Data Lead / Architect with Django Knowledge
Worldwide | March 27, 2023
Company: Nearform
Salary: $75,000 - $125,000
Type: Remote
Employment: Full-time
Description:
This is a remote permanent position for those based in the UK or Ireland.
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience leading technology teams who is still hands-on, to translate client project requirements into what the team produces, then lead the collaboration of the team to deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.
At NearForm we modernise enterprises with open, creative software, evolving businesses for the modern world. Our teams of experts are helping our clients build cloud-native solutions using industry-leading design, technology and modern practices for software development.
“Data Leads are responsible for delivering projects for our clients. The Data Lead is a hybrid managerial/technical role, overseeing project delivery and acting as a facilitator while also having hands-on technical responsibilities. We are constantly switching between technical activities and feature activities. This means facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives and showcases, refining stories with technical guidance, writing and reviewing code, solving issues with external dependencies, and ensuring collective thinking.”
As a Data Lead, you are involved in all aspects of Delivery, Support and Deployment, working directly with NearForm’s clients on a variety of projects. You help our clients translate their business and technical requirements into software applications.
You will work in high performing software teams who are distributed across different locations and at times when you will work in teams alongside the clients development teams. Our Data Leads are outcome driven, and deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.
As part of this you need to:
- Provide technical and line-management leadership to your development team
- Take responsibility for the successful delivery of projects
- Identify and resolve blockers before they become issues
- Work directly with clients, translating requirements into technical briefs
- Shape and define architectural decisions
- Provide reports to client and NearForm leadership to ensure clear understanding of project status and drive good decision-making
- Be fluent in English with excellent communication skills
- Embrace the NearForm culture and way of working
This is a hands-on role, so you need to have a background in development that will include some of the following:
- Python, SQL and Javascript based development
- Database design, maintenance and evolution
- API design and development
- Cloud architecture, administration and Systems Integration
- Data and MLOps, including ETL/ELT, Architecture to Infrastructure development, CI and Tooling
At NearForm we value speed, cost, quality, security, collaboration and innovation, and we are looking for someone who will help NearForm grow and expand. If you are missing one of the following, don’t let that stop you applying. We are looking for:
- Experience leading software engineering teams
- Deep Understanding of Data Engineering Practices and Modern Data Architectures
- Deep understanding of Relational and Document data stores.
- Deep understanding of test-driven development and testing best practices
- Deep understanding of open source technologies and tools
- Deep understanding of cloud technologies and operational concerns (such as monitoring, performance testing, security considerations, accessibility, GDPR)
- Familiarity with modern Data and MLOps practices
- Drive to deliver outcomes for our customers
- Empathy and people skills
If you have any experience in the following areas, please do mention it, as whilst it is optional it is highly desired:
- Experience of working with multiple cloud providers e.g. GCP/AWS/Azure
- Experience with Databricks or Snowflake data platforms
- Experience with cloud architecture including message queues, administration and Systems Integration, and tools such as Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with GraphQL in a production environment
- Experience with FastAPI, Pydantic, Flask and Django
- Experience with SQL Databases and tools such as dbt and Great Expectations
- Experience with JSON, RESTful APIs, SQL in a microservice architecture
- Experience mentoring, coaching and developing software engineers
- Experience speaking at conferences, presenting workshops or writing blog posts or books
Benefits
- Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance.
- Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
- The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving NearFormers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a NearForm advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy.
Please get in touch to discuss remuneration.
Although we are widely dispersed, NearFormers are a tightly-knit team. We trust one another and care about our colleagues. We all get together in person at our annual company retreat, of course when we’re not faced with a global pandemic! Building on our open-source origins, we promote the sharing of thoughts, knowledge and ideas.
NearForm is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.
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