Python Developer

About Ascendion

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality features and enhancements.
• Own end-to-end delivery of large features that may span three or more months.
• Create technical design specifications with the engineering team.
• Provide estimates and participate in sprint planning.
• Build secure solutions and tune distributed systems to meet service-level agreements.
• Peer review code and mentor engineers on technical solutions and rapid delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems, including Docker.
• Experience with relational databases, preferably MySQL, and high proficiency with SQL.
• Understanding of locking, transaction models, isolation levels, and deadlocks in relational database systems.
• Significant experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language, with Python preferred.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservice architecture, RESTful API development, and RabbitMQ.
• At least five years of software development experience.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment.
• Proven GitHub or similar code repository experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent, plus familiarity with Unix-like environments.
• Payroll provider and time and attendance platform integration experience is highly desirable.

Workplace

• The position is listed as remote.

Compensation

• The stated salary range is $120,000 to $140,000 CAD annually, with pay varying by geography, experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits

• Benefits described include healthcare, dental care, a registered retirement savings plan, a tax-free savings account, and vacation pay subject to applicable eligibility requirements.