Remote Software Engineer - Python

Hello Folks,

I trust this email finds you thriving. If you are open to new professional challenges and seeking a role where your skills can truly shine, I encourage you to consider this opportunity.

If you find this opportunity aligns with your career goals and interests, we kindly request that you send us your documents to [email protected] by 22  October 2024 at your earliest convenience

Job Title: AMSEP232-Software Engineer - Python

Client Name: Galileo

Office location: US, (Remote)

Duration: 6 months contract to start with the great possibility of extension

Job Description

We are looking for a Software Engineer to advance financial inclusion and digital transformation by adapting our platform to comply with local-market needs.

On our team, you will be in the middle of it all - implementing new functionality, architecting our system, squashing bugs, maintaining the health of our code, and continually growing as an engineer. You will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting mission-critical systems. You’ll face and solve a wide range of challenges: technical, product, and operational, shaping your personal growth and career along the way, as well as helping mold and grow the team members.

What you’ll do:

• Help translate product requirements into user stories and technical solutions
• Deliver highly available, resilient and scalable services in a production environment
• Mentor other engineers, support the technological culture, and help grow the team
• Write, test, deploy, and monitor efficient, scalable code to production that impacts millions of individuals
• Communicate with project leads, product managers, and other software developers
• Participating in code and design reviews
• Becoming domain experts on aspects of the payment processing industry

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years of programming experience in Python.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing, building, and deployment systems (CI/CD).
• Emerging ability to lead and influence a team’s technical direction
• Hands-on experience with database and cloud technologies (Preferably AWS)
• Emerging ability to design resilient software components within a distributed system.
• Our core stack is Python, migrating from system software in C, and legacy PHP in some places; as part of our move to the cloud, we’re running Kubernetes, and AWS technologies like EKS/Lambda/RDS/Aurora/Dynamo.
• Mastery of Python, including advanced features like decorators, context managers, metaclasses, and concurrency (e.g., threading, asyncio).
• Strong grasp of software design patterns (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Dependency Injection) and architectural patterns like microservices, MVC, and serverless architectures.
• Expert in writing clean, maintainable, and testable code. Ability to enforce coding standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor others in best practices.
• Experience in designing, building, and managing microservices architecture, ensuring that services are scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
• Expertise in designing RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and handling complex API integrations. Knowledge of API versioning, authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT), and security best practices.
• Ability to design APIs that are scalable and performant, including experience with load balancing, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing.
• Proficiency in designing and optimizing complex database schemas, including performance tuning, indexing, query optimization.
• Deep knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Stake holder communication
• Project ownership
• Leadership and mentorship
• Continuous learning