Senior Python Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Croatia
Reporting To: Andrusyk Roman
Description
Newfire Global Partners is a leading technology firm that specializes in building transformative software solutions for some of the world’s most innovative companies. With a presence across four continents, Newfire Global brings deep expertise in digital healthcare, AI-driven analytics, and enterprise technology. The firm’s track record of delivering scalable, high-impact solutions has made it a trusted partner for organizations seeking to drive meaningful change through technology.
We are passionate about the purpose-driven mission to help improve the quality of care for patients and are building a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture. We are a fully funded company founded by serial entrepreneurs with a stable client base.
Opportunity for impact
Newfire Global Partners, a leader in developing disruptive healthcare technology, collaborates with Fortune 500 companies and start-ups to drive transformation.
What's the Project?
Our client is a digital health company that partners with employers, brokers, and pharmaceutical companies to dramatically improve people’s ability to afford and access prescription drugs. With expertise and technology solutions that span across the prescription drug ecosystem, we deliver the outcomes people and businesses need to thrive. We are on a mission to transform the pharmaceutical industry and are backed by leading venture capital firms including Canaan Partners, First Round, New Atlantic Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, and McKesson Ventures. In 2018, our client was ranked as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the U.S. by Deloitte, Crain’s, and Inc.
Your day-to-day activities:
- Migrate python2 libraries to python3. Migrate monolithic app onto cutting-edge technology (FastAPI, airflow, PySpark, and/or React)
- Develop new products and features using leading-edge technology
- Work closely with our QA team to ensure the operation and correctness of new product features through test-driven development (TDD)
- Provide technical input and knowledge to your scrum team for the planning, design, and requirements process for new products and features
- Collaborate with other engineers to review code and participate in pair-programming
- Drive architecture for complex products by determining current limitations and coming up with creative solutions
- Improve the performance, maintainability, and operations of the codebase
You’re a perfect match if you have:
- 5+ years of professional coding experience using Python and frameworks such as FastAPI
- English: Upper-Intermediate and above.
- Strong communication skills
- Knowledge of RDBMS (PostgreSQL)
- Experience with Docker
- Experience with Linux (know your way around a shell)
- Basic experience with AWS
- Strong refactoring skills
- Experience in API design
- Experience in building scalable systems
- Good understanding of security/access control, scalability, high availability, and concurrency patterns
- As a Senior team member, you will be expected to actively participate in our hiring processes by serving on interview panels for future roles across the company
Nice to have:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, etc.) or a combination of education and related experience
- Python 2 to 3 conversion experience
- Experience with K8s
- Experience with JavaScript
Please note that employment will be contingent upon providing documentation verifying your legal work authorization in the country of residence, in accordance with applicable law.
