Senior Python Engineer
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What do we do
As a pioneer for digital transformation GFT develops sustainable solutions across new technologies from cloud engineering and artificial intelligence to blockchain/DLT. With its deep technological expertise strong partnerships and comprehensive market know-how GFT offers advice to the financial and insurance sectors as well as the manufacturing industry. Through the intelligent use of IT solutions GFT increases productivity and creates added value for clients. Companies gain easy and safe access to scalable IT applications and innovative business models.
Who are we
Having started in Germany in 1987 GFT Technologies has grown to become a trusted Software Engineering and Consulting specialist for the international financial industry counting many of the worlds largest and best-known banks as our clients. We are an organization that empowers you to not only explore but also raise your potential and seek out opportunities that add value. At GFT diversity equality and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment for all communities is one of the main pillars of our diversity strategy based on our core values and culture. We have been certified for 2022/23 as a Great Place to Work in the APAC region. So if you want to have the opportunity to work with an outstanding and progressive organization this position could be right for you.
Sign-on Bonus: Eligible for candidates who are currently employed elsewhere and able to join GFTwithin 30 daysof offer acceptance.
Role Summary
We are seeking an expert and autonomous contract Senior Python Engineer to accelerate thecreation of our Developer Platform. Your primary mission will be to build the V1 of our PythonPaved Road a standardized framework for deploying reliable observable and performant AIservices. You will be a key builder on a new initiative channeling your deep expertise inproduction Python services into foundational tools that will be used by every engineer in role is for a hands-on engineer who is a master of their craft. You will be fully empowered toown the implementation of our core developer libraries and templates directly unblocking ourmost critical product initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Build the Python Paved Road: Own the end-to-end creation of our V1 framework for on-demand Python services including cookiecutter templates and the python-commons shared library.
- Embed Production Best Practices: Implement the core patterns for writing reliable observable and performant Python microservices directly into our foundational libraries and templates.
- Champion Developer Experience (DX): Partner closely with our internal engineering teams to gather feedback and ensure the tools you build are intuitive well-documented and solve their most pressing problems.
- Deliver Pragmatic Solutions: Consistently make pragmatic technical decisions that prioritize business value and speed of delivery in line with our early-stage startup environment.
- Prototype and Enable: Collaborate on the design and initial implementation of our Internal App Sandbox a platform for deploying data science prototypes.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of dedicated software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend or platform systems.
- Expertise in Building Production Python Services: You have a proven track record of architecting building and operating robust scalable and maintainable backend services in Python.
- Deep Backend Knowledge: You have a strong understanding of concurrency models (e.g. asyncio) API design (REST gRPC) performance optimization and testing strategies for complex services.
- Full Lifecycle Experience: You are intimately familiar with the full lifecycle of a service including containerization (Docker) CI/CD and production observability (structured logging tracing metrics)
- Passion for Developer Tooling: You have a demonstrated passion for channeling your backend expertise into building tools libraries or frameworks that provide leverage and make other developers better. Familiarity with Go is a strong plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Experience: Familiarity with core AWS services used in a platform context (Kubernetes/EKS RDS S3 IAM).
- Experience in a Startup Environment: Comfortable with ambiguity and a fast-paced setting.
(Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not received a response from GFT regarding your application within 10 workdays please consider that we have decided to proceed with other candidates. We truly appreciate your interest in GFT and thank you for your understanding.)
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- Docker
- Jenkins
- REST
- Python
- AWS
- NoSQL
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- Postgresql
- Django
- GIT
About Company
We see opportunity in technology. In domains such as cloud, AI, mainframe modernisation, DLT and IoT, we blend established practice with new thinking to help our clients stay ahead.
