We are currently looking for a Senior Python Developer with excellent knowledge of Python and Django, who is passionate about clean code and scalable architecture, and improving systems, services, and performance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of commercial development experience with Python and Django
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL required: schema design, writing and profiling complex SQL queries, performance optimization)
- Hands-on experience with task queues (RQ, Celery) and caches (Redis)
- Industrial experience working in Scrum/Agile teams, confident use of team development tools (git, code review, issue trackers)
- Experience in writing tests and covering business logic with unit and integration tests
- Conversational English at B1 (intermediate) level or higher
Would be a plus:
- Proficiency in additional programming languages (Go, JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Experience in implementing microservice architecture and practices of service integration (gRPC, protobuf, REST API, message brokers)
- Experience with asynchronous Python frameworks (FastAPI, aiohttp)
- Practice in setting up CI/CD (GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of web application security principles and practices (API protection, authentication and authorization, encryption, etc.)
Key Responsibilities
- Development, support, and optimization of the backend for complex web applications using Python/Django
- Architectural design, choosing optimal solutions for business tasks, and system scaling
- Writing and optimizing database queries (PostgreSQL)
- Integration with external services and APIs
- Implementing best testing practices, ensuring code quality and reliability (unit tests, integration testing)
- Participation in implementing CI/CD and collaboration with DevOps engineers for deployment and monitoring
- Mentoring junior engineers and actively contributing to the development of the team's engineering culture
Benefits
- Flexible schedules and opportunity to work remotely.
- Ambitious and supportive team who love what they do, appreciate each other, and grow together.Internal programs for adaptation and training, development of soft skills, and leadership abilities.
- Partial compensation for participating in external training and conferences.
- Corporate English school: Group and individual lessons, speaking clubs with colleagues from all over the world.
- Corporate prices on hotels and travel services.
- MyTime Day Off - an extra non-working day once per quarter without loss of compensation.
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What We Do
Emerging Travel is an online travel group based in Delaware, USA. The company operates brands RateHawk, ZenHotels and RoundTrip in 180+ source markets. Our products help customers select and book all types of accommodation from over 1.7 m options in 220 countries.
Our goal is to enable customers to plan all aspects of travel for work and for pleasure. Emerging Travel Group has been founded in 2010, and today employs more than 1 200 people across Europe, CIS, Middle East, and South Africa in roles ranging from product and business development to specialized multilingual customer support for all our customers, whether they are trade partners or individuals simply booking their hotels online. Our mission is to enrich everyone’s travel experience around the world through cutting edge technology and excellent customer service.
