Python/Django Developer Wanted (Santa Monica)
Its Time to Go Big: You can work just about anywhere. With start-ups on the rise and tech talent more sought after than ever, youre in an enviable position. Youve got a strong skill-set and a history of success. Youre ready to take the next big step.
TRUECar is what youre looking for. Were located just blocks from the beach in a casual office setting in beautiful Santa Monica, and we put a premium on good talent. Our business model is both innovative and profitable: we provide consumers and dealers with data and technology so they can understand the true value of vehicles and buy and sell cars with confidence. This groundbreaking technology platform is reinventing the car industry, and our partners include some of the most prominent brands in the world including USAA, American Express, eBay, AAA, and Bank of America. In 2010 alone, we made the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies, saw triple digit growth, and continued to experience healthy profitability. Why? Because we focus on our employees. Weve created a successful culture of great people doing big things.
Who We Need: Right now, were looking for a Python/Django Developer who is responsible for building the technology used to power our production websites, APIs, widgets, and internal tools. Ideal candidates will have more than seven years of professional software development experience building database-driven, web-based systems in a Linux environment. You will be utilizing the latest web technologies to solve challenging problems, create innovative web applications from the ground up and understand exactly what it takes to create an outrageously good Web experience for our customers. Youll be all about finding ways to increase customer conversion and satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
Designing and writing production-ready code and unit tests meeting both technical and business requirements
Optimizing and enhancing systems with high-volume data logging and processing needs, and high performance requirements
Contributing architecture input to new systems as well as rewriting legacy systems
Contributing domain-specific expertise by reviewing code, reviewing design docs, giving technical talks, and mentoring junior members of the team
Qualifications:
7-10 years of professional software development experience producing web-based systems in a Linux environment
A passion for software development, excited to teach and learn from others on a small team
Solid understanding and practical experience using object-oriented design principles and patterns
Extensive development experience in Python, Ruby or Perl
Experience using an RDBMS such as MySQL and comfortable enough with SQL to do more than simple selects from tables
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent
MVC web framework (Django, RoR, Catalyst)
Experience in distributed/cloud computing is a plus (Hadoop, Cassandra, EC2, etc.)
Consumer Internet product experience preferred
Helping support the operation of our production services
C/C++ or Objective-C a plus
We believe that great people deserve great benefits. Our Tech Team is the cornerstone of our business. So we offer a highly competitive salary and a wealth of amazing benefits - including company equity, 100% paid family medical, dental, vision, and a healthy 401k. Well also throw in gym memberships, paid cell phone use, 12 holidays, career training, 3 weeks PTO and much more.
A Word About Our Culture. TRUECar is guided by world-class leadership who believes in providing you with the best. We like to have fun while were changing the auto industry, and we utilize the latest web technologies to solve challenging problems, create innovative web applications from the ground up, and provide an outrageously good Web experience for our customers. Invention and open collaboration are highly valued, and we encourage Green Field thinking to continually push great ideas across the entire organization. If this sounds like the kind of place where you want to spend your valued time, then check us out. We want to hear from you.
Make the Connection. Send us your resume, cover letter, and links to some of your latest projects, and well be in touch.
- Location: Santa Monica
- Compensation: Competitive
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