Lead Python Backend Developer in Santa Clara CA

Qualifications and Skills:

• B Tech, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or similar.
• 5-10 years of strong hands-on experience in Python,
• Should have a knowledge of Docker, Google Cloud.
• Should have a knowledge of Shell scripting. (Bash)
• Should have a knowledge of HPC operations,
• Familiar with Dash development.
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently.
• Expertise in understanding and analyzing requirements
• Participate in pair programming and peer reviews. You'll collaborate with other engineers on problems of all shapes and sizes, from code to new ideas and methodologies.
• Incorporate automated testing into development and maintenance procedures
• Strong Knowledge of data structure, functional programming and object-oriented programming paradigms
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean Python code
• Proficiency with modern development tools, like Git
• Experience with both consuming and designing RESTful APIs
• Suggest any enhancements or changes that are required to stay up with modern security and development best practises
• Must have Cloud understanding.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, analyzes, and documents software applications across multiple project teams and applications.
• Investigates and analyzes verbal and written requests for application software.
• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities
• Write backend code/scripts/APIs in programming languages like Python, BASH scripting, Dash development.
• Should understand HPC operations.
• Maintains high standards of quality for code, functional specification documentation, and deliverables..
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with strong organizational skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines and multiple competing priorities
• Write efficient, secure, clean, scalable and robust Python code that is effective
• Test and troubleshoot the application to ensure its performance
• Ability to optimize the application for performance
• Keep up to date with recent developments in Google Cloud.
• Interact with development teams to develop a strong understanding of the project and testing objectives.
• Participate in troubleshooting of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution
• Documentation skills to track the development and implementations
• Effective communication skills: Regularly achieve consensus with peers, and clear status updates.

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