Python Software Engineer

at  Ascend Analytics LLC

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Physics, Operations Research, Statistics, Economics, or Power Systems
• 2+ years as a back-end software engineer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated academic or professional software coding experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, Rust, or Javascript, including object-oriented design
• Familiarity with data processing in Python (including Pandas, Numpy, Sympy, Scikit-Learn) is strongly preferred
• Experience designing and developing full-stack applications and RESTful web services
• Familiarity or exposure to cloud computing platforms and ecosystems, e.g., Azure, AWS, and containerization, e.g., Docker
• Data Science, including statistics, machine learning, and data visualization
• Referential databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
• Ability to communicate with impact and confidence, both orally and in writing
• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic
• Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets; passion for renewables and storage
• Experience with code review, architecture, development, and promotion processes

Support and advance back-end software applications by:

• Design and write clean, scalable, production code (our backend team primarily works in Python, and our frontend team works primarily in JavaScript)
• Refactor code for improved performance, stability, and scalability
• Develop automatic tests (such as unit and integration tests) and deployment scripts
• Implement systems for collecting, storing, and working with data at scale
• Work with our team of analysts and data scientists to integrate and generalize prototype mathematical and data science models within production software
• Communicate clearly and effectively (orally and in writing) with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Mentor and guide junior engineers
• Contribute to scoping and design discussions
• This position involves working collaboratively both within your software team and outside with the front-end software engineers, data scientists, and technical sales team. The software development team follows an agile scrum process, and all team members are expected to contribute to technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning.