Application Developer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an

• 85% Development
• 5% Planning, prioritization
• 5% Stakeholder engagement
• 5% Central coordination
• Develop and maintain new and existing web-based Python application and RESTful web API
• Tune code for high performance and efficiency
• Make positive steps toward standardizing the development processes including technology selection, deployment steps, code reviews and IT tools.

• 5+ years hands-on object-oriented development in a financial services context (Python, C#, Java) Strong Python is a must.
• Experience designing and building responsive, web-based apps using modern frameworks (Django, ReactJS, NodeJS)
• Experience profiling and optimizing code for performance
• Good intuition for end user requirements gathering and UI/graphic design
• Ability to write SQL queries, procs, tables and views
• Practical understanding of design patterns and a good intuition for system design
• Experience working with Real-Time or distributed processing systems a big plus
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration Tools such as Jenkins
• Experience with tools/frameworks such as Docker, Redis and graylog a big plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Practical experience driving automation within Agile/Scrum methodology

• Communications:
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential to interact with all levels of management, end users, developers, and other IT team members
  • Proven technical writing skills, the ability to summarize and clearly articulate complex issues/technical documents utilizing the Microsoft Office suite
• IT Knowledge/Experience
  • Demonstrated experience working as a developer on financial applications
  • Strong Python development skills; experience writing functional programs, as well as stored procedures and functions
  • Experience using .Net framework and C# is a plus
• Business Analysis
  • Ability to understand core business processes, analyze business problems and translate business needs into detailed technical requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with internal clients (business groups) to gather detailed requirements in order to plan, develop, install, test, and maintain high-quality, effective data driven systems
• Leadership
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Ability to build supportive relationships and commitment of both end user and IT team members to team goals and objectives in fast-paced environments
• Decision Making/Problem Solving
  • Demonstrated clear, analytical thinking and sound judgment
  • Ability and desire to make timely decisions based on analysis
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving capabilities