Sr. Backend Engineer (Python)

We are looking for a Senior Back End Software Developer who will work with the development team to build the most accurate, comprehensive, and usable farmland maps application available. This position will help implement the latest mapping and web technologies to create services and data solutions that meet the needs of investors, farmers, brokers, and landowners. As at any growing company, you can expect many other tasks and responsibilities to be assigned as well as growth opportunities to be seized.

Core Responsibilities:

• Participate in the overall application lifecycle
• Collaborate with front end developers
• Provide documentation and training to support other team members
• Troubleshoot and debug
• Learn about new technologies which may be scalable to our dev ops organization as a whole
• Create and maintain compliant back end services
• Create, integrate, and manage databases which support key product features
• Help define and communicate technical and design requirements

Key Competencies:

• 4+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years experience working in Python
• 2+ years experience with Docker
• 4+ years of experience in database management:
  • In-depth understanding of database tools, specifically PostgresSQL and/or PostGIS
  • Experience creating database schemas which meet business requirements
• 4+ years of experience using code versioning tools like Git
• In-depth understanding of API specifications
• In-depth understanding of the fundamental design principles behind scalable applications
• Ability to write clean, scalable, standards-compliant, reusable, quality code
• Comfort working in an Agile environment
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to thrive in a startup environment
• Transparency and openness to feedback

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with developing web and/or mobile mapping applications, Mapbox API preferred
• Familiarity with geospatial data standards such as geoJSON or WKT
• Experience with Django
• Experience working in Swagger
• Experience with GCP services

*Note: This position is remote but we prefer the employeer to be on-site.