Position: Development Team Lead with Python
Company: Epam Systems
Category: Python
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2020-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

Project is green-field implementation of Online Education Platform for pupils. System is "School online". It's planned that solution will be based on Open edX platform and support integrations with some social networks and Payment Gateway. Web and application services will use Azure IaaS model, Data - mostly PaaS one.

This position is a part of an EPAM Anywhere program for remote employees. EPAM Anywhere offers the best of both worlds: working full-time with clients from Fortune Global 2000 list and enjoying work-life balance working remotely.

Requirements:

- 3+ years of relevant experience as a Development Team Lead
- Strong Python experience with Django Framework
- Experience with MongoDB, Memcached, MySQL, Elasticsearch, query optimization tools and techniques, data modelling techniques, and database design
- Knowledge and experience of Django signals, REST API, Nginx
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills to lead a team
- Good understanding of TDD and BDD approaches
- Experience with Identity Management (OAuth/OIDC/SAML, JWT)
- Python unit tests, Sonar/PyLint
- Self-motivated to be a part of a high-performing team
- Experience with common design and code patterns (e.g., dependency injection, singleton, factories, etc.)
- Experience of agile methodologies in software development
- Continuous Integration and Delivery using TeamCity and\or Jenkins
- Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP or any other in background)
- Good understanding of cloud patterns ant services
- Ability to provide and follow best practices for developers: good coding habits, code reviews, pep8 standards for syntax, styling, comments
- Good communication skills
- English B1 and higher

Project technologies and tools:

- Open edX platform (Python, Django, React.js, Redux, Bootstrap, Mako, Underscore.js, Webpack, MongoDB, Memcached/Redis, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis/RabbitMQ, VM)
- Other parts (which may not require customization) with a bit usage of Java, Ruby, MySQL
- Git, Sonar, Jira, Confluence, Nexus/Artifactory, SonarQube
- Azure Blob, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Traffic Manager, Log Analytics, Azure KeyVault, Akamai CDN, Azure Monitor