Remote Software Engineer - Python

Summary

Join our team as a Software Engineer - Python to advance financial inclusion and digital transformation by adapting our platform to comply with local-market needs. As a key member of the team, you will be involved in implementing new functionality, architecting our system, squashing bugs, maintaining code health, and continually growing as an engineer.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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