology, and methodology
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports
• Provide input on best practices and procedures creation
• Develop new and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity

Qualifications

• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Deep technical expertise in software design and implementation focused in web applications
• Professional Experience: Senior = 10+ years / SME = 16+ years related technical experience, with software design, development and implementation
• Sr = 7 / SME = 10 years' experience Python development with web frameworks (Django required, Flask preferred)
• Sr = 7 / SME = 10 years' experience working with Object Oriented Programming and Service Oriented Architecture
• Sr = 7 / SME = 10 years' experience designing and building RESTful APIs that manage large amounts of data
• Experience developing applications in remote (cloud based) environments
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with at least a DOD Secret clearance or higher
• Experience working on unusually complicated problems and providing solutions that are highly creative, exhibit ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
• Ability to apply estimation techniques to software development efforts
• Ability to identify and manage risk
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work within a team
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong work ethic and a self-starter
• Able to be methodical in documenting and testing your own code
• Comfortable working independently and as a member of a team
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience building data extract, transform, and load pipelines for web applications
• Experience using Data Science libraries like Pandas for data manipulation and transformation
• Experience optimizing and monitoring a service based architecture using tools like Prometheus and/or Azure Monitor Logs
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Experience developing applications for classified data
• Experience integrating machine learning and analytical tools
• Knowledge of Typescript programming language and experience building React applications
• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas