Software Developer IV (Python+AWS)

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud-EC2, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS, CircleCI, CSS, Design, Docker, Github, GoLang, HTML, HTTP acceleration, Lambda, Node.js, Python Programming, Software Development, TypeScript, UX design

Job Description

We work closely with product owners to deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers. Successful candidates must be comfortable in a product delivery organization.

Our customer and internal-facing platforms are powered by microservices, including event-driven and HTTP APIs, predominantly Python and NodeJS. Our services are fronted with a suite of modern JavaScript applications. We own the full stack of each service from application logic to infrastructure and we are operationally responsible for the services we run. We practice continuous integration and delivery, deploying our services to production hundreds of times a day.

We continuously evaluate new technologies to assess their fit within our solutions, so a strong desire to learn is a must. Experience with the technologies we work with today is a plus but not essential. We are committed to delivering excellence and every team member must be comfortable taking ownership of their applications through testing to production.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-functional software development initiatives, including project planning and problem resolution. Must be capable of writing technical specifications and communicating architecture through diagrams and documentation
• Contribute to the development of application features
• Document feature requests and bug reports
• Review, test, debug, and comment on task deliverables
• Provide operational application support
• Mentor early-career engineers
• Investigate new technologies, tools and processes and make recommendations for adoption
• Coordinate, communicate and provide technical support to other functional groups relating to application development and support

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology related field is required. Postgraduation is not mandatory but a plus.
• Total 15+years experience with Nine years or more of applied experience coding in one or more of the following languages: Python / NodeJS/Typescript/ Golang
• Nine years or more of applied experience working in a *NIX (OSX/Linux/BSD) environment
• Five+years of AWS expertise (EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, Step Functions etc.)
• Strong skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit / integration testing.
• Experienced with a continuous delivery workflow
• Ability to identify customer needs, gather requirements, and execute with high independence.
• Ability to mentor and work effectively in a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment that includes changing needs and requirements.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to succinctly present information to stakeholders, the customer, and management.
• Successful candidates will have a product delivery and operational mindset.

Highly desirable skills

• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXC).
• Experience with GitHub Actions or CircleCI.
• Creative approach to problem solving and excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt to projects that require taking initiative and developing new expertise.
• Understanding of UX, as well as the design techniques and principles involved in the production of conceptual prototypes, wireframes and HTML Prototypes
• Knowledge of CSS, Responsive Design Principles, Web Standards, and Accessibility Best Practices

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.