What are the responsibilities and job description for the Python Backend Engineer (W2 Position) position at Xyant Services?
Role : Python Backend Engineer
Location : San Jose, CA - Hybrid
Duration : Contract
Job Description:
Must Have Skills:
Expertise in Backend Development
Good Exp in Python
Exp with Rest API’s (knows how to build (designing, Architecting) microservice based applications)
Exp with Django, Flask
Development will be done on On-Prem
Nice to Have Skill:
Frontend development
Exp in Kubernetes
What you will do :
- Analyze product requirements and design to develop efficient, re-usable, reliable and scalable software with quality conformance in an innovative and iteratively growing environment
- Develop and deploy highly scalable and efficient Cloud native solutions for hybrid cloud
- Apply and extend CI/CD tools and execute end-2-end ownership of your developed Software stack, including DevOps and testing aspects
- Implement tools to enhance both automated and semi-automated workflows, involving backend/service-based software stacks, but also dashboard components for data tracking and analysis
- Collaborate with Lead and Principal engineers on architecture, design, code and configuration reviews.
- Provide technical expertise for teams focused on specific software modules.
- Work with other engineering teams and internal customers to identify new opportunities, address critical needs and solve complex problems using your backend development expertise
- Become an expert at leveraging internal platform resources and APIs'
- Build out systems to monitor deployed workflows and alert/handle failures
- Collaborate with Engineers to develop quality code and review the design/code
- Respond to internal customers escalation requests
What you need to succeed:
- Very Good understanding of Cloud native application concepts and 12 Factor application concepts
- Very Good understanding on Microservices application development and Microservices pattern language
- Ability to solution applications using Cloud- native application concepts
- Experience in solutioning and migrating legacy applications to cloud platforms
- Good understanding of distributed application architectural patterns
- Experience in building applications for containerized environments
- Good knowledge of public, private, hybrid cloud environment
- Experience in working with DevOps, Continuous integration, continuous deploy custom code, and Agile product development
- Sound understanding of application design principles, practices, system development methodologies, and software life cycles
- Good in Cloud security, Cloud Native app security, Role- based access control
- Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Quick to evaluate, understand and implement newer technologies
- Exhibit strong ownership and ability to work in global team environment
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
Strong hand-on experience in:
- 7 years of software development experience with expertise in Java and Python
- Deep skilled in one or more OO and/or functional programming languages such as Python, Go, Java etc.
- In designing and building microservices based applications
- Expert in REST based web service technologies, JSON and XML
- Horizontally scalable NoSQL storage services, such as MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase
- Experience with Akka (Akka HTTP, Akka Streams)
- Experience with data streaming (Kafka, AWS Kinesis)
- Experience with message processing (AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)
- Experience with NodeJS and JavaScript client framworks (AngularJS, React)
- Configuration management technologies and their implementation, such as Puppet, Salt, and Chef
- Proficiency in using continuous integration, build and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Git/Gerrit, Wikis).
- Deployed applications with Web UI frontends, application with RESTful/SOAP services interfaces
- Firm grasp on cloud security, Federated AD, AD integration
- 3 years of working experience with AWS/Azure services
- Fluent with Linux/Unix
- Contribution to open-source community
