Senior Python Developer

Goodman Masson ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £60,000 per annum

Overview

One of our partners, QuantSpark, is recruiting for a Senior Python Developer. QuantSpark is pioneering the strategic application of data science through the development of complex decision-support software. They use complex datasets, build bespoke analytical tools and derive meaningful insights, to tackle strategic problems. Their teams excel because we are interdisciplinary, creative and focused on providing social and commercial impact. Our work spans both the private and public sector, with clients including the United Nations, FTSE100 companies, high street retailers and Private Equity portfolio companies. Recent projects include analysing 1bn of transactions to help a supermarket decide how to allocate their store space developing terrorist content algorithms to enable internet platforms to tackle terrorist propaganda creating a location intelligence model to inform social impact communications campaigns What the role is about As a Senior Python Developer at QuantSpark, you will work in a client or product squad. You will take an active part in solution design, guiding and helping to lead other developers across the squad you are working in. Where possible, you will switch between squads on a regular basis, thus experiencing many opportunities to have an impact on a range of projects. Whichever squad you work with, you will develop client-facing functionality, such as websites and web applications, from detailing requirements, designing and developing a solution to testing and validating that the solution does match user expectations. QuantSparks' squads are small and nimble, so you will have plenty of opportunities to bring in your own expertise and introduce your preferred best practices. Requirements You should have the following skills: - Experience leading or guiding other developers in an Agile environment, delivering code reviews and contributing to solution design - Good understanding of how to construct a modern web app architecture - Python development with strong knowledge of web development and related packages (Flask/Django, Gunicorn and ORM) - Database and caching technologies (eg PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) - Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) - Unit testing, TDD - Linux / Bash As a bonus, you would also have the following: - Experience with Python packages used for data science (familiarity with Pandas, Numpy, Scikit, Tensorflow) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Benefits Annual training & conference budget Pension scheme Cycle to work scheme 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) Various discounts including on gyms and cinema tickets

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