Lead Software Engineer- Python

Key Skills

Ansible, Database, Design, Docker, Effective communication skills, FastAPI, Flask, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Java Programming, Kubernetes-K8s, MongoDB, NoSQL, Python Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, Terraform

Job Description

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) is looking to hire a Python Lead Engineer to join our extremely talented Data Science team. As a Python Lead Software Engineer at UKG, you’ll be embedded on the Data Science team where you can work on the next generation AI Platform. You’ll get to work directly with other Engineers, Software Testers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, and Directors, all of whom make up the team. In this highly collaborative environment, you will have the opportunity to grow as a software engineer, and even help mentor others.

The Python Lead Software Engineer position requires excellent object-oriented programming skills and knowledge of design patterns. The Python Lead Engineer will be involved in the deployment of our AI Platform/Services solution on the cloud. The job requires you to be able to design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug complex software applications at the enterprise level. It will also require unblocking team members, resolving technical issues, taking ownerships and ensure quality deliveries. We are looking for a lead engineer who is passionate about programming and truly enjoys what they do. The ideal candidate for the Python Lead Engineer position is someone who has a can-do attitude and is an innovative thinker.

UKG works in an agile environment where there are daily stand-ups, code reviews, and constant communication within each self-managed cross-functional team. The ability to communicate effectively with Business Analysts and Software Testers, as well as work closely with other team members are key components for success in this position.

Qualifications

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with members of the team to solve challenging engineering tasks on time and with high quality.
• Engage in code reviews and training of team members.
• Support continuous deployment pipeline code.
• Situationally troubleshoot production issues alongside the support team.
• Continually research and recommend product improvements.
• Create and integrate features for our enterprise software solution using the latest Python technologies.
• Write web services, business objects, and other middle-tier framework using Python
• Actively communicate with team members to clarify requirements and overcome obstacles to meet the team goals.
• Leverage open-source and other technologies and languages outside of the Python platform.
• Develop cutting-edge solutions to maximize the performance, scalability, and distributed processing capabilities of the system.
• Provide troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production issues that are escalated to the engineering team.
• Work with development teams in an agile context as it relates to software development, including Kanban, automated unit testing, test fixtures, and pair programming.

Requirements

• 6 or more years’ experience as a Python developer on enterprise projects using Python, Flask, FastAPI, PyTest, Celery and other Python frameworks.
• Software development experience including object-oriented programming, concurrency programming, modern design patterns, RESTful service implementation, micro-service architecture, test-driven development, and acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with tools used to automate the deployment of an enterprise software solution to the cloud, Terraform, Concourse, Ansible, etc.
• Proficiency with Git as a version control system
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including MongoDB and MSSQL.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, Scala, etc.
• Experience with testing tools such as PyTest, Wiremock, xUnit, mocking frameworks, etc.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Experience with Java and Spring a big plus.
• Experience with GCP a big plus.

Education/Certification/License

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Computational Linguistics or similar field

Travel Requirement

Limited travel to other company offices upon request.