Python Developer

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Python Developer to join our development team. As a Python Developer, you will be responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining software applications using Python programming language. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software development with proficiency in Python programming language and experience in building scalable, high-performance applications. Experience with AWS is preferred.
Primary Responsibilities

• You’ll work on web applications that power Knock.com and the platform that supports our network of agents and Knockstars
• In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build new technologies alongside a senior team
• Build and maintain innovative new experiences for Knock’s internal and customer-facing web applications
• Continually learn, grow, and expand your knowledge, while also supporting others’ learning experiences; act as a mentor and a resource for others inside and outside of your team
• Collaborate with our talented Product and Engineering teams as well as other parts of the Knock business to deliver great products
• Utilize to best practices for architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, logging, and deployments
• Take on ad-hoc projects as they arise & always be willing to support your team where they need you
• Communicate and exchange accurate information to others via telephone or internet video applications
  

Required Knowledge/Skills

• Full lifecycle software development experience, including development, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment
• Basic AWS Experience: You should have a deep understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and have worked with its various services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and others. We have a hybrid architecture, with a mix of serverless and non-serverless services, so knowledge across both types of architectures will be useful.
• RDBMS and SQL experience (Mysql or Postgres). Familiarity with NoSQL Databases would be useful (we use DynamoDB for some workloads)
• Experience with Microservices: You should have hands-on experience with designing, developing, and maintaining microservices architectures. You should have knowledge of best practices and architectural patterns for building scalable and resilient microservices systems.
• Programming Languages: You should be comfortable with Python or Typescript.
• Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD and IaC tools is desirable.
• Experience with Agile Methodologies: You should have experience working in agile environments and be familiar with agile methodologies such as Scrum.
• Problem-solving and Analytical Skills: You should have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and be able to troubleshoot complex issues in a distributed microservices architecture.
• Ability to Learn and Adapt: You should have a growth mindset and be open to learning new technologies and tools. You should be able to adapt quickly to changes in the technology landscape.
• A desire to work 100% remote and the ability to thrive in this environment
• A college degree or equivalent experience is required.