Lead Backend Developer

Job Description

Overview

We're looking for an outstanding Python/Django developer to work with a small backend team in the continued development of a wide range of features and services within the recruitment sphere.

As the team's lead backend developer, you will enjoy a high level of involvement and direct hands-on experience in the planning, design, and development of new and exciting features from inception to deployment.

Our ideal candidate is one who is passionate about building elegant and scalable software and combines superb communication skills and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively.

Core Responsibilities

Help planning and then implement or delegate key tasks for current and upcoming features

Review, merge and deploy code submitted by other backend team members

Coordinate with the frontend and project management teams about the status and direction of ongoing projects

Be prepared to quickly and efficiently investigate, debug, and resolve unforeseen backend issues related to the server or database

Play an active role in shaping the vision and roadmap of the product/technology teams going forward

Functional Requirements

Under 35 years old

Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related field

Ability to communicate and comprehend high-level spoken and written concepts in English

Open to All nationalities

Python 3

Fluency and hands-on experience with the Python programming language

Experience in writing automated unit tests

Experience/familiarity with Celery and Redis for background and periodic task management

Fluency in reading and writing JSON

Experience with web scraping using Requests, Beautiful Soup, and Selenium is a plus

Experience in machine learning or natural language processing (NLP) is a plus

Django

Experience with the Django web framework for Python

Experience with REST APIs and the Django REST Framework

Heroku

Experience using Heroku and functional knowledge of the staging-production pipeline workflow (CI/CD)

Postgres

Familiarity with relational databases and experience with Postgres

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Experience using AWS S3 for file hosting

GitHub

Experience and fluency using Github within a collaborative work environment

Personal Requirements

Possesses a strong sense of ownership and accountability for each project undertaken

Passionate about automation and optimization in daily tasks

A strong proponent of the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) principle

Open-minded, confident, humble, self-managing, and a solid team player

Patient and consistent when mentoring or guiding team members

A competitive salary and many new opportunities

More responsibilities and greater recognition for the work you do

The opportunity to be a part of a lively and international development team

A pioneering mindset shaped by a challenging and innovative work environment

Relocation, Work Permit, and Multiple Entry Visa for the expatriate candidate (non-Thai)

Originally posted on Himalayas