Senior Sybase & Python Developer

Project description

We are looking for a senior Python developer to join our client's team and lead the build of a new data and application platform. The team focuses on clean code, agile methodologies, and high-quality delivery. The client is from the investment banking industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services and APIs using Python
• Build and optimize data pipelines and workloads on Databricks
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release processes in Azure DevOps
• Advise and guide the team on architecture, design decisions, and best practices while the new platform is built
• Mentor developers and raise the technical level of the team through code reviews and pair programming
• Define and consume RESTful APIs, clearly communicating requirements and constraints across teams
• Translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions
• Apply clean code principles and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering standards and tooling
• Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration)
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban), including refinement, planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Work closely with QA, product managers, and architects to ensure high-quality, business-aligned deliveries
• Support and improve existing applications in a fast-paced, enterprise investment-banking environment

Skills

• Must have

• At least 8 years of professional software development experience, including long-term projects

• Strong hands-on experience with Sybase (ASE and/or IQ), including database development and stored procedures

• Strong SQL skills, including query and performance tuning

• Strong hands-on Python development skills

• Proven experience designing, building and maintaining ETL processes

• Good working knowledge of Unix/Linux and shell scripting

• Experience in automated testing of applications and data processes

• Clean coding skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Familiarity with agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

• Good communication skills and the ability to state requirements clearly to other teams

• Nice to have

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• Other

• Languages

• English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority

• Senior