Backend Engineer - Python [talents Bench] - Remote Eligible

Backend Engineer Position At Metal Toad

Metal Toad is an award-winning AWS Consulting Partner and AWS Managed Services provider company based in the USA. We help our customers with their cloud adoption by providing architecture, migration, optimization, machine learning, and even 24/7 support. We are a professional services firm providing services in software engineering and the cloud. We do Technical consulting, Programming & Quality Assurance, DevOps, Applications, UX, Product management, and Project management.

The Backend Engineer position at Metal Toad requires experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be part of a talented team that works on mission-critical applications.

Planning

• Able to adapt to a dynamic and collaborative work environment, make independent decisions, and communicate them effectively.
• Confirms project requirements by reviewing program objectives, input data, and output requirements with PMs, supervisors, and clients.
• Provides estimates based on requirements, wireframes, and designs.

Development

• Own project success by proactively communicating risks, known issues, and changelogs.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Work as part of a team.
• Code conforms to best practices.
• Appreciate the value of well-tested code.
• Perform peer code reviews.
• Create projects that are free of major defects.
• Maintain a positive and respectful tone in all interactions.

Expertise

• Research new libraries, techniques, and ideas.
• Supportive of local community events and initiatives.
• Interested in publishing blog posts showing technical expertise.
• Enhances the organization's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

Required

• Agree with our Corporate Values Statement.
• Believes in the company mission: To help people.
• Believes in the principles of open source.
• 5+ years of experience with Python.
• Familiar with relational database concepts.
• Familiarity with Postman and how to make API calls.
• Familiar with NoSQL databases.
• Experience with or knowledge of the following technologies:
• REST API development and deployment
• JSON modeling and usage
• Querying and modeling using a relational data store.
• Using package managers such as npm or pip
• Using Git for source control.
• Experience in TDD and/or BDD. Strives to enhance project test coverage.

Nice to have

• NodeJS
• AWS Certification

Please note that Metal Toad will never ask for payment or financial information during the hiring process. If you are asked for such information, it is a scam. Report it immediately.