Backend Developer (Python)

Company Overview 

Accellion, Inc. enables enterprise organizations to securely connect all their content to the people and systems that are part of their critical business processes, regardless of the applications that create that content or where it is stored, while maintaining the controls and visibility needed to demonstrate compliance. Accellion’s solutions have been used by more than 25 million end users and have been installed at more than 3,000 of the world’s leading corporations and government agencies including NYC Health + Hospitals; KPMG; Kaiser Permanente; Latham & Watkins; National Park Service; Umpqua Bank; Cargill; and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Position 

The Senior Python Developer position is based in Singapore. We are looking for highly driven, talented and self-motivated Engineers to join a team of world-class engineers. Software Engineers would need skills to lead the development of any area of a large, scalable, distributed system or application. They would also work on the latest cutting-edge internet/software technology. 

Job Description: 

• Research solutions for technically challenging problems. 
• Design and managing backend services and interchange of data between the server and the users 
• Involves in development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness of request from the front-end 
• Take responsibility of testing and maintaining existing code of the company’s products 
• Work and closely co-ordinate with QA during creation of test plans. 
• Code review and coaching the junior team members. 

Requirements 

• Bachelors or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering & IT related fields or related technical discipline 
• 5+ years’ work experience developing enterprise application software 
• Strong knowledge in Python is a must, complete with hands-on experience 
• Strong understanding of software development process from design to deployment. 
• Understanding of how to scale, build, and deploy enterprise applications and tools. 
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges 
  

Desired Skills: 

• Past work experience in web and RESTful backend development with Python/Flask 
• Knowledge in PHP is a plus 
• Working experience in relational database technologies such as MySQL or MariaDB ór NoSQL 
• Able to plan, carry out, report progress and accurately complete assigned tasks alone and in a team 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git 
• Strong communication skills with clients and peer developers 
• Self-motivated and proactive, with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities 
• Team player 

Accellion has a very dynamic and flexible work culture and we’re looking for driven, resourceful, and proactive thinkers to solve complex technical challenges.