Responsibilities:
- Will help translate and write algorithms to process the data for both the app and on the cloud. Work closely with the CDSO to translate models into algorithms.
- Support the backbone architecture and infrastructure of the company in the cloud
- Ensure the stability and availability of the WeaverNest services and databases in production
- Translate and optimise mathematical models into Python algorithms
- Write backend services and APIs (Python and/or NodeJS) to serve data to analytics and frontend applications
Requirements:
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics/Physics
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Experienced in producing high quality, production grade application code
- Experienced programmer in Python and NodeJS
- Hands on with relational and non-relational databases, e.g. MySQL and MongoDB
- Strong knowledge of integrating with frontend technologies (JavaScript, Mobile)
- Familiar with Linux/Unix environments
- Knowledge of cloud services (e.g. AWS EC2, S3 and RDS)
- Knowledge of REST APIs
- Not afraid of using Git
- Understanding of Agile and web cycle development recommended
- Team player
- 5+ years as a backend developer
- Familiar with AWS architecture and setup of VPS (AWS Solution Architect certification)
- Experience with writing back to front end code, REST APIs and /or GraphQL
- Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker
- Experience working with Graph databases
- Experience working with Pandas, SciPy, Scikit-learn and Flask
