Senior Full Stack Python Engineer

at  autoTRADERca

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform’s suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync’s diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more..
Trader Corporation is the team behind Canada’s leading automotive marketplace, autoTRADER.ca. We are a technology driven company that creates world class solutions for our users and dealer customers. We are seeking a short term Senior Full Stack Python Engineer for our distributed engineering office.

Key areas of responsibility

• Design, develop and oversee the successful end-to-end delivery of full-stack web solutions, from technical analysis to architecture and implementation, through to unit testing, development, integration testing and documentation.
• Providing appropriate testing information and environments to peers including developers, testers, and Product Owners, to validate the deliverables meet the desired expectations.
• Perform code studies on legacy platforms to understand business rule, technical architecture, integrations, and workflows; and create and update technical documentation resulting from your analysis
• Maintain and improve our engineering standards by participating in thorough code reviews, proposing process changes, and having a proactive attitude towards improvement in all areas of our software delivery lifecycle.
• Performing root-cause analysis on software defects, to help identify weak spots in processes and tools, with the aim of preventing defects from happening again.
• Being an active participant in your team’s meetings and processes, providing useful information through efficient communication with Product and Project stakeholders.
• Working closely with Product stakeholders in understanding project needs, and providing technical advice in the feasibility of solutions as well as alternative options that could be considered.

Required skills

• Experience working as a full-stack web developer with Python and Vue.js or React.
• Hands-on knowledge of SQL and RDBMs fundamentals, particularly Postgres.
• Experience writing detailed unit, component and integration tests.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Working knowledge of git or similar VCS, docker, and cloud-based platforms.
• Experience working with cross functional teams, including engineering teams which their own integrations with a core platform
• Working experience profiling and optimizing software in all levels of the stack, from time-consuming API endpoints to expensive queries, through to inefficient algorithms.
• Ability to work in a fully-remote environment, with a distributed team.
• Ability to dig into issues and errors and figure out their causes and potential solutions.
• Great self-organization and time management skills. Ability to work independently and create and communicate your own work plans
• Exceptional written and spoken English.

experience

• University degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience building online software. Strong knowledge of website usability and web application architectures.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational storage foundations and their tradeoffs.
• Working knowledge of modern security fundamentals and best practices.
• Great understanding of agile methodologies in a Kanban delivery environment.
• Experience working with a remote, distributed team.

Please refer the Job description for details