Python Developer

$135,200 - $145,600/Yr

BCforward - Jersey City, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Jersey City, NJ

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Python Developer position at BCforward involves designing and building scalable components for a major platform. The role requires expertise in Python programming, code optimization, and a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures. The developer will also be responsible for writing reusable code, providing code feedback, and supporting other developers as a subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Design and build horizontally scalable components within the major platform.
• Review and provide code feedback focusing on performance and stability optimizations.
• Become a subject matter expert on code deployed on the platform and support other developers.
• Write reusable and extendable code as a key contributor to the core platform.
• Work consistently to simplify software solutions.
• Challenge oneself and peers to improve continuously.

Requirements

• Expertise in functional and object-oriented programming, specifically in Python.
• Experience in databases including relational, document, and NoSQL databases.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Experience building distributed and scalable complex services and robust microservices.
• Experience in writing unit tests using pytest or unittest.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and a passion for learning and problem solving.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Math.

Benefits

• Major medical insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-provided group life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401k