Senior Software Engineer, Turquoise Health

• 5+ years work experience in Python, or strong experience in another programming language and some exposure to Python
• Expertise in at least one popular Python web framework (preferably Django) or a similar popular web framework in another language (like Ruby or Rails)
• Good understanding of SQL and how to efficiently use databases to solve problems
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5)
• Team spirit
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment
• Good problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Desire to learn new technologies
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field, or equivalent experience/knowledge. We are happy to work with strong candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds

Desirable

• We are looking for software engineers experienced in Python to join our engineering team
• We have a small, highly-capable development team
• Everyone on the team has a large impact on the growth and direction of the development team
• We work heavily with the following technologies:
• Python (latest version), Django 3.x, and a wide range of Python libraries
• SQL databases, specifically Postgresql including features like Full Text Search
• Data warehousing and processing tools like Amazon Redshift and Apache Airflow
• Open source web infrastructure components, like memcached and Redis
• Cloud environments, including AWS and Heroku
• Large data sets and data pipelines, including private healthcare data
• A range of machine learning tools, which we use to process and enhance our data
• As you would be working for a start-up, your role would be wide-ranging. One day you might be building new features for a website, but the next day you might be building an ML model to help classify data
• Development of Django-based websites using Python, Postgresql, etc
• Work with large data sets, including scripting imports, exports, data cleaning, analysis, etc
• Write effective, scalable code
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with other team members to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions