Full Stack Engineer (Python)

This position is hybrid and requires 2-3 days per week in the Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA office.
It is a full-time, salaried position and is not open to C2C or other contracts.
Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance Python applications.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs or other web services.
• Design and implement highly scalable document-based data models in MongoDB, ensuring optimal performance and storage efficiency.
• Utilize MongoDB features such as aggregation pipelines, indexing strategies, and replica sets to optimize data retrieval and write performance.
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and system tests to ensure code quality of the code.
• Drive the development process through TDD, writing unit and integration tests before writing functional code to ensure high-quality, maintainable software.
• Identify and fix bugs in existing software to maintain functionality and performance.
• Perform code reviews and participate in peer code reviews to maintain high coding standards.
• Optimize the performance of applications, focusing on speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Work closely with other developers, data scientists, product managers, and stakeholders to meet project goals.
• Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Document software design and code effectively for future maintenance and updates.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in the codebase and recommend solutions.

Required Experience

• 5+ years' experience in large distributed systems organization with proficiency in Python and Angular
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with databases such as SQL and/or MongoDB
• Proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven programming in
• Python using tools such as Kafka.
• Demonstrated experience in microservices architecture
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices to deliver high-quality, maintainable code.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly, applying them effectively to new projects.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, or a related field

Preferred Experience

• Consulting experience
• Experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI.
• Financial services experience

Doran Jones Inc. (DJI) is the leading financial services Data Engineering and Application Development firm, specializing in Capital Markets, Risk, and Regulatory Compliance. We are US-based, helping our clients fill gaps in capacity and expertise, reduce risk, and accelerate change. Our leaders average over 25 years of experience in Financial Services and Technology. DJI is repeatedly engaged by the largest and most complex clients for our Agile transformation expertise and practical understanding of the critical relationship between data, architecture, and application development.
DJI has a mission to place more people from non-traditional backgrounds into sustainable technology careers. Through partnerships with non-profit technology programs in underserved communities and Veteran organizations, candidates transition from tech training programs into real IT careers at DJI. Our unique recruitment policy allows us to create exceptional teams, bringing a broad spectrum of experience to our company and creating anything but a traditional consulting firm.
DJI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLaren Strategic Ventures, a private equity firm, that invests in start-ups and scale-ups. They provide a full range of highly trusted domain consulting, advisory services, and innovative technologies globally. Doran Jones is able to offer a broad range of technology, deeper AI and machine learning tools, data intelligence, alternative resourcing capabilities, and capital access to invest and digitize at scale. Our clients benefit from this unique portfolio allowing them to accelerate the pace of their own digital transformations through innovative products and services designed around industry-wide issues.
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