Junior Python Engineer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 5+ years of software development experience
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Original job description
Python backend engineer- 3- 6 years – 3 roles – University degree from Canada (Required)
Location : Toronto
Onsite : Final Interview F2F
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build highly scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions within our core banking platform.
You will work in a cross-functional engineering team focused on enhancing a distributed microservices-based system that processes high volumes of financial transactions.
System Design and Product design.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver high-quality features and enhancements
- Own end-to-end delivery of large features (3+ month initiatives)
- Create technical design specifications collaboratively
- Participate in sprint planning and provide accurate estimates
- Build secure and scalable distributed systems
- Optimize system performance to meet SLAs
- Conduct peer code reviews
- Mentor junior engineers and promote best engineering practices
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Strong experience with microservices architecture & distributed systems
- Experience with Docker / container-based systems
- Strong proficiency in Python (preferred) or another object-oriented language
- Deep understanding of RESTful API development
- Strong SQL skills and experience with MySQL
- Solid understanding of RDBMS concepts (transactions, isolation levels, locking, deadlocks)
- Experience with RabbitMQ or similar message brokers
- Experience with GitHub or similar code repositories
- Comfortable working in Unix/Linux environments
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred:
- Experience integrating with Payroll Providers and Time & Attendance platforms
- Cloud computing experience
Education Requirement:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Degree must be from a Canadian university OR a US university
Additional Information:
- Currently no benefits in Canada (proposal submitted to leadership)
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Accessible and inclusive work environment.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design and deliver features for a scalable, secure core banking platform, including owning end-to-end delivery of large initiatives and producing technical design specifications. Build and optimize distributed systems, contribute to planning and estimates, review code, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
The posting requires at least five years of software development experience, strong skills in microservices and distributed systems, and proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language. It also requires REST API, SQL/MySQL, RDBMS, message broker, Git, and Linux experience, plus a bachelor's or master's degree from a Canadian or US university.
Skills
- Python
- Microservices Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Docker
- RESTful API Development
- SQL
- MySQL
- RDBMS
- RabbitMQ
- GitHub
- Unix/Linux
- System Design
- Performance Optimization
- Secure Software Development
- Cloud Computing
- Code Review
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Software
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Engineering
Keywords
- Python
- Core Banking
- Microservices
- Distributed Systems
- Docker
- Container-Based Systems
- RESTful APIs
- SQL
- MySQL
- RDBMS
- Transactions
- Isolation Levels
- Locking
- Deadlocks
- RabbitMQ
- Message Brokers
- GitHub
- Unix
- Linux
- System Design
- Product Design
- Secure Systems
- Scalability
- Performance Optimization
- Service-Level Agreements
- Sprint Planning
- Code Reviews
- Payroll Providers
- Time and Attendance Platforms
- Cloud Computing