Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

at  EdgeTier

ABOUT EDGETIER:

At EdgeTier, we help customer care teams by seamlessly blending AI, automation and people. Our award-winning technology helps some of the most innovative companies in the world to deliver better quality customer service and to understand their customers better.
We have a huge opportunity to seize. We hope that you can help us get there.
We are first and foremost technology enthusiasts. We use the latest methodologies and tooling to build world-class software and place a strong emphasis on excellent user experience. While working at EdgeTier you will continuously be exposed to new technologies and will deploy them in real-world environments. As a member of the technical team, you will be consistently evaluating and recommending new technologies that will form part of our products.

ABOUT YOU:

• We’re looking for someone who is equally passionate about Python as they are about working in a top-class team of developers. In case it’s not obvious, that’s pretty passionate!
• You should enjoy collaborating with your team, mentoring others, and thinking outside the box to solve complex problems.
• You’ll fit in if you are ambitious and want to continuously raise the bar.
• Like solving important problems in a crucial part of EdgeTier’s product.
• Are adaptable to work on new problems using new technologies.
• Have professional experience of:
• 7+ years of Python development
• 5+ years of developing Python web applications (ideally Flask).
• 3+ years of SQL experience (specifically SQLAlchemy).
• 3+ years using ORMs and accessing databases from Python (ideally SQLAlchemy and Postgres)
• You have experience using PostgreSQL, AWS services such as RDS, Ec2, SQS, SNS, etc., and SQLAlchemy.
• You have strong experience in software architecture and design.
• Are deeply curious and like solving problems.
• Thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Experience with the following technologies would be beneficial:

• Flask framework
• Postgres

• Working on a wide range of features and functionality for EdgeTier’s core product offering.
• Working on architecture infrastructure and code changes.
• Reviewing code of other team members, mentoring more junior members of the team, and supporting their development
• Maintaining excellent quality code, instilling strong principles for the team, and setting the bar high.
• Collaborating with your team members, in addition to people from other areas of the business.
• Developing, designing, and maintaining functionality across EdgeTier’s backend systems including the APIs, core functionality and databases.
• Providing input into product architecture and product functionality.
• Reviewing pull requests.
• Maintain systems, fixing bugs and developing new features.
• Working with frontend developers in designing out APIs.
• Working directly with the senior management team and supporting the development of EdgeTier’s technical strategy.
• Bringing new technologies and ideas into the development team.