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About the role
Responsibilities
Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django supporting millions of daily users
Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data backend, using modern APIs and frameworks
Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)
Qualifications
Strong Java and Python experience integrating applications with large SQL databases
Experience working with highly available, high traffic web applications
Ability to work with a detail-oriented team on software development tasks
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to troubleshoot technical roadblocks and mitigate risks
Required Skills
Software development experience in a Linux environment (3+ Years)
Proficiency in Java, Python, and SQL (3+ years)
Experience working with SQL databases (3+ years)
Ability to work with common structured documents (XML, JSON, CSV)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration, and regression testing
Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN
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