Senior Python Backend Developer

Senior Python engineer position
for Swiss company providing accurate wind and
solar power production forecast. Stack: Python (min 5 years)
SQL Alchemy, CI/CD, Ansible/Docker. REMOTE only. 6000-9000$

Senior backend software engineer Company and project background
Company and project background
We are a Swiss-based software company specializing in the development of quantitative web applicant energy traders to reduce market risk.
Over the past year, we have been focusing on building our flagship trading Software as a Service that allows
renewable power producers to make informed decisions about their power sales in the market.
We are a team of 8 top-notch mathematicians and programmers engaging in algorithmic trading of renewable
energy and are looking for a talented software engineer to join our team. If you are looking for a great team vibe and
stimulating tasks related to machine learning or real-time trading of wind and solar production, then What to Expect as a senior backend software engineer?

You will be given the responsibility of engineering backend services for enterprise consumption in a cloud stack. You
will assist a global team of developers in utilizing the best-in-practice architecture, database, and design patterns in
web development. You will be expected to think in an abstract or computational way to provide solutions to help
scalability and handle complex business logic. Creativity in solution implementations is welcomed!

Skills & Requirements
A successful senior backend software engineer will demonstrate the following qualifications:
• At least 10 years of hands-on experience with software development
• Master or Ph.D. degree in mathematics, physics, computer science or a quantitative field
• General knowledge of back-end web development. Front-end knowledge is a plus
• Good communication skills (in English)
• Proficiency in the following skills and technologies is mandatory:
o General principles of modular and concurrent programming
o Python
o MySQL Alchemy
o Continuous Integration/Delivery
o Modern deployment technics (Ansible, Docker)

Other requirements:
We value a culture of excellence. We need web developers who are not only technically proficient but also
demonstrate the following qualities:
• Perfectionism when it comes to code quality
• Commitment to developing a simple, clean, and easily extensible, and maintainable code
• Ability to work with and extend the existing code library
• Confidence that your talent is significantly above your peers and competitors
• A willingness to embrace the concept of iterative development as the means for building excellent
products
• Obsessive commitment to quality senior backend software engineer